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1990 Wimbledon Championships

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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 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.

Prize money

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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

Champions

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Seniors

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Men's singles

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Sweden Stefan Edberg defeated West Germany 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.

Women's singles

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United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States 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.

Men's doubles

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United States Rick Leach / United States Jim Pugh defeated South Africa Pieter Aldrich / South Africa 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.

Women's doubles

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Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Kathy Jordan / Australia 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.

Mixed doubles

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United States Rick Leach / United States Zina Garrison defeated Australia John Fitzgerald / Australia 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.

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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

Girls' singles

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

Boys' doubles

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

Girls' doubles

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

Invitation

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Gentlemen's invitation singles

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

Gentlemen's invitation doubles

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

Ladies' invitation doubles

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

Singles seeds

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References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1991). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-00-218403-8.
  4. ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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