1991 Wimbledon Championships
The 1991 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 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.
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.| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Men's singles | £240,000 | £120,000 | £60,000 | £31,200 | £16,800 | £9,715 | £5,880 | £3,600 |
| Women's singles | £216,000 | £108,000 | £52,500 | £26,520 | £13,440 | £7,530 | £4,560 | £2,790 |
| Men's doubles * | £98,330 | £49,160 | £25,230 | £13,100 | £6,980 | £3,790 | £2,220 | |
| Women's doubles * | £85,060 | £45,520 | £20,190 | £10,480 | £5,230 | £2,840 | £1,610 | |
| Mixed doubles * | £41,720 | £20,860 | £10,430 | £4,800 | £2,400 | £1,200 | £540 |
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Michael Stich defeated Boris Becker, 6–4, 7–6, 6–4- It was Stich's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6- It was Graf's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd defeated Javier Frana / Leonardo Lavalle, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1- 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
Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva defeated Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná 6–4, 3–6, 8–6- 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
John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Smylie defeated Jim Pugh / Natasha Zvereva, 7–6, 6–2- 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
Thomas Enqvist defeated Michael Joyce, 6–4, 6–3Girls' singles
Barbara Rittner defeated Elena Makarova, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3Boys' doubles
Karim Alami / Greg Rusedski defeated John-Laffnie de Jager / Andriy Medvedev, 1–6, 7–6, 6–4Girls' doubles
Catherine Barclay / Limor Zaltz defeated Joanne Limmer / Angie Woolcock, 6–4, 6–4Singles seeds
Men's singles
- Stefan Edberg '
- Boris Becker '
- Ivan Lendl '
- Jim Courier '
- Andre Agassi '
- Michael Stich
- Guy Forget '
- Pete Sampras '
- Michael Chang '
- Goran Ivanišević '
- Emilio Sánchez '
- Andrei Cherkasov '
- Jakob Hlasek '
- Karel Nováček '
- Brad Gilbert '
- John McEnroe ''''