Queen's Club Championships

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AEGON Championships
ATP World Tour
Location	London  United Kingdom
Venue	Queen's Club
Category	ATP World Series (1990–1997) ATP International Series (1998–2008) ATP World Tour 250 series (2009–current)
Surface	Grass / Outdoors
Draw	56S / 32Q / 24D
Prize money	£640,000 (€750,000)
Website	www.aegonchampionships.com

Goran Ivanišević and Mario Ančić playing doubles during the 2004 Queen's Club Championships

The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. The event is an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. Its sponsored name is currently the AEGON Championships. The tournament was known as the Stella Artois Championships from 1979 until 2008.

The current Singles Champion is Scotsman Andy Murray who won the title in 2009 after a straight sets win over the American James Blake. This triumph meant Murray was the first British winner of the singles crown since Bunny Austin lifted the title in 1938.

The Queen's Club Championships is held every year in June in the week after the French Open. Grass courts are the least common playing surface for top-level events on the ATP Tour (excluding Challenger Series events). The 2009 schedule includes only four grass court tournaments in the run-up to Wimbledon. Alongside Queen's, there are the Gerry Weber Open, the AEGON International, and the Ordina Open. An additional tournament is played on grass in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, in the week immediately after Wimbledon.

Outside Wimbledon, this is the grass-court tournament with the largest draw size and it has a reputation for helping to produce Wimbledon champions (see the "Players and Winners" section under "Statistics" further down the page). In addition, it enjoys full coverage on BBC TV in the UK, and was shown in High Definition for the first time in 2009. However despite the reputation of Queen's, Roger Federer, the dominant grass court player of recent years, has generally preferred to play at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle as his warm-up to Wimbledon. Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt have dominated the tournament in this decade, each winning four titles. Roddick has called the courts at the Queen's Club "arguably the best in the world".^[1]

[edit] Past results

Centre Court stands at Queen's Club during the 2005 Queen's Club Championships

[edit] Men's singles finals

Since 1890:

(Note: Tournament dates back to 1890)

