Tatjana Maria Returns as Queens Tennis 2026 Opens 8 June
Queens tennis 2026 starts on Monday 8 June at Queen’s Club with the women’s tournament, and Tatjana Maria returns to defend the title she won in 2025. The event then shifts to the men from Monday 15 June, keeping the grass-court build-up to Wimbledon split across two separate weeks.
Queen’s Club and Tatjana Maria
Maria, 37, is the defending women’s singles champion after her shock triumph last term. Her return gives the opening week an immediate focal point, because the women’s event at Queen’s Club is still a relatively new addition after first appearing last year for the first time in more than half a century.
The tournament’s shape is clear from the dates. The women’s draw runs from Monday 8 June to the final on Sunday 14 June, then the men begin on Monday 15 June and finish with their final on Sunday 21 June. That makes the 2026 edition a 14-day run at the West Kensington venue, with each draw getting its own week.
West Kensington Grass Court Build-Up
Queen’s Club remains one of the main early markers of the grass season. It has long sat as a lead-in to Wimbledon, and the 2026 calendar keeps that role intact while giving the women a second straight chance to build their own identity in the event.
Carlos Alcaraz will not be in the men’s field because of injury, leaving a notable absence from the second week. On the other hand, Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool had success in the doubles in 2025, giving British interest another thread as the tournament moves through both halves.
Coverage Through 21 June
Viewers will be able to follow the full event live on from Monday 8 June through Sunday 21 June 2026. Every session shown on will also be streamed on iPlayer, the Sport website and Red Button, so the first women’s matches and the later men’s rounds will all be available across the same broadcast window.
For fans planning around the fortnight, the key change is simple: the women open the tournament, the men follow a week later, and both finals sit in the same June stretch at Queen’s Club. Maria’s defence starts the sequence, and the absence of Alcaraz means the men’s side arrives with one less headline name than last year.
