It seems unlikely that any of this year’s Queen’s Club field will go on to win Wimbledon.
Alex de Minaur, the top seed in West London, has never advanced past the quarter-final stage at the All England Club.
Of all the players participating in Queen’s this week, only Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie has made an appearance in the Wimbledon semi-finals.
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Cameron Norrie’s career titles
- Los Cabos Open
- Indian Wells Open
- Delray Beach Open
- Lyon Open
- Rio Open
Since the start of the Open Era in 1968, only eight individuals have won Queen’s and Wimbledon in the same calendar year.
Who are these history makers?
Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz remains the last man to have won the Queen’s-Wimbledon double.
Alcaraz captured his first Queen’s Club title in 2023, defeating Australian Alex de Minaur in the final.
A month later, he stood on Wimbledon Centre Court raising the winner’s trophy to the crowd after winning a remarkable five-set final against Novak Djokovic.
Alcaraz nearly completed the feat once again in 2025.
The Spaniard defeated Jiri Lehecka in the Queen’s Club final, before losing to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final.
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Andy Murray
Murray is one of only three players on this list to have won Queen’s and Wimbledon in the same year on two occasions.
The Briton first accomplished the feat in 2013, beating Marin Cilic and Novak Djokovic in the two grass-court finals.
Murray triumphed at both tournaments three years later, defeating Milos Raonic in both finals.
The two-time Olympic champion ended his career with two Wimbledon titles and a record-breaking five Queen’s Club titles.
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal won his one and only Queen’s Club title in 2008.
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The Spaniard defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6, 7-5 in the final – just a week after winning his fourth consecutive Roland Garros title.
Later that year, Nadal won perhaps the greatest final in the history of tennis.
Nadal finally defeated Roger Federer on the Wimbledon grass courts, triumphing 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 on Centre Court.
“It is a dream to play on this court, my favourite tournament, but to win I never imagined.” Nadal said afterwards.
Federer said: “I tried everything, got a little late, but look, Rafa is a deserving champion, he just played fantastic.”
Lleyton Hewitt
Hewitt, a two-time Grand Slam champion, won his third consecutive Queen’s Club title in 2002.
The enigmatic figure, who remains Australia’s last champion at Queen’s, defeated Tim Henman 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 in West London.
Hewitt later triumphed at Wimbledon, comfortably defeating 28th seed David Nalbandian in the final: 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
“It’s a real ripper,” Hewitt remarked afterwards.
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras became just the fourth man to win Queen’s and Wimbledon in the same year when he triumphed at both events in 1994.
The American tennis icon, who went on to capture 14 Grand Slam titles, began his 1994 grass-court campaign with victory in West London.
Sampras defeated Frenchman Guy Forget 7–6, 7–6 to claim the Queen’s title.
Sampras later defeated Boris Becker 6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 in the Wimbledon final.
Four years later, Sampras emulated his 1994 feat, winning Queen’s and Wimbledon once again.
The American defeated Tim Henman and Andre Agassi in the respective finals.
Boris Becker
A decade prior to Sampras’ third Wimbledon triumph in 1995, Boris Becker won the first of his four Queen’s Club titles.
The German icon, who remains the youngest champion in Queen’s Club history, defeated Johan Kriek 6-2, 6-3 to win the title.
Becker went on to become the youngest winner of the Wimbledon Men’s Singles title, triumphing while aged 17 years, 7 months and 15 days.
In the final, Becker defeated America’s Kevin Curren 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4.
Boris Becker’s Wimbledon titles
- 1985: defeated Kevin Curren 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
- 1986: defeated Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
- 1989: defeated Stefan Edberg 6–0, 7–6, 6–4
Jimmy Connors
Connors, a five-time US Open champion, began the 1982 grass-court swing by triumphing against compatriot John McEnroe in the Queen’s Club final.
Connors won the championship match 7–5, 6–3, ending McEnroe’s 17-match win streak at the event.
Later that summer, Connors again defeated the seven-time major singles champion.
In what was a gargantuan contest, Connors triumphed 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 over McEnroe in the Wimbledon final.
John McEnroe
John McEnroe became the first man in the Open Era to win the Queen’s and Wimbledon double when he won both events in 1981.
McEnroe defeated Brian Gottfried 7–6, 7–5 in the Queen’s final, before ending Bjorn Borg’s dominance at Wimbledon.
Borg, who had won the three previous editions of the event, was defeated 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–4 by McEnroe.
McEnroe completed the double for a second time three years later, beating Leif Shiras and Jimmy Connors in the respective finals.
