About the AEGON Championships

AEGON Championships, with its truly global audience, is recognised as one of the top 10 tennis events in the world. Held in the run up to Wimbledon, the Championships are consistently supported by the best singles and doubles players of the men's game.

Since its inception in 1979, 25 of the last 27 Wimbledon champions have played at the Championships. Connors, Lendl, Edberg and Sampras are amongst the legends that have proudly lifted the iconic silver Championships trophy.

Recent Championships have been dominated by two former World No. 1 players - Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick. Hewitt won a hat-trick of titles between 2000-02, a feat equalled by Roddick between 2003-05. Hewitt then captured a fourth title in 2006, while Roddick defeated Nicolas Mahut in 2007 as they joined McEnroe and Becker as the only players who have won the title four times.

In the 2008 Championships, French Open Champion Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in a thrilling final to claim his first grass court title in front of a packed Centre Court.

Top seed Andy Murray defeated James Blake to win the inaugural AEGON Championships and become the first British player in 71 years to win the title at The Queen’s Club. Not since Bunny Austin in 1938 had a British player been crowned king at Queen’s, but Murray’s 7-5, 6-4 victory ensured the long wait for a champion was over.

AEGON British Tennis Series

The AEGON Championships is part of the British Tennis Series which is made up of three major events

AEGON Championships

2010 AEGON Championships

LOCATION London, United Kingdom

VENUE The Queen's Club

SURFACE Grass

ATP World Tour 250

CATEGORY ATP World Tour 250 Event

PRIZE MONEY 627,700 euros

Tournament Records

Most Men's singles titles
- John McEnroe
  4 titles; 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984
- Boris Becker
  4 titles; 1985, 1987, 1988, 1996
- Lleyton Hewitt
  4 titles; 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
- Andy Roddick
  4 titles; 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
- Jimmy Connors
  3 titles; 1972, 1982, 1983
- Ivan Lendl
  2 titles; 1989, 1990
- Pete Sampras
  2 titles; 1995, 1999
Most Men's doubles titles
- Todd Woodbridge
  4 titles; 1991, 1993, 1996, 2000
- Mark Woodforde
  4 titles; 1991, 1993, 1996, 2000
- Tom Okker
  3 titles; 1970, 1971, 1973
- Marty Riessen
  3 titles; 1970, 1971, 1973
- Mike Bryan
  3 titles; 2001, 2004, 2005
- Bob Bryan
  3 titles; 2001, 2004, 2005
- Daniel Nestor
  3 titles; 2003, 2007, 2008
General Records
- Before Andy Murray won the title in 2009, the last British winner at the Queen’s Club was Bunny Austin in 1938. He beat Kho Sin Kie 6-2, 6-0 in the final.
- The most singles finals played by a single player at the Queen’s Club is seven, by John McEnroe.
- The Championships at the Queen’s Club has been won 30 times by an Australian, 24 times by a British player and 35 times by an American.
- When Rafael Nadal won the title in 2008, he was the first Spaniard to win at the Queen’s Club since Andres Gimeno in 1960.
- The youngest ever winner of the title at the Queen’s Club was Boris Becker, at 17 years 207 days in 1985.
- The oldest ever winner of the title was Jimmy Connors, at 30 years 284 days in 1983.