Queen's women's prize money to increase by 35%

Tatjana Maria won the women's singles event at Queen's Club last year 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. Two-time winner Alcaraz out of Wimbledon with injury Minimum prize money levels are set by the ATP and WTA Tours themselves, and there have long been vast differences between what comparable, standalone men's and women's tournaments can attract.