The Queen's Club
Membership status: Invitation Only
Address:
The Queen’s Club,
Palliser Road,
London,
W14 9EQ
Email: rackets@queensclub.co.uk
Phone: 0207 385 3406
Website: https://www.queensclub.co.uk/
Courts: 2
Courts built: 1888
Club founded: 1886
Historic highlight: Queen’s hosted the first UK Quintathlon in its centenary year, 1986, a competition featuring real tennis, lawn tennis, squash, rackets and golf
Court History
The Queen’s club was founded in 1886 by Evan Charteris who named it after Queen Victoria. It was for many years the world’s only multisport sports complex with Real Tennis, Rackets, the newly invented game of lawn tennis and also Eton Fives, football, rugby and athletics.
The two courts, East and West, were completed in 1888 and are classic Joseph Bickley courts used every year for the British Open and also a frequent host to the World Championships.
Ownership
The LTA bought Queen’s in 1953 and in 2006 the club was purchased by its members who are now each shareholders.
Court Dimensions
The key court dimensions can be found below. For more in depth information, see our dimensions page.
Queen’s East – Court Dimensions
| Floor length | 28.8m |
| Floor width main | 9.6m |
| Tambour angle (degrees) | 51.9⁰ |
| Penthouse angle main (degrees) | 23.22⁰ |
| Dedans width | 6.6m |
Queen’s West – Court Dimensions
| Floor length | 28.7m |
| Floor width main | 9.6m |
| Tambour angle (degrees) | 52.7⁰ |
| Penthouse angle main (degrees) | 24.5⁰ |
| Dedans width | 6.6m |