1995 Wimbledon Championships

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1995 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 9 July
Edition109th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£6,025,550
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
Women's doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Boys' singles
Flag of France.svg Olivier Mutis
Girls' singles
Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza
Boys' doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Lee / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Trotman
Girls' doubles
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza
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The 1995 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 109th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 1995.

Contents

Prize money

The total prize money for 1995 championships was £6,025,550. The winner of the men's title earned £365,000 while the women's singles champion earned £328,000. [3] [4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£365,000
Women's singles£328,000£164,000£78,000£40,200£21,160£11,430£6,930£4,250
Men's doubles *£149,540
Women's doubles *£129,300£64,650£30,700£16,000£7,950£4,320£2,450
Mixed doubles *£63,500£31,750£15,875£7,300£3,650£1,820£830

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras defeated Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker, 6–7 (5–7), 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 [5]

  • It was Sampras' 6th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd consecutive Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5 [6]

  • It was Graf's 18th career Grand Slam title and her 6th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde defeated Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach / Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville, 7–5, 7–6 (10–8), 7–6 (7–5) [7]

  • It was Woodbridge's 8th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Wimbledon title. It was Woodforde's 8th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 [8]

  • It was Novotná's 12th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Wimbledon title. It was Sánchez Vicario's 11th career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk / Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández, 6–4, 6–4 [9]

  • It was Navratilova's 56th career Grand Slam title and her 19th Wimbledon title. It was Stark's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of France.svg Olivier Mutis defeated Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer, 6–2, 6–2 [10]

Girls' singles

Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza defeated Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn, 7–5, 7–6(8–6) [11]

Boys' doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Lee / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Trotman defeated Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Hernández / Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Puerta, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 [12]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trudi Musgrave / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jodi Richardson, 6–0, 7–6(7–5) [13]

Singles seeds

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