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2009	Andy Murray	James Blake	7-5, 6-4
2008	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic	7-6 (8-6), 7-5
2007	Andy Roddick	Nicolas Mahut	4-6, 7-6, 7-6
2006	Lleyton Hewitt	James Blake	6-4, 6-4
2005	Andy Roddick	Ivo Karlović	7-6, 7-6
2004	Andy Roddick	Sébastien Grosjean	7-6, 6-4
2003	Andy Roddick	Sébastien Grosjean	6-3, 6-3
2002	Lleyton Hewitt	Tim Henman	4-6, 6-1, 6-4
2001	Lleyton Hewitt	Tim Henman	7-6, 7-6
2000	Lleyton Hewitt	Pete Sampras	6-4, 6-4
1999	Pete Sampras	Tim Henman	6-7, 6-4, 7-6
1998	Scott Draper	Laurence Tieleman	7-6, 6-4
1997	Mark Philippoussis	Goran Ivanišević	7-5, 6-3
1996	Boris Becker	Stefan Edberg	6-4, 7-6
1995	Pete Sampras	Guy Forget	7-6, 7-6
1994	Todd Martin	Pete Sampras	7-6, 7-6
1993	Michael Stich	Wayne Ferreira	6-3, 6-4
1992	Wayne Ferreira	Shuzo Matsuoka	6-3, 6-4
1991	Stefan Edberg	David Wheaton	6-2, 6-3
1990	Ivan Lendl	Boris Becker	6-3, 6-2
1989	Ivan Lendl	Christo Van Rensburg	4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1988	Boris Becker	Stefan Edberg	6-1, 3-6, 6-3
1987	Boris Becker	Jimmy Connors	6-7, 6-3, 6-4
1986	Tim Mayotte	Jimmy Connors	6-4, 2-1 (retired)
1985	Boris Becker	Johan Kriek	6-2, 6-3
1984	John McEnroe	Leif Shiras	6-1, 3-6, 6-2
1983	Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe	6-3, 6-3
1982	Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe	7-5, 6-3
1981	John McEnroe	Brian Gottfried	7-6, 7-5
1980	John McEnroe	Kim Warwick	6-3, 6-1
1979	John McEnroe	Victor Pecci	6-7, 6-1, 6-1
1978	Tony Roche	John McEnroe	8-6, 9-7
1977	Raúl Ramírez	Mark Cox	9-7, 7-5
1974-76	Not held
1973	Ilie Năstase	Roger Taylor	10-8, 6-3
1972	Jimmy Connors	John Paish	6-2, 6-3
1971	Stan Smith	John Newcombe	8-6, 6-3
1970	Rod Laver	John Newcombe	6-4, 6-3
1969	Fred Stolle	John Newcombe	6-3, 22-20
Pre-Open Era
1968	Clark Graebner / Tom Okker		title shared
1967	John Newcombe	Roger Taylor	7-5, 6-3
1966	Roy Emerson	Tony Roche	walkover
1965	Roy Emerson	Dennis Ralston	walkover
1964	Roy Emerson	Thomas Lejus	12-10, 6-4
1963	Roy Emerson	Owen Davidson	6-1 6-2
1962	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson	6-4 7-5
1961	Bob Hewitt	Robert McKinley	6-2 6-3
1960	Andres Gimeno	Roy Emerson	8-6 ,6-3
1959	Ramanathan Krishnan	Neale Fraser	6-3, 6-0
1958	Malcolm Anderson	Robert Mark (tennis)	1-6, 11-9, 6-3
1957	Ashley Cooper	Neale Fraser	6-8, 6-2, 6-3
1956	Neale Fraser	Ken Rosewall	7-5, 3-6, 9-7
1955	Ken Rosewall	Lewis Hoad	6-2, 6-3
1954	Lewis Hoad	Mervyn Rose	8-6, 6-4
1953	Lewis Hoad	Ken Rosewall	8-6, 10-8
1952	Frank Sedgman	Mervyn Rose	10-8, 6-2
1951	Eric Sturgess	Frank Sedgman	6-4 5-7 6-2
1950	John Bromwich	Arthur Larsen	6-2, 6-4
1949	Ted Schroeder	Gardnar Mulloy	8-6, 6-0
1948	Robert Falkenburg / Eric Sturgess		title shared
1947	Robert Falkenburg	Colin Long (tennis)	6-4, 7-5
1946	Pancho Segura	Colin Long (tennis)	6-4, 7-5
1940-45	Not held
1939	Gottfried von Cramm	Ghaus Mohammad	6-1, 6-3
1938	Henry Austin	Kho Sin Kie	6-2, 6-0
1937	Donald Budge	Henry Austin	6-1, 6-2
1936	Donald Budge	David Jones	6-4, 6-3
1935	Wilmer Allison / D L Jones		title shared
1934	Sidney Wood	Frank Shields	6-4, 6-3
1933	Ellsworth Vines / Lester Stoefen		title shared
1932	Jack Crawford	Hendrik Timmer	1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
1931	John Olliff	Edward Avory	3-6, 6-4, 6-2
1930	Wilmer Allison	Gregory Mangin	6-4, 8-6
1929	William Tilden / Francis Hunter		title shared
1928	William Tilden	Francis Hunter	6-3, 6-2, 6-1
1927	Henry Mayes	D.M. Evans	6-3, 6-3
1926	Henry Mayes	Arthur Lowe (tennis)	6-3, 6-2
1925	Arthur Lowe (tennis)	Henry Mayes	6-2, 9-7
1924	Algernon Kingscote	Arthur Lowe (tennis)	3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-2
1923	Vincent Richards	Sydney Jacob	6-2, 6-2
1922	Henry Mayes	Donald Greig	6-8, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
1921	Zenzo Shimizu	Mohammed Sleem	6-2, 6-0
1920	Bill Johnston	William Tilden	4-6, 6-2, 6-4
1919	Pat O'Hara Wood	Louis Raymond	6-4, 6-0, 2-6, 7-5
1915-18	Not held
1914	Arthur Lowe (tennis)	Percival Davson	6-2, 7-5, 6-4
1913	Arthur Lowe (tennis)	Wallace F. Johnson	7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4
1912	Anthony Wilding	Otto Froitzheim	walkover
1911	Anthony Wilding	Alfred Beamish	7-5, 6-2, 6-3
1910	Anthony Wilding	Josiah Ritchie	6-4, 6-3, 2-0 retired
1909	Josiah Ritchie	Harry Parker	11-13, 6-4 6-1, 6-0
1908	Kenneth Powell	Josiah Ritchie	6-4, 3-3 retired
1907	Anthony Wilding	Josiah Ritchie	6-2, 6-1, 6-0
1906	Josiah Ritchie	J.M. Flavelle	6-0, 6-1, 7-5
1905	Holcombe Ward	Beals Wright	walkover
1904	Josiah Ritchie	Harold Mahony	6-3, 6-1, 6-1
1903	George Greville	Charles Simond	6-1, 6-4, 7-9, 5-7, 6-4
1902	Josiah Ritchie	Charles Simond	6-3, 6-4, 6-0
1901	Charles Dixon	George Greville	6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
1900	Arthur Gore	A. Lavy	6-0, 6-2, 6-3
1899	Harold Mahony	Arthur Gore	8-10, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1
1898	Lawrence Doherty	Harold Mahony	6-3, 6-4, 9-7
1897	Lawrence Doherty	Josiah Ritchie	6-2, 6-2, 6-2
1896	Harold Mahony	Reginald Doherty	11-9, 6-4, 6-4
1895	Harry S. Barlow	Manliff Goodbody	6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 5-7, 10-8
1894	Harold Mahony	Harry S. Barlow	6-2, 6-3, 6-3
1893	Joshua Pim	Harold Mahony	1-6, 6-1, 6-8, 6-3
1892	Ernest W. Lewis	Joshua Pim	6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1
1891	Harry S. Barlow	Joshua Pim	6-4, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5
1890	D.G. Chaytor	Wilfred Baddeley	3-6, 6-8, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

