Three Slams,
Three Ways In
A debenture seat, official hospitality, or the ballot: the three ways onto Centre Court, set beside their equivalents at Roland-Garros and the Australian Open. The route you pick decides the day you get.
How to Get a Good Seat
at a Grand Slam
A good Grand Slam seat comes one of three ways: a premium seat you own or lease (a Wimbledon debenture, a Roland-Garros loge), official hospitality, or the public ballot or sale. At Wimbledon the difference is legal. The AELTC issued 2,520 Centre Court debentures for the five Championships of 2026–2030, and debenture tickets are the only Wimbledon tickets that may be resold.
Below, the routes sit side by side, which none of the tournaments' own sites does. The trip around the seat, from the hotel to the nights either side, is ours to plan.
This is for travellers who know which Slam they want, can fix dates six to twelve months out, and would rather pay for a known seat than gamble on a draw. It is not for anyone who wants a named court on a named day for less than a debenture ticket, or who will not commit before the draw is out.
Wimbledon: Debenture vs Hospitality vs Ballot
Wimbledon 2027 runs to , the 150th Championships.
| Route | What you get | How it is sold | When | Transferable? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Court debenture | A premium Centre Court seat for five Championships, plus the debenture restaurants and bars | 2,520 issued by The All England Lawn Tennis Ground plc at £116,000 each including VAT; all allotted | Current series 2026–2030, issued in 2024 | Yes: the only Wimbledon tickets that may be sold on | AELTC debentures |
| No.1 Court debenture | A No.1 Court seat for five Championships, with its own debenture bars and restaurants | Issued by the same company, in a separate series | Five-year term | Yes | AELTC debentures |
| Official Hospitality | A match ticket sold as part of a hospitality package | Only through Keith Prowse, the AELTC's exclusive Official Hospitality Partner | 2027 packages can be bought in advance now | Per package terms | AELTC hospitality |
| Wimbledon Public Ballot | A place in a random draw for up to two tickets; the day, court and seat are allocated, not chosen | One application per household, entered online | The 2027 ballot ran –; offers are emailed from October 2026, only to applicants who opted in to ballot emails in their myWimbledon profile | No | AELTC ballot |
| The Queue | One ticket per person on the day, from a limited allocation for Centre Court, No.1 and No.2 Court, plus Grounds Passes | In person at Wimbledon Park, by numbered Queue Card | Daily, but no Centre Court tickets on the last four days | No | AELTC Guide to Queueing |
| On-site ticket resale | Returned show-court tickets, for people already inside the grounds | A Virtual Queue joined at the resale booth on The Hill | During The Championships | No; all sales final | AELTC ticket resale |
Ballot, Queue and resale tickets are personal to the buyer, so a visitor who wants a named Centre Court day is choosing between a debenture ticket and an Official Hospitality package. Debenture holders may sell a day they cannot use, which is why single-day debenture seats exist; read the AELTC's debentures page before paying anyone for one.
Enter the ballot alongside a paid route, not instead of one: it does not let you choose your day.
The grounds are a 15-minute walk from Southfields station on the District line, according to the AELTC's travel help page, and 20 minutes from Wimbledon station. For where to base yourself, see London, done properly around the fortnight.
Roland-Garros: Loges, Hospitality and the Public Draw
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) sells every route itself. Roland-Garros 2027 runs to , with the main draw from .
| Route | What you get | How it is sold | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club des Loges, two weeks | A private loge beside Court Philippe-Chatrier for the whole tournament | FFT corporate offer: €62,500 for a 4-seat loge, €95,000 for 6 seats, before tax, dining not included | 2027 hospitality on sale through hospitality.rolandgarros.com | FFT Club des Loges |
| Club des Loges, per day | A Chatrier loge seat, the Club des Loges lounge from 10am, and dining | Per person before tax, minimum two guests; the price changes by day, from €935 | 2027 hospitality on sale through hospitality.rolandgarros.com | FFT per-day loge |
| Official travel packages | A match ticket and a Paris hotel, sold by round from qualifying to the finals | Through the FFT's own travel site | 2027 packages are on sale now | Roland-Garros Travel |
| General public draw | A purchase window if drawn; for 2026, up to four show-court tickets each | Online registration; for 2026 the draw ran 3–17 December, with purchase windows from late February | No 2027 draw dates announced as of ; the FFT says individual 2027 tickets are not yet on sale | FFT ticketing |
| Official resale | Tickets other buyers have released, through the official platform | Only on tickets.rolandgarros.com | Until the last day of the tournament | FFT fraud warning |
The FFT's nearest equivalent to a debenture is the loge, sold for the fortnight or by the day. Its travel packages are the only route here that sells ticket and hotel together. The FFT warns that any 2027 individual ticket offered before its own sale opens is a scam; read its warning before paying anyone else.
Porte d'Auteuil on Metro line 10 is a one-minute walk from the Auteuil entrance, according to the FFT's access guide. For the rest of the trip, see our notes on planning Paris around the fortnight.
Australian Open: Rod Laver Arena Packages and Ground Passes
Reserved arena seats here go on open sale, not to a draw. Australian Open 2027 runs –, with the main draw from .
| Route | What you get | How it is sold | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO Reserve hospitality | Premium Rod Laver Arena seats, from in-seat dining to private suites | Directly from Tennis Australia | 2027 programme announced | AO hospitality |
| Reserved seating | A named seat for a day or night session in Rod Laver, Margaret Court or John Cain Arena | Ticketmaster, after presales from 5 August | On general sale since | Tennis Australia |
| Ground Pass | The outside courts and the Melbourne Park precinct, without an arena seat | Ticketmaster; early-bird pricing until | On sale now | Tennis Australia |
| Official resale | Released tickets from other buyers | Only through Ticketmaster Resale; other resold tickets can be cancelled | Through the tournament | AO 2027 conditions of sale |
Book early anyway: Tennis Australia moved the 2027 sale forward to August after the 2026 tournament drew 1,368,043 fans.
The Route 70 tram stops outside Melbourne Park, and Flinders Street station is a 10-minute walk along the Yarra, according to Tennis Australia's travel guide. For the rest of the trip, see Melbourne before or after the Open.
How a Trip Around Each Slam Fits Together
The tournament fixes the dates. Everything else is built around them.
What to Plan Around the Seat
The ticket is one line of the trip. These are the other four.
The Grand Slam Calendar, 2027
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What a Grand Slam Trip Actually Costs
- Route: a Wimbledon Centre Court debenture cost £116,000 for the five Championships of 2026–2030, and that is the series single-day debenture tickets come from
- Day: the FFT prices a per-day Chatrier loge by date, from €935 per person before tax
- Timing: Australian Open Ground Passes carry early-bird prices until 30 November
Tell me the Slam, the days and the party and you get a real quote, not a range. Checked . Source: AELTC Centre Court debenture issue.
Grand Slam Tennis Travel — FAQ
Debentures, ballots, queues, resale and when to go to Wimbledon, Roland-Garros and the Australian Open.