1990 Wimbledon Championships


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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.

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
← 1989 · Wimbledon Championships · 1991 →

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

  Stefan Edberg defeated   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.

  Martina Navratilova defeated   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.

  Rick Leach /   Jim Pugh defeated   Pieter Aldrich /   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.

  Jana Novotná /   Helena Suková defeated   Kathy Jordan /   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.

  Rick Leach /   Zina Garrison defeated   John Fitzgerald /   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.

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

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

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

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

Gentlemen's invitation singles

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

Gentlemen's invitation doubles

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

Ladies' invitation doubles

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

  1.   Ivan Lendl (semifinals, lost to Stefan Edberg)
  2.   Boris Becker (final, lost to Stefan Edberg)
  3.   Stefan Edberg (champion)
  4.   John McEnroe (first round, lost to Derrick Rostagno)
  5.   Andrés Gómez (first round, lost to Jim Grabb)
  6.   Tim Mayotte (first round, lost to Gary Muller)
  7.   Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals, lost to Boris Becker)
  8.   Aaron Krickstein (withdrew before the tournament began)
  9.   Jim Courier (third round, lost to Mark Woodforde)
  10.   Jonas Svensson (third round, lost to David Wheaton)
  11.   Guy Forget (fourth round, lost to Christian Bergström)
  12.   Pete Sampras (first round, lost to Christo van Rensburg)
  13.   Michael Chang (fourth round, lost to Stefan Edberg)
  14.   Petr Korda (first round, lost to Gilad Bloom)
  15.   Henri Leconte (second round, lost to Alex Antonitsch)
  16.   Yannick Noah (first round, lost to Wayne Ferreira)
  1.   Steffi Graf (semifinals, lost to Zina Garrison)
  2.   Martina Navratilova (champion)
  3.   Monica Seles (quarterfinals, lost to Zina Garrison)
  4.   Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  5.   Zina Garrison (final, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  6.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round, lost to Betsy Nagelsen)
  7.   Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  8.   Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round, lost to Sara Gomer)
  9.   Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew before the tournament began)
  10.   Helena Suková (fourth round, lost to Zina Garrison)
  11.   Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals, lost to Gabriela Sabatini)
  12.   Jennifer Capriati (fourth round, lost to Steffi Graf)
  13.   Jana Novotná (quarterfinals, lost to Steffi Graf)
  14.   Judith Wiesner (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  15.   Rosalyn Fairbank (second round, lost to Amy Frazier)
  16.   Barbara Paulus (first round, lost to Sarah Loosemore)
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