Wimbledon to see one of the biggest revamps in its history Consultation with neighbours and stakeholders on the plans has begun and will last until autumn, All England Club said. The project could take up to 10-20 years to complete. However Court One will be redesigned and fitted with a new fixed, retractable roof in time for the 2019 championships. No 1 Court will be fitted with a new retractable roof. The roof, along with that already in place on the Centre Court, will mean more than 26,500 spectators on the two main courts will be guaranteed tennis regardless of the English summer. Court One, which currently holds 11,500 seats, could see up to a thousand more added when the court is redesigned, according to the club's spokesman, but the Centre Court will remain Wimbledon's "jewel in the crown." The club also announced a 40 per cent increase in prize money for the 2013 tournament, making it the largest pot in the sport's history. Players at this summer's grass court event will receive a total of £22.6m, an increase of £6.5m on 2012. The winners of the men's and ladies' singles titles will each receive £1.6m this year. Roger Federer and Serena Williams took home £1.15m in 2012. Prize money has now overtaken the French Open, which begins next month, where winners will earn around £1,279,600. There is an even greater increase for players losing in the early rounds. Losers in rounds one, two and three will see a 60 per cent step change rise this year, thereby increasing the prize money for these players by around 90 per cent over a two-year period. Ticket prices have also gone up on last year, by as much as 8 per cent in some cases. To watch Centre Court matches on the final day of Wimbledon will now cost spectators £130, up from £120 last year. The transformed landscape at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Philip Brook, All England Club chairman defended the decision, saying: "The economic climate is difficult, I would accept that," the chairman of the All England Club and Championships said. I think we have to accept that the world that we live in is a world where we are competing with other international tennis events. We also keep an eye on what is happening in other sports and we do think that this is a moment in time in terms of how we could respond to a subject that has been talked about a lot over the last 18 months. We've chosen to make these increases this year because we think it is the right thing to do. It is an important moment of time and we wanted to demonstrate to all the players how much they are appreciated by Wimbledon. All these investment plans are necessary to help Wimbledon maintain its title as the finest stage in world tennis.