Wimbledon 2011: Tournament at a glance

A look at Wimbledon, the year's third Grand Slam tennis tournament:

Surface: Grass court

Site: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Schedule: Play begins on Monday. The women's singles final is July 2; the men's singles final is July 3. There is no play scheduled for the two-week tournament's middle Sunday, June 26.

2010 Men's Singles Champion: Rafael Nadal of Spain.

2010 Women's Singles Champion: Serena Williams of the United States.

Last Year: Nadal beat Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 for his second Wimbledon title. Berdych had eliminated six-time champion Roger Federer in the quarterfinals. Williams won her fourth Wimbledon singles championship and 13th Grand Slam title overall by beating Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in the final.

Key Statistic: 26-2 - Nadal's record at Wimbledon from 2006-10, reaching the final all four times he's entered the tournament in that span. He lost to Federer in the 2006 and 2007, then won the 2008 and 2010 championships; Nadal didn't play at Wimbledon in 2009 because of knee tendinitis.

Two Key Returns: The Williams sisters are entered in Wimbledon after lengthy injury absences. Serena missed nearly a full year before coming back at a grass-court tuneup tournament in Eastbourne, England, this month; Venus was out since January until returning at that same event. They have combined to win nine of the 11 Wimbledon women's singles titles since 2000.

When It Rains: As of 2009, Centre Court is fitted with a retractable roof, which allows matches to be played during wet weather.

New This Year: A plaque on Court 18 notes it was the site of the record-breaking, 11-hour, 5-minute first-round match last year between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, which Isner won 70-68 in the fifth set.

Prize Money: Total is 14.6 million pounds (about $23.5 million), with 1.1 million pounds (about $1.77 million) each to the men's and women's singles champions.