Queen’s Club: Women’s Tournament Announced for 2025

A women’s tournament will return to the Queen’s Club for the first time in more than 50 years in 2025 following discussions with the ATP about the impact on the men’s event the week after.

Male players raised concerns about the quality of the grass courts they will inherit at the historic venue in west London.

The ATP has requested a review take place after next year’s inaugural two-week event, but the LTA says it is “very confident it will be a permanent move”.

“We have reassured the ATP on multiple occasions that there won’t be an impact on the integrity and performance of the court,” said LTA director of major events Chris Pollard.

“The ATP want a review at the end of the 2025 tournament. Our focus remains on delivering a really successful tournament and we therefore remain very confident it will be a permanent move, and the ATP will continue to support us in hosting a women’s and men’s event at the Queen’s Club into the long term.”

The LTA says it has studied weather conditions, the density of the soil and potential wear to areas of the court, such as the baseline.

However, there will be fewer available courts for men who arrive early to practise and prepare for the qualifying event, which will take place on the final weekend of the WTA tournament.

The women will play at Queen’s in the week immediately after the French Open. The LTA hopes that will raise the profile of the women’s game and increase the visibility of the sport at the beginning of the grass-court season.

Last year only five of the world’s top 20 players competed in the week after Roland Garros, but the LTA believes the “iconic venue and pristine grass” of Queen’s will tempt more to play.