Scenes for the film were filmed during the Wimbledon tournament 2003. The actors would walk out on court at the beginning or end of a match as though they were really competing. The officials and spectators were actual tennis officials and spectators, rather than extras. It is the only time in the history of the tournament that this has been allowed.
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Carl Colt: [Enters betting shop] Twenty pounds to win, Ajay Bhatt.
Vijay: Hold on, isn't he playing your brother?
Bookmaker: You should be ashamed of yourself.
Carl Colt: Yeah, but curiously, I'm not.
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Peter Colt only played 6 rounds instead of the supposed 7 in winning the Wimbledon championship. He played Ajay Bhatt in round 1, the French Open champion Ivan Dragomir in round 2, his best friend Diether Prohl in round 3, fellow Brit Tom Cavendish in the quarterfinals, Pierre Maroux in the semi-finals, and Jake Hammond in the finals. See more...
Wimbledon (2004) - 1 trivia entry
starring Bernard Hill, Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill (add more)
Scenes for the film were filmed during the Wimbledon tournament 2003. The actors would walk out on court at the beginning or end of a match as though they were really competing. The officials and spectators were actual tennis officials and spectators, rather than extras. It is the only time in the history of the tournament that this has been allowed.
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