About the Club – The Queen's Club

Facilities and Services

The Club features two superb separate Har-Tru green clay courts each of which is totally enclosed. Our mezzanine, attached to the snack bar and overlooking both courts, offers the best viewing for our special events and our traditional Finals Day.

Game arranging and block bookings are unique features valued by our members. The Club provides a wide array of other tennis services, such as lessons, clinics, junior programs, and racquet restringing.

Change room facilities, a small fitness area, and on-site parking are also provided.

Our Club’s History

Oct 1957

The Club officially opened on Oct 19, 1957. It was named after the Queen’s club in London, England.

1950's

April 1958
First Annual Club Championship held.
1959
First Interclub tournament held with the Montreal Indoor Club. Many of the Club’s early members played competitive tennis, with several playing for Davis Cup and holding Canadian champion titles.

1960's

1963
Federation Cup tennis was established. The Queen’s Club had 4 female players play on the team in the 1960’s.
1966
Adjacent properties bought for expansion.
Oct 1967
The “East” court was added to celebrate Canada’s centennial year.

1970's

May 1974
White tennis ball rule rescinded and yellow balls allowed (but not green or orange as they were considered too garish!).
The Queen’s Club continues to have several members play for Davis Cup and Fed Cup through the 1970’s.

1980's

This decade is often considered “the Golden Era” of tennis. Flamboyant tennis players helped make the sport popular with players outside of the traditional tennis clubs.

1990's

1991
The Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame is established. At least nine members of the Queen’s Club have been inducted.
1992
Sydney Hermant, founder of the Club dies.
1997
40^th Anniversary of the Club celebrated with the publication of “Forty-Love”.

2000's

GameTime on-line booking software implemented at the Club.

2010's

2013
Interclub tournament with Montreal Indoor Tennis Club restarted.
2015
Heritage Toronto erects a sign on the south west corner of the property to call out the significance of the site in housing the former Toronto Skating Club.
2017
60th Anniversary of the Club celebrated with a 60’s attire theme.

2020's

2020
First year Club Championships not played due to Covid-19.

Facilities and Services

Our Club’s History

The Club officially opened on Oct 19, 1957. It was named after the Queen’s club in London, England.

April 1958 First Annual Club Championship held. 1959 First Interclub tournament held with the Montreal Indoor Club. Many of the Club’s early members played competitive tennis, with several playing for Davis Cup and holding Canadian champion titles.

1963 Federation Cup tennis was established. The Queen’s Club had 4 female players play on the team in the 1960’s. 1966 Adjacent properties bought for expansion. Oct 1967 The “East” court was added to celebrate Canada’s centennial year.

May 1974 White tennis ball rule rescinded and yellow balls allowed (but not green or orange as they were considered too garish!). The Queen’s Club continues to have several members play for Davis Cup and Fed Cup through the 1970’s.