1991 Wimbledon Championships

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1991 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 7 July
Edition105th
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£4,010,970
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich
Women's singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald / Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
Women's doubles
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva
Mixed doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie
Boys' singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist
Girls' singles
Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Rittner
Boys' doubles
Flag of Morocco.svg Karim Alami / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Rusedski
Girls' doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay / Flag of Israel.svg Limor Zaltz
←  1990  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1992  →

The 1991 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 105th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1991.

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Due to heavy rain during the first week of the Championships, play was held on the "Middle Sunday", in this case 30 June, for the first time in the tournament's history.[ citation needed ]

Prize money

The total prize money for 1991 championships was £4,010,970. The winner of the men's title earned £240,000 while the women's singles champion earned £216,000. [3] [4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£240,000£120,000£60,000£31,200£16,800£9,715£5,880£3,600
Women's singles£216,000£108,000£52,500£26,520£13,440£7,530£4,560£2,790
Men's doubles *£98,330£49,160£25,230£13,100£6,980£3,790£2,220—
Women's doubles *£85,060£45,520£20,190£10,480£5,230£2,840£1,610—
Mixed doubles *£41,720£20,860£10,430£4,800£2,400£1,200£540—

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich defeated Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 [5]

  • It was Stich's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 [6]

  • It was Graf's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald / Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana / Flag of Mexico.svg Leonardo Lavalle, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–1 [7]

  • It was Fitzgerald's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Järryd's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 [8]

  • It was Savchenko's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title. It was Zvereva's 3rd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 [9]

  • It was Smylie's 4th and last career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Fitzgerald's 8th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and last Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist defeated Flag of the United States.svg Michael Joyce, 6–4, 6–3 [10]

Girls' singles

Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Rittner defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Elena Makarova, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3 [11]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Morocco.svg Karim Alami / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Rusedski defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg John-Laffnie de Jager / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andriy Medvedev, 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 [12]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay / Flag of Israel.svg Limor Zaltz defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joanne Limmer / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angie Woolcock, 6–4, 6–4 [13]

Singles seeds

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. ↑ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN   978-1899039401.
  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.
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