Queen's 2026: Prize money to increase by 35% for women's event

There will be a 35% increase in prize money for the women's tournament at Queen's Club in June.

The total prize pot will rise by half a million dollars to $1.915m (£1.43m).

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has promised to deliver equal prize money at the women's and men's events - which take place in consecutive weeks in the middle of June - by 2029 at the latest.

The prize fund at the men's Queen's event this year will be 2.583m euros (£2.238m), meaning there is still a substantial gap to be closed over the next three years.

But the prize money on offer for the women's tournament is significantly above the $1.206m (£901,000) minimum required for a WTA 500 event.

The LTA says it will be the second-highest prize money of the season at a tournament of this level.

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