1991 Wimbledon Championships

1991 Wimbledon Championships
Date	24 June – 7 July
Edition	105th
Category	Grand Slam
Draw	128S/64D/64XD
Prize money	£4,010,970
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Michael Stich
Women's singles
Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd
Women's doubles
Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva
Mixed doubles
John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Smylie
Boys' singles
Thomas Enqvist
Girls' singles
Barbara Rittner
Boys' doubles
Karim Alami / Greg Rusedski
Girls' doubles
Catherine Barclay / Limor Zaltz
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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.^[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

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^[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

John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Smylie defeated Jim Pugh / 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

Boys' singles

Thomas Enqvist defeated Michael Joyce, 6–4, 6–3^[10]

Girls' singles

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

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^[13]

Singles seeds

References

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1991 French Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1991 US Open