Queen's Club up for sale
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ByEurosport
Published 13/09/2005 at 09:38 GMT
Members include the Gloucesters, Wessexes and Kents, but even their influence couldn't sway the Lawn Tennis Association in announcing on Tuesday, that the historic west-London home of the Queen's Club Grass Court Championships is up for sale, bringing to
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The LTA, the governing body for British tennis, has owned the freehold of the 14-acre site since 1953.
But the LTA will be moving to a new purposed-built National Tennis Centre in Roehampton - home to Women's Tennis Association and International Tennis Federation offices - in 2006.
The club will be sold on the basis that it will retain a rackets club and that the Stella Artois Championships or any future tournament remains unaffected.
"Moving to our new National Tennis Centre is an integral part of our plans for finding and developing future British tennis champions," said LTA chief executive John Crowther.
"We want to ensure that Queen's Club continues in its role as one of the most prestigious tennis and racket sports clubs in the country and to host the Stella Artois tournament each June."
The proceeds of the sale will be re-invested in the long-term development of British tennis.
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