[edit] Men's doubles finals

Since 1969:

(Note: Tournament dates back to 1890)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score in final
2009	Wesley Moodie / Mikhail Youzhny	Marcelo Melo / André Sá	6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
2008	Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić	Marcelo Melo / André Sá	6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
2007	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	7-5, 6-4
2006	Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	6-4, 7-6
2005	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi	6-7, 7-6, 7-6
2004	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	6-3, 6-4
2003	Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor	Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi	6-3, 6-4
2002	Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett	Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi	7-6, 3-6, 6-3
2001	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	Eric Taino / David Wheaton	6-3, 6-2
2000	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	Jonathan Stark / Eric Taino	7-6, 6-4
1999	Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	6-3, 7-6
1998	Final cancelled (weather)
1997	Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter	Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk	6-2, 4-6, 7-5
1996	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien	6-2, 6-7, 6-3
1995	Todd Martin / Pete Sampras	Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman	6-4, 6-2
1994	Jan Apell / Jonas Björkman	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	5-7, 7-6, 6-4
1993	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	Neil Broad / Gary Muller	6-4, 6-7, 6-3
1992	John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd	Goran Ivanišević / Diego Nargiso	7-6, 2-6, 16-14
1991	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde	Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata	7-6, 6-4
1990	Jeremy Bates / Kevin Curren	Henri Leconte / Ivan Lendl	7-6, 6-4
1989	Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann	Tim Pawsat / Laurie Warder	7-6, 6-3
1988	Ken Flach / Robert Seguso	Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser	6-2, 7-6
1987	Guy Forget / Yannick Noah	Rick Leach / Tim Pawsat	6-4, 6-4
1986	Kevin Curren / Guy Forget	Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann	6-2, 7-6
1985	Ken Flach / Robert Seguso	Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald	3-6, 6-3, 16-14
1984	Pat Cash / Paul McNamee	Bernard Mitton / Butch Walts	6-4, 6-3
1983	Brian Gottfried / Paul McNamee	Kevin Curren / Steve Denton	6-4, 6-3
1982	John McEnroe / Peter Rennert	Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister	7-6, 7-5
1981	Pat Du Pré / Brian Teacher	Kevin Curren / Steve Denton	3-6, 7-6, 11-9
1980	Rod Frawley / Geoff Masters	Paul McNamee / Sherwood Stewart	6-2, 4-6, 11-9
1979	Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson	Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart	6-4, 6-4
1978	Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan	Fred McNair / Raúl Ramírez	6-2, 7-5
1977	Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj	John Lloyd / David Lloyd	6-1, 6-2
1974-76	Not held
1973	Tom Okker / Marty Riessen	Ray Keldie / Raymond Moore	6-4, 7-5
1972	Jim McManus / Jim Osborne	Jürgen Fassbender / Karl Meiler	4-6, 6-3, 7-5
1971	Tom Okker / Marty Riessen	Stan Smith / Erik Van Dillen	8-6, 4-6, 15-13
1970	Tom Okker / Marty Riessen	Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell	7-9, 6-4, 9-7
1969	Owen Davidson / Dennis Ralston	Ove Nils Bengtson / Thomaz Koch	8-6, 6-3

