Top seed Novak Djokovic will begin the defence of his Wimbledon title when the tournament gets under way on Monday.
The world number one opens play on Centre Court at 13:00 BST against Britain's James Ward.
Seven-time champion Roger Federer and French Open winner Garbine Muguruza also feature on day one.
Qualifier Marcus Willis, ranked 775, is one of eight Britons in action on Monday, with Andy Murray and Johanna Konta scheduled to start on Tuesday.
Monday's play begins on the outside courts at 11:30.
Champions the ones to beat again
Djokovic arrives at the All England Club as the new French Open champion, holder of all four Grand Slam titles and on course for the first calendar-year Slam since Rod Laver in 1969.
The 29-year-old is a strong favourite to become only the fourth man in the Open era to win a hat-trick of Wimbledon titles.
Federer, 34, is the number three seed and so expected to face Djokovic in the semi-finals, although the Swiss lacks his usual number of matches after struggling with injuries all year.
Second seed Murray appears the most likely to threaten Djokovic, having finished runner-up to the Serb at the year's first two Grand Slams in Australia and France.
Defending champion Serena Williams remains the woman to beat as she chases a seventh Wimbledon and 22nd major title, which would draw her level with Steffi Graf in the all-time list.
However, the 34-year-old American has not won a Grand Slam since last year's Wimbledon, with Muguruza beating her in France and rising to two in the world rankings.
British focus on qualifier Willis
Britain has 15 players in the singles draws this year, with seven there by right through their rankings, seven given wildcards and one coming through qualifying.
That is Willis, the 25-year-old who had not played a tournament since January and had to win six matches in pre-qualifying and qualifying to reach the main draw.
Another victory over Lithuania's world number 53 Ricardas Berankis could set up a dream second-round match against Federer.
"I've always believed in myself, believed I could play really good tennis, but I can't really expect to qualify for Wimbledon," said Willis.
"I just took it one match at a time and now in the main draw I'll do the same there."
Six British men are in action on Monday, with Kyle Edmund playing France's Adrian Mannarino, Brydan Klein up against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, Alex Ward facing Belgian David Goffin, and Dan Evans taking on German Jan-Lennard Struff.
In the women's draw, former junior champion Laura Robson plays fourth seed Angelique Kerber and Naomi Broady faces Ukraine's Elena Vesnina.