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Queen's

Queen's is one of the defining grass-court championships of the ATP Tour, combining London tradition, fast lawns and an elite pre-Wimbledon field.

CityLondon
SurfaceGrass
Founded1969
Tournament identity
Official name
HSBC Championships
Venue
The Queen's Club
Location
London, United Kingdom
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01 · Tournament identity

Queen's

A compact AGE202 dossier with the essential identity, setting and historical context of the tournament.

Tournament dossier
Location
London, United Kingdom
Venue
The Queen's Club
Surface
Grass
Founded
1969
Official name
HSBC Championships
A short history

The story behind Queen's.

The modern Open Era tournament at The Queen's Club dates to 1969 and has become one of the most prestigious grass-court events outside Wimbledon. Its champions span generations, including Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Carlos Alcaraz and Tommy Paul. Murray owns the Open Era singles record with five titles. In 2026 Francisco Cerundolo became the first Argentine singles champion at Queen's and won his first ATP 500 crown.

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02 · Iconic moments

Moments that shaped Queen's.

Defining matches, milestones and turning points selected from the tournament's historical archive.

2008
Iconic moment
AGE202 archive moment

Nadal completes the Queen's-Wimbledon double

A historic grass-court summer

Rafael Nadal wins Queen's and then Wimbledon, becoming the first man since Lleyton Hewitt in 2002 to complete the prestigious double.

2016
Iconic moment
AGE202 archive moment

Murray reaches five

The Open Era title record

Andy Murray captures his fifth Queen's singles title, establishing the Open Era tournament record.

2023
Iconic moment
AGE202 archive moment

Alcaraz conquers the grass

A first grass-court title

Carlos Alcaraz wins Queen's on his tournament debut and immediately follows the title by winning Wimbledon.

2026
Iconic moment
AGE202 archive moment

Cerundolo makes Argentine history

The longest Queen's final

Francisco Cerundolo rallies past Tommy Paul 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3 in three hours and two minutes to become the first Argentine singles champion at Queen's.

1969
Iconic moment
AGE202 archive moment

The modern Queen's era begins

London's grass-court classic enters the Open Era

The modern tournament begins in 1969 and establishes Queen's as one of the central championships of the pre-Wimbledon grass season.

03 · Tournament legends

Legends of Queen's.

Champions whose titles, records and defining performances became part of the tournament's identity.

Featured legend
🇬🇧Great Britain

Andy Murray

5
Titles
Open Era record five-time champion
20092011201320152016

Murray won Queen's five times, making the London grass tournament one of the defining championships of his career.

Historical tournament record
Featured legend
🇦🇺Australia

Lleyton Hewitt

4
Titles
Four-time champion
2000200120022006

Hewitt won four Queen's titles and became one of the tournament's dominant grass-court champions of the early 2000s.

Historical tournament record
Featured legend
🇩🇪Germany

Boris Becker

4
Titles
Four-time champion
1985198719881996

Becker captured four Queen's crowns and built one of the great championship records of the tournament's 1980s and 1990s era.

Historical tournament record
Featured legend
🇪🇸Spain

Carlos Alcaraz

2
Titles
Two-time champion
20232025

Alcaraz won Queen's in 2023 and 2025, using both championship runs as part of exceptional grass-court seasons.

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Tournament legend
🇺🇸United States

John McEnroe

4
Titles
Four-time champion
1979198019811984

McEnroe won Queen's four times during a period in which his serve-and-volley tennis defined the grass-court game.

Historical tournament record
Tournament legend
🇪🇸Spagna

Rafael Nadal

1
Titles
2008 champion
2008

Nadal's 2008 Queen's title became the launch point for his first Wimbledon championship weeks later.

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04 · Recent editions

The latest five finals.

The most recent championship matches from the Queen's archive.

Five most recent completed editions