The 2025 Queen’s Club Championships were a great success, as the stars of the WTA and ATP Tour battled it out for one of the biggest grass-court titles around.
For the first time in 50 years, the women returned to Queen’s, in a field headlined by Qinwen Zheng, Madison Keys, and Elena Rybakina.
Shocking the world, it was German qualifier Tatjana Maria who won the 2025 Queen’s Club Championships, defeating Amanda Anisimova in the final.
On the men’s side, Carlos Alcaraz won his second title in three years, picking up his grass-court campaign where he left off in 2024.
Players will now turn their attention to Wimbledon, the jewel in the crown of the grass season.
Weighing in with his thoughts, a former champion at both the Queen’s Club and Wimbledon has made a controversial claim he thinks could get him ‘in some trouble’.
Jimmy Connors preferred the courts at Queen’s to Wimbledon
During the latest episode of Advantage Connors, Jimmy Connors gave his verdict on the courts at Queen’s and at Wimbledon.
“I always thought, and I am going to get in some trouble for this from all those Wimbledon lovers, that the Queen’s Centre Court was the best court ever,” he said.
“The way it played, the bounces, the shape it was in.
“Not that Wimbledon wasn’t, but back then Wimbledon took such a beating, with so many matches, and a lot of serve and volleyers, so you were tearing up not only the baseline but also the service line.
“The Queen’s court for the one week, wow, was that a pleasure to play.”
After many players took issue with the conditions at various clay-court tournaments over recent months, the response to the courts at Queen’s was far more positive.
Kept in good shape from the opening match in the women’s tournament on June 7, to the men’s final on June 22, it’s no surprise players return to the Queen’s Club year after year.
How many times did Jimmy Connors win Wimbledon and Queen’s?
Connors preferred Centre Court at Queen’s to Centre Court at Wimbledon, but at which tournament did he enjoy the most success?
The American was a six-time finalist at the All England Club, picking up two titles at the sole grass-court Slam.
| Final | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1974 Wimbledon | Ken Rosewall | Win | 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1975 Wimbledon | Arthur Ashe | Loss | 1-6, 1-6, 7-5, 4-6 |
| 1977 Wimbledon | Bjorn Borg | Loss | 6-3, 2-6, 1-6, 7-5, 4-6 |
| 1978 Wimbledon | Bjorn Borg | Loss | 2-6, 2-6, 3-6 |
| 1982 Wimbledon | John McEnroe | Win | 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1984 Wimbledon | John McEnroe | Loss | 1-6, 1-6, 2-6 |
Connors won his first Wimbledon title in 1974, taking down Australia’s Ken Rosewall in the final, but was made to wait eight years for his second.
Facing off against his rival John McEnroe in 1982, Connors won a five-set thriller to clinch the second of his two Wimbledon titles.
The 72-year-old also enjoyed his fair share of success at Queen’s, qualifying for five finals, winning two.
| Final | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1972 Queen’s | John Paish | Win | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1982 Queen’s | John McEnroe | Win | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1983 Queen’s | John McEnroe | Win | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1986 Queen’s | Tim Mayotte | Loss | 4-6, 1-2 (RET) |
| 1987 Queen’s | Boris Becker | Loss | 7-6, 3-6, 4-6 |
In 1972, Connors proved his worth among the 64-man field at Queen’s, lifting the first grass-court title of his career.
Ten years later, Connors beat McEnroe in back-to-back years to become a three-time Queen’s champion, but fell short in his next two finals, losing to Tim Mayotte in 1986 and to Boris Becker in 1987.
Winning three titles at Queen’s and two at Wimbledon, Connors showed his class on the grass throughout his legendary tennis career.
Connors retired from tennis in 1996 with nine grass-court titles to his name, a tally bettered by a select few in the history of the ATP Tour.
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