Philip Brook

Philip Brook (born 18 February 1956) is a British tennis administrator. He served as chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club from 2010 to 2019.

Biography He attended the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Wakefield, before studying mathematics at Fitzwilliam College of the University of Cambridge. Following university Brook became a trainee actuary in 1977 with M&G Reinsurance before joining R. Watson and Sons (later Watson Wyatt Worldwide, now Willis Towers Watson) in 1991. He became a partner of the firm in 1992. Since 1977 he has been a member of the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain and was the club's Teasurer from 1986 to 2001. Brook served as Captain of the International Club of Great Britain in 1993 and has been a member of the Prentice Cup Committee. The Wimbledon Foundation charity was launched during his chairmanship and the club bought their broadcasting, retail and hospitality in-house.

Brook was accidentally hit by Andy Murray's wristbands that he threw into the crowd at the end of his second round match against Robin Haase at the 2015 championships. Brook then gave them to Queen Camilla who was sat next to him. Brook had told her that he was worried about her playing in a masters event at Wimbledon as he feared she might have a heart attack on court. On 6 July 2019 in the Royal Box, Brook presented Rod Laver with a half-size replica of the Challenge Cup to mark the 50th anniversary of Laver's second Grand Slam in 1969.

The All England Club bought Wimbledon Park Golf Club in 2018 for £120 million as part of their long term expansion plans. Brook described the sale as a "hugely significant moment" for the All England Club and the Championships. The Masterplan for the future development of the club and the championships was launched in 2019. In his introduction for the prospectus for the masterplan Brook wrote that "standing still is not an option" and that the club was "widely regarded as the finest stage in world tennis" due to the work of the club's initial Long Term Plan.