1995 Wimbledon Championships

The 1995 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 109th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 1995.

1995 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 9 July
Edition109th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£6,025,550
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde
Women's doubles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Mixed doubles
United States Jonathan Stark / United States Martina Navratilova
Boys' singles
France Olivier Mutis
Girls' singles
Poland Aleksandra Olsza
Boys' doubles
United Kingdom Martin Lee / United Kingdom James Trotman
Girls' doubles
Zimbabwe Cara Black / Poland Aleksandra Olsza

Prize money

The total prize money for 1995 championships was £6,025,550. The winner of the men's title earned £365,000 while the women's singles champion earned £328,000.[3][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's singles £365,000
Women's singles £328,000 £164,000 £78,000 £40,200 £21,160 £11,430 £6,930 £4,250
Men's doubles * £149,540 —
Women's doubles * £129,300 £64,650 £30,700 £16,000 £7,950 £4,320 £2,450 —
Mixed doubles * £63,500 £31,750 £15,875 £7,300 £3,650 £1,820 £830 —

* per team

Champions

Men's singles
Main article: 1995 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

United States Pete Sampras defeated Germany Boris Becker, 6–7 (5–7), 6–2, 6–4, 6–2[5]

  • It was Sampras' 6th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd consecutive Wimbledon title.

Women's singles
Main article: 1995 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5[6]

  • It was Graf's 18th career Grand Slam title and her 6th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1995 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde defeated United States Rick Leach / United States Scott Melville, 7–5, 7–6 (10–8), 7–6 (7–5)[7]

  • It was Woodbridge's 8th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Wimbledon title. It was Woodforde's 8th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles
Main article: 1995 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4[8]

  • It was Novotná's 12th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Wimbledon title. It was Sánchez Vicario's 11th career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1995 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

United States Jonathan Stark / United States Martina Navratilova defeated Czech Republic Cyril Suk / United States Gigi Fernández, 6–4, 6–4[9]

  • It was Navratilova's 56th career Grand Slam title and her 19th Wimbledon title. It was Stark's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only Wimbledon title.

Boys' singles
Main article: 1995 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

France Olivier Mutis defeated Germany Nicolas Kiefer, 6–2, 6–2[10]

Girls' singles
Main article: 1995 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Poland Aleksandra Olsza defeated Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)[11]

Boys' doubles
Main article: 1995 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

United Kingdom Martin Lee / United Kingdom James Trotman defeated Mexico Alejandro Hernández / Argentina Mariano Puerta, 7–6(7–2), 6–4[12]

Girls' doubles
Main article: 1995 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Zimbabwe Cara Black / Poland Aleksandra Olsza defeated Australia Trudi Musgrave / Australia Jodi Richardson, 6–0, 7–6(7–5)[13]

Singles seeds

References
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