1991 Wimbledon Championships

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.

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
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

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 N/A
Women's Doubles * £85,060 £45,520 £20,190 £10,480 £5,230 £2,840 £1,610 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £41,720 £20,860 £10,430 £4,800 £2,400 £1,200 £540 N/A

* per team

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – 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
Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – 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.

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

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

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

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

Boys' Doubles
Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles

Karim Alami / Greg Rusedski defeated John-Laffnie de Jager / Andriy Medvedev, 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4[12]

Girls' Doubles
Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles

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

Singles seeds

References
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  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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Preceded by
1991 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1991 US Open
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