Tennis tournament
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
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.
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[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
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Women's doubles *
£85,060
£45,520
£20,190
£10,480
£5,230
£2,840
£1,610
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Mixed doubles *
£41,720
£20,860
£10,430
£4,800
£2,400
£1,200
£540
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* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Michael Stich defeated
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
Steffi Graf defeated
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
John Fitzgerald /
Anders Järryd defeated
Javier Frana /
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
Larisa Savchenko /
Natasha Zvereva defeated
Gigi Fernández /
Jana Novotná 6–4, 3–6, 8–6
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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
John Fitzgerald /
Elizabeth Smylie defeated
Jim Pugh /
Natasha Zvereva , 7–6(7–4) , 6–2
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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
Thomas Enqvist defeated
Michael Joyce , 6–4, 6–3
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Girls' singles
Barbara Rittner defeated
Elena Makarova , 6–7(6–8) , 6–2, 6–3
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Boys' doubles
Karim Alami /
Greg Rusedski defeated
John-Laffnie de Jager /
Andriy Medvedev , 1–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
[12]
Girls' doubles
Catherine Barclay /
Limor Zaltz defeated
Joanne Limmer /
Angie Woolcock , 6–4, 6–4
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Singles seeds
Men's singles
Stefan Edberg (semifinals, lost to
Michael Stich )
Boris Becker (final, lost to
Michael Stich )
Ivan Lendl (third round, lost to
David Wheaton )
Jim Courier (quarterfinals, lost to
Michael Stich )
Andre Agassi (quarterfinals, lost to
David Wheaton )
Michael Stich (champion)
Guy Forget (quarterfinals, lost to
Boris Becker )
Pete Sampras (second round, lost to
Derrick Rostagno )
Michael Chang (first round, lost to
Tim Mayotte )
Goran Ivanišević (second round, lost to
Nick Brown )
Emilio Sánchez (first round, lost to
Patrick McEnroe )
Andrei Cherkasov (first round, lost to
Richey Reneberg )
Jakob Hlasek (second round, lost to
Todd Woodbridge )
Karel Nováček (fourth round, lost to
Jim Courier )
Brad Gilbert (third round, lost to
Christian Bergström )
John McEnroe (fourth round, lost to
Stefan Edberg )
Women's singles
Steffi Graf (champion)
Gabriela Sabatini (final, lost to
Steffi Graf )
Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals, lost to
Jennifer Capriati )
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals, lost to
Mary Joe Fernández )
Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals, lost to
Steffi Graf )
Jana Novotná (second round, lost to
Brenda Schultz )
Zina Garrison (quarterfinals, lost to
Steffi Graf )
Katerina Maleeva (fourth round, lost to
Laura Gildemeister )
Jennifer Capriati (semifinals, lost to
Gabriela Sabatini )
Helena Suková (first round, lost to
Gigi Fernández )
Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round, lost to
Gabriela Sabatini )
Natasha Zvereva (second round, lost to
Linda Harvey-Wild )
Anke Huber (fourth round, lost to
Zina Garrison )
Amy Frazier (fourth round, lost to
Steffi Graf )
Sandra Cecchini (first round, lost to
Elizabeth Smylie )
Judith Wiesner (fourth round, lost to
Mary Joe Fernández )
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