Queen's Club Championships 2026, London, UK - ATP 500

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DATE: 15 - 21 June, 2026
SURFACE: Grass
TOTAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT: €2,583,330
FIELD SIZE: 32
2025 CHAMPION:
Carlos Alcaraz

Seeds and Draw

1 de Minaur, Alex
2 Lehecka, Jiri
3 Mensik, Jakub
4 Davidovich Fokina, Alej
5 Jodar, Rafael
6 Rinderknech, Arthur
7 Cerundolo, Francisco
8 Paul, Tommy

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HSBC Championships – The Queen’s Club (ATP)​


The HSBC Championships is one of the most prestigious grass-court tournaments in the world and a cornerstone of the ATP Tour’s build-up to Wimbledon. Held at the historic The Queen's Club, the event has been a fixture of the British sporting summer for well over a century and remains one of the most sought-after titles outside the Grand Slams.

First contested in the nineteenth century, the tournament has become synonymous with the grass-court season. Many of the sport’s greatest champions have lifted the trophy, using Queen’s as the ideal preparation for Wimbledon. The immaculate lawns, intimate surroundings, and knowledgeable crowds create an atmosphere that perfectly captures the traditions of British tennis.

As an ATP 500 event, Queen’s regularly attracts an elite field, with players eager to fine-tune their games on grass before heading across London to SW19. The fast surface rewards aggressive serving, precise movement, and all-court skills, often producing some of the most entertaining tennis of the season.

The Queen’s Club itself is one of tennis’s most iconic venues. Its elegant Victorian clubhouse, manicured grounds, and close-knit stadium setting provide a unique blend of history and prestige. Unlike many larger tournaments, fans remain close to the action, creating an atmosphere that is both intimate and electric.

For generations, success at Queen’s has been viewed as a strong indicator of Wimbledon form. As a result, the HSBC Championships occupies a special place on the tennis calendar — a tournament where tradition, preparation, and championship ambition meet on some of the finest grass courts in the world.


London

London is one of the world’s great global capitals — a city where history, culture, and modern life intersect on a grand scale. Spanning centuries of architectural evolution, from medieval landmarks to contemporary skyscrapers, it is a place that balances tradition with constant reinvention.

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Ilya Grigorik, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

The British capital is defined by iconic sights such as the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, and the Tower Bridge, as well as its vast green spaces like Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. In early summer, when grass-court tennis takes centre stage, London’s parks bloom, café terraces fill, and the city takes on its distinctive sporting rhythm.

Sport is deeply embedded in London’s identity, and grass-court tennis in particular holds a special place. The Queen’s Club, with its refined West London setting, embodies that tradition — elegant, understated, and steeped in history.

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Terry Ott from Washington, DC Metro Area, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Together, the HSBC Championships and London create a classic British summer pairing: world-class tennis played on manicured lawns in one of the most influential cities on earth.

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