# 1989 Wimbledon Championships

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1989 Wimbledon Championships Date 26 June – 9 July Edition 103rd Category Grand Slam Draw 128S/64D/64XD Prize money £3,133,749 Surface Grass Location Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Champions Men's singles Boris Becker Women's singles Steffi Graf Men's doubles John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd Women's doubles Jana Novotná / Helena Suková Mixed doubles Jim Pugh / Jana Novotná Boys' singles Nicklas Kulti Girls' singles Andrea Strnadová Boys' doubles Jared Palmer / Jonathan Stark Girls' doubles Jennifer Capriati / Meredith McGrath ← 1988 · Wimbledon Championships · 1990 →

The **1989 Wimbledon Championships** was a [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [grass courts](/source/Grass_court) at the [All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club](/source/All_England_Lawn_Tennis_and_Croquet_Club) in [Wimbledon, London](/source/Wimbledon%2C_London) in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 103rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 1989.

## Prize money

The total prize money for 1989 championships was £3,133,749. The winner of the men's title earned £190,000 while the women's singles champion earned £171,000.[3][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Men's singles £190,000 £95,000 £47,500 £24,065 £12,665 £7,095 £4,180 £2,550 Women's singles £171,000 £85,500 £41,560 £20,455 £10,135 £5,500 £3,240 £1,975 Men's doubles * £65,870 £32,930 £16,470 £8,360 £4,310 £2,280 £1,330 —N/a Women's doubles * £56,970 £28,490 £13,170 £6,690 £3,230 £1,710 £960 —N/a Mixed doubles * £34,200 £17,100 £8,550 £3,930 £1,970 £980 £440 —N/a

* per team

## Champions

### Seniors

#### Men's singles

Main article: [1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles](/source/1989_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)

**[Boris Becker](/source/Boris_Becker)** defeated [Stefan Edberg](/source/Stefan_Edberg), 6–0, 7–6(7–1), 6–4[5]

- It was Becker's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and last Wimbledon title.

#### Women's singles

Main article: [1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles](/source/1989_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles)

**[Steffi Graf](/source/Steffi_Graf)** defeated [Martina Navratilova](/source/Martina_Navratilova), 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1[6]

- It was Graf's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title.

#### Men's doubles

Main article: [1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles](/source/1989_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles)

**[John Fitzgerald](/source/John_Fitzgerald_(tennis))** / **[Anders Järryd](/source/Anders_J%C3%A4rryd)** defeated [Rick Leach](/source/Rick_Leach) / [Jim Pugh](/source/Jim_Pugh), 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)[7]

- It was Fitzgerald's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Järryd's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

#### Women's doubles

Main article: [1989 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles](/source/1989_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles)

**[Jana Novotná](/source/Jana_Novotn%C3%A1)** / **[Helena Suková](/source/Helena_Sukov%C3%A1)** defeated [Larisa Savchenko](/source/Larisa_Neiland) / [Natasha Zvereva](/source/Natasha_Zvereva), 6–1, 6–2[8]

- It was Novotná's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 3rd career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title.

#### Mixed doubles

Main article: [1989 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles](/source/1989_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Mixed_doubles)

**[Jim Pugh](/source/Jim_Pugh)** / **[Jana Novotná](/source/Jana_Novotn%C3%A1)** defeated [Mark Kratzmann](/source/Mark_Kratzmann) / [Jenny Byrne](/source/Jenny_Byrne), 6–4, 5–7, 6–4[9]

- It was Novotná's 5th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Pugh's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

### Juniors

#### Boys' singles

Main article: [1989 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles](/source/1989_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Boys'_singles)

**[Nicklas Kulti](/source/Nicklas_Kulti)** defeated [Todd Woodbridge](/source/Todd_Woodbridge), 6–4, 6–3[10]

#### Girls' singles

Main article: [1989 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles](/source/1989_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Girls'_singles)

**[Andrea Strnadová](/source/Andrea_Strnadov%C3%A1)** defeated [Meredith McGrath](/source/Meredith_McGrath), 6–2, 6–3[11]

#### Boys' doubles

Main article: [1989 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles](/source/1989_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Boys'_doubles)

