The All England Lawn Tennis Club issues “debentures” every five years to raise capital. These seats are arguably the finest on the court, usually situated within the first 18 rows. Debenture holders also get access to Holders’ Lounges and exclusive dining facilities such as the Wingfield Restaurant. The 2006-10 Centre Court Debenture series went for £23,150 (about $46,000) a piece. By now they’re all snapped up, but they’re legally transferable, and Barclays Capital Securities makes a market of them—the current prices are advertised in the Financial Times on the first Saturday of each month.

For more information: Wimbledon Debenture Tickets

A short walk from the action, official Wimbledon hospitality agent Sportsworld's luxury complex, Fairway Village, offers packages that include all-day access to the Fairway Village restaurant, choice of tickets at Centre Court or No. 1 Court and a full afternoon tea with strawberries and cream. Sportsworld’s group operations director, Jeff Hunter, says the atmosphere in the Fairway suites is “quite intimate, with flowers and tables for two in the designated private areas.” This year, those who pay top dollar will get to be part of a meet-and-greet with Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.

For more information: Fairway Village

Catering to players, sponsors and the media during the “Wimbledon fortnight,” Tennis London offers luxury rentals like a £4.5 million mansion with garden, gym and cinema, which rents for £8,000 (approx. $16,000) a week. The spaces also appear to have good mojo: Roger Federer stayed in one of Tennis London’s apartments the first time he won Wimbledon.

For more information: Tennis London

Small Luxury Hotels’ director of public relations Anna Rajah says SLH’s hospitality tent at Wimbledon acts as a home base for guests: “A sit down lunch with wine and meal is served to you within the hospitality area. The tennis normally starts around 2 o’clock, and guests have free reign to walk around wherever they want, and they can keep coming back to the hospitality area where there is a full bar.” SLH acts as the “booking channel” and arranges accommodations at one of the many area luxury hotels it represents. Other Wimbledon-package perks include a champagne reception with past Wimbledon players Henri Leconte and Peter McNamara.

For more information: Small Luxury Hotels of The World’s Wimbledon Championship Package

For $7,450 a head, Fine Things will arrange Luxury Accommodations at the Le Meridien Picadilly or the Deluxe Ritz Hotel for five days and four nights, private town car transfers, Centre Court Debenture seats for the finals, and tickets to a London Theater performance such as the "Vagina Monologues" (pictured).

For more information: VIP Wimbledon Finals Package

Men’s Wimbledon veteran David Wheaton says, “To get a really good sense for how good these players actually are—go over to the practice facility, Aorangi Park, which is right on the grounds of Wimbledon (north of Centre Court). They let you watch the players practice.”

For more information: Aorangi Park

“It’s the quintessential English thing,” says Jeff Hunter of Sportsworld on the renowned hotel’s afternoon ritual, which includes jam and clotted cream in the Palm Court. The Ritz notes that “booking at least four weeks in advance is essential to avoid disappointment.”

For more information: Tea at the Ritz

After the lights have gone out at Centre Court, shuttle over to this Michelin-starred restaurant in London’s Wandsworth Common, which serves up French and Mediterranean cuisine and features a championship wine list and celebrated cheese board. The private dining room will accommodate eight to 16, for a $1,000 surcharge.

For more information: Chez Bruce

Tennis writer Joel Drucker says that while the spotlight—and the top-dollar tickets—are on Centre Court, it’s worth getting a grounds pass (which allows unreserved seating and standing around Courts 3-19) to sample the high-level tennis going on at the many outlying Wimbledon courts. David Wheaton agrees: “In some of the outside courts, you can get a good spot and be up close to the action.”

For more information: Wimbledon Grounds Pass

After a multi-million-pound renovation, the new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum reopened last year and features high-tech highlights like a 200° cinema screen, and a 'walk-through' of a replicated men's dressing room where, with the aid of the latest projection and filming technologies, John McEnroe appears as a “3-D ghost… (who) opens lockers and interacts with his surroundings as he reminisces about the good old days.”

For more information: Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum