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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Julie Canet

Brand Wimbledon serves a masterclass in building long-term global identity

Earlier this July, the manicured lawns of the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC), also known as the All England Club, came alive with a ritual as quintessentially British as strawberries, Pimm’s, and polite conversation on the weather.

Wimbledon has become far more than just a tennis tournament: founded in 1868, the All England Club has since cultivated the competition into the crown jewel of the Grand Slams, and a global symbol of British class and tradition.

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