1990 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament
1990 Wimbledon Championships
Date25 June – 8 July
Edition104th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£3,819,730
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Women's singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
United States Rick Leach / United States Jim Pugh
Women's doubles
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Mixed doubles
United States Rick Leach / United States Zina Garrison
Boys' singles
India Leander Paes
Girls' singles
Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová
Boys' doubles
Canada Sébastien Lareau / Canada Sébastien Leblanc
Girls' doubles
Czechoslovakia Karina Habšudová / Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Singles:
United States Tom Gullikson
Doubles:
Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee
Ladies' invitation doubles
Australia Wendy Turnbull / United Kingdom Virginia Wade
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The 1990 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 104th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 1990.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1990 championships was £3,819,730. The winner of the men's title earned £230,000 while the women's singles champion earned £207,000.[3][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's singles £230,000 £115,000 £57,550 £29,990 £16,100 £9,310 £5,635 £3,450
Women's singles £207,000 £103,500 £50,315 £25,415 £12,880 £7,215 £4,370 £2,675
Men's doubles * £94,230
Women's doubles * £81,510
Mixed doubles * £40,000

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Sweden Stefan Edberg defeated West Germany Boris Becker, 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4[5]

  • It was Edberg's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Zina Garrison, 6–4, 6–1[6]

  • It was Navratilova's 54th career Grand Slam title and her 9th Wimbledon title. It was also Navratilova's last Grand Slam Singles title.

Men's doubles

United States Rick Leach / United States Jim Pugh defeated South Africa Pieter Aldrich / South Africa Danie Visser, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)[7]

  • It was Leach's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Pugh's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Kathy Jordan / Australia Elizabeth Smylie, 6–4, 6–1[8]

  • It was Novotná's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

United States Rick Leach / United States Zina Garrison defeated Australia John Fitzgerald / Australia Elizabeth Smylie, 7–5, 6–2[9]

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

Juniors

Boys' singles

India Leander Paes defeated South Africa Marcos Ondruska, 7–5, 2–6, 6–4[10]

Girls' singles

Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová defeated Australia Kirrily Sharpe, 6–2, 6–4[11]

Boys' doubles

Canada Sébastien Lareau / Canada Sébastien Leblanc defeated South Africa Clinton Marsh / South Africa Marcos Ondruska, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3[12]

Girls' doubles

Czechoslovakia Karina Habšudová / Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová defeated Australia Nicole Pratt / Australia Kirrily Sharpe, 6–3, 6–2[13]

Invitation

Gentlemen's invitation singles

United States Tom Gullikson defeated United States Tim Gullikson, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6

Gentlemen's invitation doubles

Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee defeated United States Tim Gullikson / United States Tom Gullikson, 6–7, 7–6, 13–11

Ladies' invitation doubles

Australia Wendy Turnbull / United Kingdom Virginia Wade defeated United States Rosemary Casals / United States Sharon Walsh-Pete, 6–2, 6–4

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (semifinals, lost to Stefan Edberg)
  2. West Germany Boris Becker (final, lost to Stefan Edberg)
  3. Sweden Stefan Edberg (champion)
  4. United States John McEnroe (first round, lost to Derrick Rostagno)
  5. Ecuador Andrés Gómez (first round, lost to Jim Grabb)
  6. United States Tim Mayotte (first round, lost to Gary Muller)
  7. United States Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals, lost to Boris Becker)
  8. United States Aaron Krickstein (withdrew before the tournament began)
  9. United States Jim Courier (third round, lost to Mark Woodforde)
  10. Sweden Jonas Svensson (third round, lost to David Wheaton)
  11. France Guy Forget (fourth round, lost to Christian Bergström)
  12. United States Pete Sampras (first round, lost to Christo van Rensburg)
  13. United States Michael Chang (fourth round, lost to Stefan Edberg)
  14. Czechoslovakia Petr Korda (first round, lost to Gilad Bloom)
  15. France Henri Leconte (second round, lost to Alex Antonitsch)
  16. France Yannick Noah (first round, lost to Wayne Ferreira)

Women's singles

  1. West Germany Steffi Graf (semifinals, lost to Zina Garrison)
  2. United States Martina Navratilova (champion)
  3. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to Zina Garrison)
  4. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  5. United States Zina Garrison (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  6. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round, lost to Betsy Nagelsen)
  7. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  8. Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round, lost to Sara Gomer)
  9. United States Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew before the tournament began)
  10. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (fourth round, lost to Zina Garrison)
  11. Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals, lost to Gabriela Sabatini)
  12. United States Jennifer Capriati (fourth round, lost to Steffi Graf)
  13. Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná (quarterfinals, lost to Steffi Graf)
  14. Austria Judith Wiesner (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  15. South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank (second round, lost to Amy Frazier)
  16. Austria Barbara Paulus (first round, lost to Sarah Loosemore)

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. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1991). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-00-218403-8.
  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.

External links

  • Official Wimbledon Championships website
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