Players who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships. This is the first time the Wimbledon women's singles event will have 16 qualifiers, following the example set by the US Open. Wimbledon previously had 12 qualifiers in the women's draw. Cori Gauff became the youngest qualifier to reach the main draw at Wimbledon in the Open Era at 15 years and 122 days old.