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1991 Wimbledon Championships

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1991 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 7 July
Edition105th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£4,010,970
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
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 John Fitzgerald / Australia Elizabeth Smylie
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
← 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.

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

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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]

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 —
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

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Seniors

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Men's singles

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Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Germany Michael Stich defeated Germany 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

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Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Argentina 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

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Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – 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[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

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Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated Puerto Rico Gigi Fernández / Czechoslovakia 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

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Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Australia John Fitzgerald / Australia Elizabeth Smylie defeated United States Jim Pugh / Soviet Union 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

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Boys' singles

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Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Sweden Thomas Enqvist defeated United States Michael Joyce, 6–4, 6–3[10]

Girls' singles

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Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

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

Boys' doubles

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Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – 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[12]

Girls' doubles

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Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Australia Catherine Barclay / Israel Limor Zaltz defeated Australia Joanne Limmer / Australia Angie Woolcock, 6–4, 6–4[13]

Singles seeds

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References

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  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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