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. It was the 103rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 1989.
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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.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round 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

Seniors

Men's singles

Boris Becker defeated Stefan Edberg, 6–0, 7–6, 6–4
  • It was Becker's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and last Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova, 6–2, 6–7, 6–1
  • It was Graf's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd defeated Rick Leach / Jim Pugh, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–6
  • 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

Jana Novotná / Helena Suková defeated Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva, 6–1, 6–2
  • 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

Jim Pugh / Jana Novotná defeated Mark Kratzmann / Jenny Byrne, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
  • 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

Nicklas Kulti defeated Todd Woodbridge, 6–4, 6–3

Girls' singles

Andrea Strnadová defeated Meredith McGrath, 6–2, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Jared Palmer / Jonathan Stark defeated John-Laffnie de Jager / Wayne Ferreira, 7–6, 7–6

Girls' doubles

Jennifer Capriati / Meredith McGrath defeated Andrea Strnadová / Eva Švíglerová, 6–4, 6–2

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Ivan Lendl '
  2. Stefan Edberg '
  3. Boris Becker
  4. Mats Wilander '
  5. John McEnroe '
  6. Jakob Hlasek '
  7. Miloslav Mečíř '
  8. Tim Mayotte '
  9. Michael Chang '
  10. Jimmy Connors '
  11. Brad Gilbert '
  12. Kevin Curren '
  13. Aaron Krickstein '
  14. Andrei Chesnokov '
  15. Mikael Pernfors '
  16. Amos Mansdorf ''''

Women's singles

  1. Steffi Graf
  2. Martina Navratilova '
  3. Gabriela Sabatini '
  4. Chris Evert '
  5. Zina Garrison '
  6. Helena Suková '
  7. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario '
  8. Pam Shriver '
  9. Natasha Zvereva '
  10. Jana Novotná '
  11. Monica Seles '
  12. Mary Joe Fernández '
  13. Helen Kelesi '
  14. Hana Mandlíková '
  15. Lori McNeil '
  16. Susan Sloane ''''