1991 Wimbledon Championships

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|1991|Wimbledon Championships| | date = 24 June – 7 July | edition = 105th | category = [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] | draw = 128S/64D/64XD | prize_money = £4,010,970 | surface = [[Grass court|Grass]] | location = Church Road SW19, [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], London, United Kingdom | venue = [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] | champms = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Stich]] | champws = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Steffi Graf]] | champmd = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]] / {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Järryd]] | champwd = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|URS}} [[Larisa Neiland|Larisa Savchenko]] / {{flagicon|URS}} [[Natasha Zvereva]]}} | champxd = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Elizabeth Smylie]] | champbs = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]] | champgs = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Barbara Rittner]] | champbd = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Karim Alami]] / {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Greg Rusedski]] | champgd = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Catherine Barclay]] / {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Limor Zaltz]] }}

The '''1991 Wimbledon Championships''' was a [[tennis]] tournament played on [[grass court]]s at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] in [[Wimbledon, London]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name=collins>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name=barrett>{{cite book|last=Barrett|first=John|title=Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships|year=2001|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=0007117078}}</ref> 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.{{fact|date=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.<ref name=little2013>{{cite book|last=Little|first=Alan|title=Wimbledon Compendium 2013|year=2013|publisher=All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club|location=London|isbn=978-1899039401|pages=327–334|edition=23}}</ref><ref name="Prizemoney">{{cite web|title=About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 64 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 128 |- | style="background:#efefef;"|'''Men's singles''' |£240,000 |£120,000 |£60,000 |£31,200 |£16,800 |£9,715 |£5,880 |£3,600 |- | style="background:#efefef;"|'''Women's singles''' |£216,000 |£108,000 |£52,500 |£26,520 |£13,440 |£7,530 |£4,560 |£2,790 |- | style="background:#efefef;"|'''Men's doubles *''' |£98,330 |£49,160 |£25,230 |£13,100 |£6,980 |£3,790 |£2,220 |{{n/a}} |- | style="background:#efefef;"|'''Women's doubles *''' |£85,060 |£45,520 |£20,190 |£10,480 |£5,230 |£2,840 |£1,610 |{{n/a}} |- | style="background:#efefef;"|'''Mixed doubles *''' |£41,720 |£20,860 |£10,430 |£4,800 |£2,400 |£1,200 |£540 |{{n/a}} |} * per team

==Champions==

===Seniors===

====Men's singles==== {{Main|1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles}} {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Michael Stich]]''' defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]], 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–4<ref name="menss">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> * It was Stich's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

====Women's singles==== {{Main|1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles}} {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Steffi Graf]]''' defeated {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriela Sabatini]], 6–4, 3–6, 8–6<ref name="womenss">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> * It was Graf's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

====Men's doubles==== {{Main|1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles}} {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]]''' / {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Anders Järryd]]''' defeated {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Leonardo Lavalle]], 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–1<ref name="mensd">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> * 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|1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles}} {{flagicon|URS}} '''[[Larisa Neiland|Larisa Savchenko]]''' / {{flagicon|URS}} '''[[Natasha Zvereva]]''' defeated {{flagicon|PUR|1952}} [[Gigi Fernández]] / {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jana Novotná]] 6–4, 3–6, 8–6<ref name="womensd">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> * 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|1991 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles}} {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]]''' / {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Elizabeth Smylie]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Pugh]] / {{flagicon|URS}} [[Natasha Zvereva]], 7–6(7–4), 6–2<ref name="mixedd">{{cite web|title=Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> * 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|1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles}} {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Thomas Enqvist]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Joyce (tennis)|Michael Joyce]], 6–4, 6–3<ref name="boyss">{{cite web|title=Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>

====Girls' singles==== {{Main|1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles}} {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Barbara Rittner]]''' defeated {{flagicon|URS}} [[Elena Makarova]], 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3<ref name="girlss">{{cite web|title=Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>

====Boys' doubles==== {{Main|1991 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles}} {{flagicon|MAR}} '''[[Karim Alami]]''' / {{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Greg Rusedski]]''' defeated {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[John-Laffnie de Jager]] / {{flagicon|URS}} [[Andriy Medvedev]], 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4<ref name="boysd">{{cite web|title=Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boysdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>

====Girls' doubles==== {{Main|1991 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles}} {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Catherine Barclay]]''' / {{flagicon|ISR}} '''[[Limor Zaltz]]''' defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joanne Limmer]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Angie Cunningham|Angie Woolcock]], 6–4, 6–4<ref name="girlsd">{{cite web|title=Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlsdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>

==Singles seeds== {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}}

===Men's singles=== # {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Michael Stich]])'' # {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] ''(final, lost to [[Michael Stich]])'' # {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]] ''(third round, lost to [[David Wheaton]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Michael Stich]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[David Wheaton]])'' # {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Michael Stich]] (champion)''' # {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Boris Becker]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] ''(second round, lost to [[Derrick Rostagno]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] ''(first round, lost to [[Tim Mayotte]])'' # {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] ''(second round, lost to [[Nick Brown (tennis)|Nick Brown]])'' # {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Sánchez]] ''(first round, lost to [[Patrick McEnroe]])'' # {{flagicon|URS}} [[Andrei Cherkasov]] ''(first round, lost to [[Richey Reneberg]])'' # {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jakob Hlasek]] ''(second round, lost to [[Todd Woodbridge]])'' # {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Karel Nováček]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Jim Courier]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Gilbert]] ''(third round, lost to [[Christian Bergström]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Stefan Edberg]])'' {{Col-2}}

===Women's singles=== # {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Steffi Graf]] (champion)''' # {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriela Sabatini]] ''(final, lost to [[Steffi Graf]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Jennifer Capriati]])'' # {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Mary Joe Fernández]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Joe Fernández]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Steffi Graf]])'' # {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jana Novotná]] ''(second round, lost to [[Brenda Schultz-McCarthy|Brenda Schultz]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zina Garrison]] ''(quarterfinals, lost to [[Steffi Graf]])'' # {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Katerina Maleeva]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Laura Arraya|Laura Gildemeister]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Capriati]] ''(semifinals, lost to [[Gabriela Sabatini]])'' # {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Helena Suková]] ''(first round, lost to [[Gigi Fernández]])'' # {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Tauziat]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Gabriela Sabatini]])'' # {{flagicon|URS}} [[Natasha Zvereva]] ''(second round, lost to [[Linda Wild|Linda Harvey-Wild]])'' # {{flagicon|GER}} [[Anke Huber]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Zina Garrison]])'' # {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Frazier]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Steffi Graf]])'' # {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandra Cecchini]] ''(first round, lost to [[Elizabeth Smylie]])'' # {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Judith Wiesner]] ''(fourth round, lost to [[Mary Joe Fernández]])'' {{Col-end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html Official Wimbledon Championships website]

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