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The Star
5 days ago
- Business
- The Star
Tennis-Queen's Club women's tournament to offer equal prize money by 2029
(Reuters) -Women's players will receive equal prize money to their male counterparts for competing at Queen's Club and Eastbourne by 2029, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) said on Thursday. The women's event will return to the Queen's Club Championships this year for the first time in over half a century. The prize money for the women's event will be $1.415m, the highest for a WTA 500 event of its draw size on the tour, but still less than half of the men's prize money of 2.5 million euros ($2.87 million). In a statement, the LTA said it would "fully close the gap between WTA and ATP prize money at these events no later than 2029. "This year the WTA 500 prize money at the (Queen's Club) Championships will rise to a record $1.415m... "Whilst the WTA 250 prize money at the Eastbourne Open will rise to $389,000 – making this the highest paying WTA 250 event anywhere on the tour." The Queen's Club women's event will be held in the first week of the grasscourt season from June 9-15 and will feature Australian Open champion Madison Keys, former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina and 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu. The WTA 250 event in Eastbourne will take place from June 23-28, in the week before Wimbledon. "We are making significant increases this year to the women's prize money at Queen's and Eastbourne and want to achieve equal prize money as soon as possible," LTA chief executive Scott Lloyd said in a statement. "The LTA is committed to growing women's tennis, both at professional and grass-roots level and this move is an important part of that commitment." On Thursday, Japanese four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and world number three Jessica Pegula of the United States withdrew from the Queen's Club Championships. ($1 = 0.8701 euros) (Reporting by Aadi Nair in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)
Straits Times
5 days ago
- Business
- Straits Times
Queen's Club women's tournament to offer equal prize money by 2029
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Queen's Club Championships - The Queen's Club, London, Britain - June 21, 2024 A general view of the stadium during the men's singles quarter final between Britain's Billy Harris and Italy's Lorenzo Musetti Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File Photo REUTERS Women's players will receive equal prize money to their male counterparts for competing at Queen's Club and Eastbourne by 2029, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) said on Thursday. The women's event will return to the Queen's Club Championships this year for the first time in over half a century. The prize money for the women's event will be $1.415m, the highest for a WTA 500 event of its draw size on the tour, but still less than half of the men's prize money of 2.5 million euros ($2.87 million). In a statement, the LTA said it would "fully close the gap between WTA and ATP prize money at these events no later than 2029. "This year the WTA 500 prize money at the (Queen's Club) Championships will rise to a record $1.415m... "Whilst the WTA 250 prize money at the Eastbourne Open will rise to $389,000 – making this the highest paying WTA 250 event anywhere on the tour." The Queen's Club women's event will be held in the first week of the grasscourt season from June 9-15 and will feature Australian Open champion Madison Keys, former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina and 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu. The WTA 250 event in Eastbourne will take place from June 23-28, in the week before Wimbledon. "We are making significant increases this year to the women's prize money at Queen's and Eastbourne and want to achieve equal prize money as soon as possible," LTA chief executive Scott Lloyd said in a statement. "The LTA is committed to growing women's tennis, both at professional and grass-roots level and this move is an important part of that commitment." On Thursday, Japanese four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and world number three Jessica Pegula of the United States withdrew from the Queen's Club Championships. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Raducanu on entry list for Eastbourne Open
Britain's Emma Raducanu is on the entry list to play at the Eastbourne Open in June. The 2021 US Open champion is joined by Czech reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur and British number three Sonay Kartal. In the men's event, American world number four Taylor Fritz will return as defending champion alongside compatriot and world number 12 Tommy Paul and British number two Jacob Fearnley. Britons Gordon Reid and Lucy Shuker will take part in the wheelchair events while Andy Lapthorne and Greg Slade are to appear in the wheelchair quads. How can Raducanu stun the 'Queen of Clay'? Sick Raducanu 'really proud' of battling Paris win Raducanu, 22, faces defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek in the second round at Roland-Garros on Wednesday. Subsequently, she is set to have a busy grass court season, having already committed to the new WTA 500 tournament at Queen's. Last week, the British number two accepted a wildcard for the Berlin Open which starts on 16 June, a week after Queen's and seven days before Eastbourne. In last year's grass court season, Raducanu reached the semi-finals at Nottingham Open, the quarter-finals at Eastbourne and the fourth round of Wimbledon. This year's Eastbourne Open, which will be played between 23-28 June, is the first since the tournament was downgraded from a WTA 500 to a WTA 250 event. Wimbledon begins on 30 June and runs until 13 July. Live scores, results and order of play Get tennis news sent straight to your phone
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Raducanu on entry list for Eastbourne Open
Britain's Emma Raducanu is on the entry list to play at the Eastbourne Open in 2021 US Open champion is joined by Czech reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur and British number three Sonay the men's event, American world number four Taylor Fritz will return as defending champion alongside compatriot and world number 12 Tommy Paul and British number two Jacob Gordon Reid and Lucy Shuker will take part in the wheelchair events while Andy Lapthorne and Greg Slade are to appear in the wheelchair quads. Raducanu, 22, faces defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek in the second round at Roland-Garros on she is set to have a busy grass court season, having already committed to the new WTA 500 tournament at Queen' week, the British number two accepted a wildcard for the Berlin Open which starts on 16 June, a week after Queen's and seven days before last year's grass court season, Raducanu reached the semi-finals at Nottingham Open, the quarter-finals at Eastbourne and the fourth round of year's Eastbourne Open, which will be played between 23-28 June, is the first since the tournament was downgraded from a WTA 500 to a WTA 250 begins on 30 June and runs until 13 July.
