{"id":457,"date":"2025-05-16T11:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=457"},"modified":"2025-05-16T11:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:18:42","slug":"5-reasons-why-you-have-to-be-at-the-new-queens-club-wta-event-this-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=457","title":{"rendered":"5 reasons why you HAVE to be at the new Queen\u2019s Club WTA event this June"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sparkling new WTA Tour event is set to light up The Queen\u2019s Club next month, with the quality of the entry list highlighting the significance of the new addition to the grass-court season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Emma Raducanu is one of a whole heap of stellar names taking part as women\u2019s tennis returns to the historic Queen\u2019s Club for the first time in over 50 years for\u00a0The HSBC Championships.<\/p>\n

The WTA 500 tournament will get underway on June 9, a week before another star cast list takes to the courts at The Queen\u2019s Club when Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper and some of the biggest names in men\u2019s tennis play in the iconic ATP 500 tournament.<\/p>\n

Here is a rundown on why you need to be at The Queen\u2019s Club as women\u2019s tennis returns to the grounds for the first time in more than half a century \u2013 and information on how you can experience the event in style in hospitality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The star names<\/h2>\n

As well as 2021 US Open champion Raducanu, there are five other Grand Slam champions taking part, with former world No 1 Naomi Osaka, former Wimbledon champions Petra Kvitova, Barbora Krejcikova, Elena Rybakina, and 2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys all set to feature in the WTA main draw.<\/p>\n

The event will also include British No 1 Katie Boulter and four of the world\u2019s top 10 in Jessica Pegula, Keys, Emma Navarro, and Paris 2024 Olympic Champion Zheng Qinwen.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s ATP 500 tournament, former Queen\u2019s Club champion Alcaraz leads a field that will also include world No 5 Draper, with Denmark\u2019s Holger Rune and America\u2019s Ben Shelton also playing and a few more big names are set to be confirmed imminently.<\/p>\n

At an iconic venue<\/h2>\n

Established in 1886, The Queen\u2019s Club is one of the most iconic and historic sporting venues in the country.<\/p>\n

And in tennis terms, it\u2019s been host to one of the oldest tournaments in the world, The Queen\u2019s Club Championships, since 1890.<\/p>\n

Held in the break between the end of the French Open and the start of Wimbledon, the tournament, now known as the HSBC Championships, heralds the start of summer sport in the UK and seems to almost always be played out in beautiful conditions.<\/p>\n

And with a Centre Court capacity of around 9,000, a fair bit lower than Wimbledon a few miles down the road, Queen\u2019s Club offers a feeling of intimacy with fans, quite literally, in touching distance of some of the game\u2019s top stars.<\/p>\n

In a major WTA event<\/h2>\n

With the exception of a three-year hiatus between 1974 and 1976, only the World Wars and coronavirus pandemic have stopped the men\u2019s tournament from being held since its inception.<\/p>\n

But this will be the first time professional women\u2019s tennis has been at Queens\u2019s Club in 52 years, with the last edition taking place way back in 1973. It\u2019s a WTA 500 tournament, too, and could have an impact on the seedings for the third Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

With no WTA 1000\u00a01000 tournaments on grass courts, this event at The Queen\u2019s Club will be the biggest prize on offer in this phase of the tennis year.<\/p>\n

An exceptional fan experience<\/h2>\n

With tickets for the HSBC Championship almost sold out, snapping up a hospitality package may be the only way to guarantee your seat to watch the best of women\u2019s and men\u2019s tennis in London this summer.<\/p>\n

And\u00a0Keith Prowse, the official hospitality partner of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), has launched The View, a new premium experience at The Queen\u2019s Club<\/a> that offers the opportunity to\u00a0make an amazing experience even more magical.<\/p>\n

The introduction of The View means there are now a\u00a0comprehensive suite of seven hospitality experiences to choose from, catering to a diverse range of preferences. These experiences range from the relaxed and social \u2018Informal\u2019 through to the ultimate luxury of the \u2018Super Premium\u2019.<\/p>\n

The View was meticulously crafted in close collaboration with the LTA team and launched following the tournament\u2019s record-breaking annual sales cycle in 2024.<\/p>\n

Benefits include a VIP lane at the main entrance that leads straight into\u00a0a first-floor space with fantastic views, an inside\/outside sit-up bar, a pamper space, and several smaller areas to have conversations as well as a larger informal area around the kitchen.<\/p>\n

And as well as premium seats in the North Stand, just behind the players, you\u2019ll also get access to an exclusive balcony that allows you to watch the stars warming up on the practice courts. There really is no better way to kick off summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

A new standard for women\u2019s sport hospitality<\/h2>\n

Women\u2019s sport has witnessed a significant boom over the past 10 years \u2013 attendance, media prominence and more \u2013 but this phenomenon is perhaps less so represented when it comes to women\u2019s sports hospitality\u2026<\/p>\n

That changes NOW, with the launch of HERStory,<\/a>\u00a0a female-driven and delivered premium experience, with the industry-first iteration being served on June 12 and 13 to celebrate the return of professional women\u2019s tennis to Queen\u2019s \u2013 and with\u00a0profits benefiting the LTA Tennis Foundation.<\/p>\n

With former Sky Sports presenter Kirsty Gallagher hosting guests at The Queen\u2019s Club for the WTA 500 tournament, this will be a tennis experience like no other.<\/p>\n

\"Keith<\/p>\n

What they say \u2013 Tournament Director, Laura Robson<\/h2>\n

\u201cThis player list is yet further confirmation that spectators are in for a brilliant opening week of tennis at the HSBC Championships. These women are some of the fiercest competitors on the WTA Tour, and with so many grand slam winners set to take to the courts, the standard of tennis on show will be immense as they battle to be the first women\u2019s winner at the Queen\u2019s Club for over half a century.<\/p>\n

\u201cI first remember coming to Queen\u2019s as a 10-year-old and watching the men\u2019s event, so now to have women\u2019s tennis back in London for the first time in 50 years and have the line-up that we do, it\u2019s a massive honour and I can\u2019t wait to get it going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Choose your hospitality experience at Queen\u2019s Club today with Keith Prowse<\/a><\/p>\n

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