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Tennis tournament
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
Germany Michael Stich
Women's singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd
Women's doubles
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Mixed doubles
Australia John Fitzgerald / Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Boys' singles
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Girls' singles
Germany Barbara Rittner
Boys' doubles
Morocco Karim Alami / Canada Greg Rusedski
Girls' doubles
Australia Catherine Barclay / Israel 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. 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.

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.

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

Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Germany Michael Stich defeated Germany Boris Becker, 6–4, 7–6, 6–4

  • 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

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Argentina Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6

  • 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

Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated Argentina Javier Frana / Mexico Leonardo Lavalle, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1

  • 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

Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated Puerto Rico Gigi Fernández / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná 6–4, 3–6, 8–6

  • 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

Australia John Fitzgerald / Australia Elizabeth Smylie defeated United States Jim Pugh / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva, 7–6, 6–2

  • 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

Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Sweden Thomas Enqvist defeated United States Michael Joyce, 6–4, 6–3

Girls' singles

Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Germany Barbara Rittner defeated Soviet Union Elena Makarova, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

Morocco Karim Alami / Canada Greg Rusedski defeated South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager / Soviet Union Andriy Medvedev, 1–6, 7–6, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Australia Catherine Barclay / Israel Limor Zaltz defeated Australia Joanne Limmer / Australia Angie Woolcock, 6–4, 6–4

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Sweden Stefan Edberg (semifinals, lost to Michael Stich)
  2. Germany Boris Becker (final, lost to Michael Stich)
  3. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (third round, lost to David Wheaton)
  4. United States Jim Courier (quarterfinals, lost to Michael Stich)
  5. United States Andre Agassi (quarterfinals, lost to David Wheaton)
  6. Germany Michael Stich (champion)
  7. France Guy Forget (quarterfinals, lost to Boris Becker)
  8. United States Pete Sampras (second round, lost to Derrick Rostagno)
  9. United States Michael Chang (first round, lost to Tim Mayotte)
  10. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević (second round, lost to Nick Brown)
  11. Spain Emilio Sánchez (first round, lost to Patrick McEnroe)
  12. Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov (first round, lost to Richey Reneberg)
  13. Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (second round, lost to Todd Woodbridge)
  14. Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček (fourth round, lost to Jim Courier)
  15. United States Brad Gilbert (third round, lost to Christian Bergström)
  16. United States John McEnroe (fourth round, lost to Stefan Edberg)

Women's singles

  1. Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (final, lost to Steffi Graf)
  3. United States Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals, lost to Jennifer Capriati)
  4. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals, lost to Mary Joe Fernández)
  5. United States Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals, lost to Steffi Graf)
  6. Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná (second round, lost to Brenda Schultz)
  7. United States Zina Garrison (quarterfinals, lost to Steffi Graf)
  8. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (fourth round, lost to Laura Gildemeister)
  9. United States Jennifer Capriati (semifinals, lost to Gabriela Sabatini)
  10. Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (first round, lost to Gigi Fernández)
  11. France Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round, lost to Gabriela Sabatini)
  12. Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (second round, lost to Linda Harvey-Wild)
  13. Germany Anke Huber (fourth round, lost to Zina Garrison)
  14. United States Amy Frazier (fourth round, lost to Steffi Graf)
  15. Italy Sandra Cecchini (first round, lost to Elizabeth Smylie)
  16. Austria Judith Wiesner (fourth round, lost to Mary Joe Fernández)

References

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