1991 Wimbledon Championships

1991 Wimbledon Championships
Date 24 June - 7 July
Edition 105th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw 128S / 64D / 64MX
Prize money £4,010,970
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
Germany Michael Stich
Women's Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's Doubles
Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd
Women's Doubles
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Mixed Doubles
Australia Elizabeth Smylie / Australia John Fitzgerald
Boys' Singles
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Girls' Singles
Germany Barbara Rittner
Boys' Doubles
Morocco Karim Alami / Canada Greg Rusedski
Girls' Doubles
Australia Catherine Barclay / Israel Limor Zaltz

The 1991 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. It was the 105th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1991. Michael Stich and Steffi Graf won the singles titles.

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.[1]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round 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 N/A
Women's Doubles * £85,060 £45,520 £20,190 £10,480 £5,230 £2,840 £1,610 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £41,720 £20,860 £10,430 £4,800 £2,400 £1,200 £540 N/A

* per team

Champions

Men's Singles

Germany Michael Stich defeated Germany Boris Becker 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

Women's Singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 3–6, 8–6

Men's Doubles

Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated Argentina Javier Frana / Mexico Leonardo Lavalle 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–1

Women's Doubles

Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated United States Gigi Fernández / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná 6–4, 3–6, 8–6

Mixed Doubles

Australia Elizabeth Smylie / Australia John Fitzgerald defeated Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva / United States Jim Pugh 7–6(7–4), 6–2

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Sweden Thomas Enqvist defeated United States Michael Joyce 6–4, 6–3

Girls' Singles

Germany Barbara Rittner defeated Soviet Union Elena Makarova 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3

Boys' Doubles

Morocco Karim Alami / Canada Greg Rusedski defeated South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager / Soviet Union Andriy Medvedev 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

Girls' Doubles

Australia Catherine Barclay / Israel Limor Zaltz defeated Australia Joanne Limmer / Australia Angie Woolcock 6–4, 6–4

References

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

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Preceded by
1991 French Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1991 U.S. Open
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