The cost of a five-year debenture ticket at Wimbledon will “double in price to £100,000” as investors prepare to swoop on the lucrative seats.

The 2021-25 Centre Court debentures go on sale on Thursday morning, with tickets expected to be listed for £100,000 - twice as much as the 2015-20 sale.

Although the All England Lawn Tennis Club would not comment directly on the figure, the Guardian reported that the seats were expected to be made available for purchase for at least a six-figure sum.

The price hike has led some commentators to speculate that the tickets may be used as investment vehicles, rather that going to genuine tennis fans.

Alan Higgins, the chief investment officer at Coutts, told the Guardian that although most tickets were made as “passion investments”, some people “use it as a business and sell nearly all the tickets”.