1991 Wimbledon Championships

October 2020 1991 Wimbledon Championships 24 June – 7 July 105th Grand Slam 128S/64D/64XD £4,010,970 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club GER Michael Stich GER Steffi Graf AUS John Fitzgerald / SWE Anders Järryd URS Larisa Savchenko / URS Natasha Zvereva AUS John Fitzgerald / AUS Elizabeth Smylie SWE Thomas Enqvist GER Barbara Rittner MAR Karim Alami / CAN Greg Rusedski AUS Catherine Barclay / ISR Limor Zaltz 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.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2ndBarrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 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.July 2021 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.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£240,000£120,000£60,000£31,200£16,800£9,715£5,880£3,600Women's singles£216,000£108,000£52,500£26,520£13,440£7,530£4,560£2,790Men's doubles *£98,330£49,160£25,230£13,100£6,980£3,790£2,220Women's doubles *£85,060£45,520£20,190£10,480£5,230£2,840£1,610Mixed doubles *£41,720£20,860£10,430£4,800£2,400£1,200£540 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles GER Michael Stich defeated GER Boris Becker, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–4Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Stich's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. Women's singles 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles GER Steffi Graf defeated ARG Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Graf's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title. Men's doubles 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles AUS John Fitzgerald / SWE Anders Järryd defeated ARG Javier Frana / MEX Leonardo Lavalle, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–1Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 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 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles URS Larisa Savchenko / URS Natasha Zvereva defeated PUR 1952 Gigi Fernández / TCH Jana Novotná 6–4, 3–6, 8–6Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 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 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles AUS John Fitzgerald / AUS Elizabeth Smylie defeated USA Jim Pugh / URS Natasha Zvereva, 7–6(7–4), 6–2Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 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 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles SWE Thomas Enqvist defeated USA Michael Joyce, 6–4, 6–3Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles GER Barbara Rittner defeated URS Elena Makarova, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Boys' doubles 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles MAR Karim Alami / CAN Greg Rusedski defeated RSA 1928 John-Laffnie de Jager / URS Andriy Medvedev, 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boysdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Girls' doubles 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles AUS Catherine Barclay / ISR Limor Zaltz defeated AUS Joanne Limmer / AUS Angie Woolcock, 6–4, 6–4Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlsdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles SWE Stefan Edberg (semifinals, lost to Michael Stich) GER Boris Becker (final, lost to Michael Stich) TCH Ivan Lendl (third round, lost to David Wheaton) USA Jim Courier (quarterfinals, lost to Michael Stich) USA Andre Agassi (quarterfinals, lost to David Wheaton) GER Michael Stich (champion) FRA Guy Forget (quarterfinals, lost to Boris Becker) USA Pete Sampras (second round, lost to Derrick Rostagno) USA Michael Chang (first round, lost to Tim Mayotte) YUG Goran Ivanišević (second round, lost to Nick Brown) ESP Emilio Sánchez (first round, lost to Patrick McEnroe) URS Andrei Cherkasov (first round, lost to Richey Reneberg) SUI Jakob Hlasek (second round, lost to Todd Woodbridge) TCH Karel Nováček (fourth round, lost to Jim Courier) USA Brad Gilbert (third round, lost to Christian Bergström) USA John McEnroe (fourth round, lost to Stefan Edberg) Women's singles GER Steffi Graf (champion) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (final, lost to Steffi Graf) USA Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals, lost to Jennifer Capriati) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals, lost to Mary Joe Fernández) USA Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals, lost to Steffi Graf) TCH Jana Novotná (second round, lost to Brenda Schultz) USA Zina Garrison (quarterfinals, lost to Steffi Graf) BUL Katerina Maleeva (fourth round, lost to Laura Gildemeister) USA Jennifer Capriati (semifinals, lost to Gabriela Sabatini) TCH Helena Suková (first round, lost to Gigi Fernández) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round, lost to Gabriela Sabatini) URS Natasha Zvereva (second round, lost to Linda Harvey-Wild) GER Anke Huber (fourth round, lost to Zina Garrison) USA Amy Frazier (fourth round, lost to Steffi Graf) ITA Sandra Cecchini (first round, lost to Elizabeth Smylie) AUT Judith Wiesner (fourth round, lost to Mary Joe Fernández) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1991 French Open Grand Slams 1991 US Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships