1990 Wimbledon Championships

1990 Wimbledon Championships
Date	25 June – 8 July
Edition	104th
Category	Grand Slam
Draw	128S/64D/64XD
Prize money	£3,819,730
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Stefan Edberg
Women's singles
Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
Women's doubles
Jana Novotná / Helena Suková
Mixed doubles
Rick Leach / Zina Garrison
Boys' singles
Leander Paes
Girls' singles
Andrea Strnadová
Boys' doubles
Sébastien Lareau / Sébastien Leblanc
Girls' doubles
Karina Habšudová / Andrea Strnadová
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Singles: Tom Gullikson Doubles: Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee
Ladies' invitation doubles
Wendy Turnbull / Virginia Wade
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The 1990 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. ^{[1] [2]} It was the 104th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 1990.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1990 championships was £3,819,730. The winner of the men's title earned £230,000 while the women's singles champion earned £207,000. ^{[3] [4]}

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
Men's singles	£230,000	£115,000	£57,550	£29,990	£16,100	£9,310	£5,635	£3,450
Women's singles	£207,000	£103,500	£50,315	£25,415	£12,880	£7,215	£4,370	£2,675
Men's doubles *	£94,230							—
Women's doubles *	£81,510							—
Mixed doubles *	£40,000							—

_{* per team}

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Stefan Edberg defeated Boris Becker, 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 ^[5]

• It was Edberg's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Zina Garrison, 6–4, 6–1 ^[6]

• It was Navratilova's 54th career Grand Slam title and her 9th Wimbledon title. It was also Navratilova's last Grand Slam Singles title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Rick Leach / Jim Pugh defeated Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^{(7–5) [7]}

• It was Leach's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Pugh's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Jana Novotná / Helena Suková defeated Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie, 6–4, 6–1 ^[8]

• It was Novotná's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Rick Leach / Zina Garrison defeated John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 6–2 ^[9]

• It was Leach's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title. It was Garrison's 3rd Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Leander Paes defeated Marcos Ondruska, 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 ^[10]

Girls' singles

Main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Andrea Strnadová defeated Kirrily Sharpe, 6–2, 6–4 ^[11]

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

Sébastien Lareau / Sébastien Leblanc defeated Clinton Marsh / Marcos Ondruska, 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 6–3 ^[12]

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Karina Habšudová / Andrea Strnadová defeated Nicole Pratt / Kirrily Sharpe, 6–3, 6–2 ^[13]

Invitation

Gentlemen's invitation singles

Tom Gullikson defeated Tim Gullikson, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6

Gentlemen's invitation doubles

Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson, 6–7, 7–6, 13–11

Ladies' invitation doubles

Wendy Turnbull / Virginia Wade defeated Rosemary Casals / Sharon Walsh-Pete, 6–2, 6–4

Singles seeds

Men's singles Ivan Lendl (semifinals, lost to Stefan Edberg) Boris Becker (final, lost to Stefan Edberg) Stefan Edberg (champion) John McEnroe (first round, lost to Derrick Rostagno) Andrés Gómez (first round, lost to Jim Grabb) Tim Mayotte (first round, lost to Gary Muller) Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals, lost to Boris Becker) Aaron Krickstein (withdrew before the tournament began) Jim Courier (third round, lost to Mark Woodforde) Jonas Svensson (third round, lost to David Wheaton) Guy Forget (fourth round, lost to Christian Bergström) Pete Sampras (first round, lost to Christo van Rensburg) Michael Chang (fourth round, lost to Stefan Edberg) Petr Korda (first round, lost to Gilad Bloom) Henri Leconte (second round, lost to Alex Antonitsch) Yannick Noah (first round, lost to Wayne Ferreira)

Women's singles Steffi Graf (semifinals, lost to Zina Garrison) Martina Navratilova (champion) Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to Zina Garrison) Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) Zina Garrison (final, lost to Martina Navratilova) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round, lost to Betsy Nagelsen) Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round, lost to Sara Gomer) Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew before the tournament began) Helena Suková (fourth round, lost to Zina Garrison) Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals, lost to Gabriela Sabatini) Jennifer Capriati (fourth round, lost to Steffi Graf) Jana Novotná (quarterfinals, lost to Steffi Graf) Judith Wiesner (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova) Rosalyn Fairbank (second round, lost to Amy Frazier) Barbara Paulus (first round, lost to Sarah Loosemore)

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN   0007117078.
3. John Barrett, ed. (1991). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 89. ISBN   978-0-00-218403-8.
4. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 8 October 2017.
5. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
6. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
7. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
8. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
9. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
10. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
12. "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
13. "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 5 December 2017.

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1990 French Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1990 US Open