[edit] Women

[edit] Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1972	Olga Morozova	Evonne Goolagong	6-2, 6-3
1973	Chris Evert	Karen Krantzcke	6-4, 6-0

[edit] Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	4-6, 6-3, 7-5
1973	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Brenda Kirk Pat Walkden	5-7, 7-0, 6-2

[edit] Junior championship finals

The Junior Championship

• 2007 - Uladzimir Ignatik beat Gastão Elias
• 2006 - Iain Atkinson beat Nicolas Santos
• 2003 - Florin Mergea beat Chris Guccione
• 2002 - Alex Bogdanović beat Dudi Sela

The HSBC Junior Invitation Cup

• 2001 - Santiago Gonzalez beat Andrew Banks

The David Lloyd Leisure Cup

• 2000 - Lee Childs beat Arnaud Segoda
• 1999 - Jarkko Nieminen beat Lee Childs
• 1998 - Edgardo Massa beat Wei-Jen Chang

The Sam Whitbread Cup

• 1997 - Nicolás Massú beat Xavier Malisse
• 1996 - Jaymon Crabb beat Arvind Parmar
• 1995 - Alejandro Hernandez beat Jamie Delgado
• 1994 - Jamie Delgado beat Nicolás Lapentti
• 1993 - Neville Godwin beat David Škoch
• 1992 - Grant Doyle beat Lucas Arnold
• 1991 - Leander Paes beat Nicolas Kischewitz
• 1990 - Andrew Foster beat Dirk Dier

[edit] Statistics

Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis at the 2005 Queen's Club Championships

[edit] Players and Winners

• Most Titles - John McEnroe (4 singles and 1 doubles).
• Most Singles Titles 4 - Josiah Ritchie, Anthony Wilding, Roy Emerson, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick
• Youngest Winner - Boris Becker, 17 years 207 days in 1985.
• Oldest Winner - Jimmy Connors, 30 years 284 days in 1983.
• Lowest Ranked Champion - Scott Draper, ranked 108 in the world in 1998.
• Lowest Ranked Finalist - Laurence Tieleman, ranked 253 in the world in 1998.
• Winners of both Tournaments - Pete Sampras in 1995 (doubles with Todd Martin), and Mark Philippoussis in 1997 (doubles with Patrick Rafter).
• Most Prize Money Received - Pete Sampras won GBP241,804 from playing at Queen's Club. Lleyton Hewitt, who is still active on the tour, follows him closely with GBP204,084.
• 22 of the last 25 Wimbledon champions have played at the Queen's Club Championships.

[edit] Matches

• Longest Final - Sampras beat Henman in 151 minutes in 1999.
• Shortest Final - Stich beat Ferreira in 57 minutes in 1993.
• Longest Match (time) - Ashe beat Mitten in 6 hours and 16 minutes in 1979.
• Longest Match (games) - Odizor beat Forget in a match containing 65 games in 1987.

[edit] Attendance

• Centre Court holds 6,478 spectators.
• The highest total attendance for the week was in 2003, when 52,553 people attended the event.
• The highest attendance for one day was 8,362 on 11 June 2003.

[edit] Other facts

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (January 2009)

• During the 2004 singles tournament, Andy Roddick set the world record for the fastest serve recorded at 153 mph (246.2 km/h) during a straight-set victory over Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan in the quarter-finals.
• The ball girls for the Artois Championships are provided by Nonsuch High School and St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls, two schools in the London Borough of Sutton.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• 2009 Queen's Club Championships
• 2008 Queen's Club Championships
• 2007 Queen's Club Championships

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official tournament website
• The Queen's Club website
• ATP tournament profile
• LTA tournament profile
• tenniscorner.net tournament page
• List of past champions at sportsrecords.co.uk