**[Jared Palmer](/source/Jared_Palmer)** / **[Jonathan Stark](/source/Jonathan_Stark_(tennis))** defeated [John-Laffnie de Jager](/source/John-Laffnie_de_Jager) / [Wayne Ferreira](/source/Wayne_Ferreira), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)[12]

#### Girls' doubles

Main article: [1989 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles](/source/1989_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Girls'_doubles)

**[Jennifer Capriati](/source/Jennifer_Capriati)** / **[Meredith McGrath](/source/Meredith_McGrath)** defeated [Andrea Strnadová](/source/Andrea_Strnadov%C3%A1) / [Eva Švíglerová](/source/Eva_%C5%A0v%C3%ADglerov%C3%A1), 6–4, 6–2[13]

## Singles seeds

Men's singles Ivan Lendl (semifinals, lost to Boris Becker) Stefan Edberg (final, lost to Boris Becker) Boris Becker (champion) Mats Wilander (quarterfinals, lost to John McEnroe) John McEnroe (semifinals, lost to Stefan Edberg) Jakob Hlasek (first round, lost to Thomas Högstedt) Miloslav Mečíř (third round, lost to Slobodan Živojinović) Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals, lost to Stefan Edberg) Michael Chang (fourth round, lost to Tim Mayotte) Jimmy Connors (second round, lost to Dan Goldie) Brad Gilbert (first round, lost to John Fitzgerald) Kevin Curren (third round, lost to Leif Shiras) Aaron Krickstein (fourth round, lost to Boris Becker) Andrei Chesnokov (first round, lost to Brad Drewett) Mikael Pernfors (second round, lost to Peter Lundgren) Amos Mansdorf (fourth round, lost to Stefan Edberg) Women's singles Steffi Graf (champion) Martina Navratilova (final, lost to Steffi Graf) Gabriela Sabatini (second round, lost to Rosalyn Fairbank) Chris Evert (semifinals, lost to Steffi Graf) Zina Garrison (second round, lost to Louise Field) Helena Suková (fourth round, lost to Catarina Lindqvist) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals, lost to Steffi Graf) Pam Shriver (third round, lost to Gretchen Magers) Natasha Zvereva (third round, lost to Catarina Lindqvist) Jana Novotná (fourth round, lost to Laura Golarsa) Monica Seles (fourth round, lost to Steffi Graf) Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round, lost to Rosalyn Fairbank) Helen Kelesi (first round, lost to Shaun Stafford) Hana Mandlíková (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova) Lori McNeil (fourth round, lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) Susan Sloane (second round, lost to Laura Gildemeister)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-collins_1-0)** Collins, Bud (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-barrett_2-0)** Barrett, John (2001). *Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships*. London: CollinsWillow. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0007117078](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0007117078).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-little2013_3-0)** Little, Alan (2013). *Wimbledon Compendium 2013* (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1899039401](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1899039401).

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-womensd_8-0)** ["Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017"](http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html). *wimbledon.com*. [Wimbledon Championships](/source/The_Championships%2C_Wimbledon). Retrieved 22 July 2017.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-boyss_10-0)** ["Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017"](http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html). *wimbledon.com*. [Wimbledon Championships](/source/The_Championships%2C_Wimbledon). Retrieved 13 August 2017.

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## External links

- [Official Wimbledon Championships website](http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html)

Preceded by 1989 French Open Grand Slams Succeeded by 1989 US Open

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v t e 1989 Virginia Slims WTA Tour « 1988 1990 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Category 5 tournaments Washington (S, D) Boca Raton (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Worcester (S, D) Category 4 tournaments Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Houston (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Category 3 tournaments Sydney Outdoor (S, D) San Antonio (S, D) Tampa (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Newport (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Mahwah (S, D) Category 2 tournaments Adelaide (S, D) Brisbane (S, D) Kansas (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Arcachon (S, D) Brussels (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Albuquerque (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Paris (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Bayonne (S, D) San Juan (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Brentwood (S, D) Category 1 tournaments Auckland (S, D) Wellington (S, D) Singapore (S, D) Taiwan (S, D) Taranto (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Bastad (S, D) Sofia (S, D) Athens (S, D) Team events Federation Cup Wightman Cup Virginia Slims Championships, New York (S, D) Virginia Slims Doubles Championships, Tokyo (D)

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