If you are not a tennis fan and you own a property in the Wimbledon area then book your holidays for the duration of the championships and rent out your pad to one of the top tennis stars.

There is big money to be made around the SW19 area while the championships are in progress, with players spending up to �10,000 for accommodation for the two weeks.

The lack of hotels in close proximity to the All England Tennis Club means players are forced to search for private houses to stay in, so BBC Sport Online found out how they go about it.

They meet the requirements of such stars as Martina Hingis, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Lindsay Davenport and Lleyton Hewitt.

"The player's agents get in touch with us and then go to view the properties. They tend to stay in the same houses each year, particularly if it has proved to be lucky," Doniger explained.

So what is the going rate for renting a property in Wimbledon village, within 15 minutes of the All England Tennis Club.

"Most players want houses with two bedrooms and two bathrooms and that would be in the region of �2000-2500 per week."

But obviously the bigger the property and the better the location, then it naturally follows that the price rises.

A lot of the players choose to share properties, usually necessitating a four bedroom place.

Rent of �5000 per week is not uncommon in such circumstances.

But no matter how long a player remains in the tournament their contract for the property is always for two weeks.