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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol

New Queen’s tournament to offer equal prize money for women by 2029

A general view of Centre Court during the men's singles semi-final between Carlos Alcaraz and Sebastian Korda in June 2023.
Women’s tennis will return to the Queen’s Club in west London for the first time in more than 50 years next week. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

The LTA has pledged to secure equal prize money for the new women’s tennis tournament held at Queen’s and the mixed event in Eastbourne by 2029 at the latest.

Women’s tennis will return to the Queen’s Club in Barons Court, west London, for the first time in more than 50 years next week in the form of a WTA 500 event, one week before the annual men’s ATP 500 event at Queen’s. The player list includes Madison Keys, Elena Rybakina, Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter.

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