Queen’s prestigious WTA 500 tournament has made a key appointment, with former British tennis sensation Laura Robson taking over as tournament director.
In a groundbreaking announcement made earlier this year, it was revealed that the famous Queen’s Club will host a women’s tournament from 2025, marking the return of a women’s event to a venue which has not seen one since 1973.
Although men’s and women’s tournaments will be held at Queen’s, they will not overlap in the schedule—the women’s competition is scheduled for the week after Roland Garros, and the men’s tournament will follow in succession.
This past season, Robson brilliantly managed the WTA 250 tournament in Birmingham, and her performance clearly impressed LTA officials, earning her this new, expanded role—overseeing a tournament that generates great anticipation.
“I am absolutely thrilled to take on this role next summer. It’s incredibly exciting that women’s tennis is returning to the Queen’s Club for the first time in over five decades. The venue is iconic and has received several accolades as the Men’s Tour Tournament of the Year. I am confident that the women’s event will generate just as much excitement, and I look forward to the opportunity to kick off the festivities,” Robson expressed in an official statement.
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The Queen’s Club has long been regarded as one of the best ATP 500 tournaments on the tour, and there is a collective hope that the reintroduction of the women’s competition will be a significant draw for fans.
“I’m so excited to be a part of this! We are bringing women’s tennis back to London with a dynamic new event,” the former world number 27 shared on social media platform X.
After enduring a series of injuries and several surgeries, Robson said goodbye to professional tennis in May 2022, hanging up his racket at the age of 28.
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