1989 Wimbledon Championships

The 1989 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 103rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 1989.

1989 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 9 July
Edition103rd
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£3,133,749
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
West Germany Boris Becker
Women's singles
West Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd
Women's doubles
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Mixed doubles
United States Jim Pugh / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Boys' singles
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Girls' singles
Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová
Boys' doubles
United States Jared Palmer / United States Jonathan Stark
Girls' doubles
United States Jennifer Capriati / United States Meredith McGrath

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 —
Women's doubles * £56,970 £28,490 £13,170 £6,690 £3,230 £1,710 £960 —
Mixed doubles * £34,200 £17,100 £8,550 £3,930 £1,970 £980 £440 —

* per team

Champions

Men's singles
Main article: 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

West Germany Boris Becker defeated Sweden 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

West Germany Steffi Graf defeated United States 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

Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated United States Rick Leach / United States 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

Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union 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

United States Jim Pugh / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná defeated Australia Mark Kratzmann / Australia 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.

Boys' singles
Main article: 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Sweden Nicklas Kulti defeated Australia Todd Woodbridge, 6–4, 6–3[10]

Girls' singles
Main article: 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová defeated United States Meredith McGrath, 6–2, 6–3[11]

Boys' doubles
Main article: 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

United States Jared Palmer / United States Jonathan Stark defeated South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager / South Africa Wayne Ferreira, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)[12]

Girls' doubles
Main article: 1989 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

United States Jennifer Capriati / United States Meredith McGrath defeated Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová / Czechoslovakia Eva Švíglerová, 6–4, 6–2[13]

Singles seeds

References
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