1990 Wimbledon Championships Casals / Sharon Walsh-Pete, 6–2, 6–4 1990 Wimbledon Championships 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 England. It was the 104th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 1990. 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. Stefan Edberg defeated Boris Becker, 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 Martina Navratilova defeated Zina Garrison, 6–4, 6–1 Rick Leach / Jim Pugh
Martina Navratilova Her winning percentage was the best ever for a post-1968 professional tennis player. During 1982, 1983, and 1984, Navratilova lost a total of only six singles matches. This included a run of 13 consecutive victories over her closest rival and world-ranked No. 2, Chris Evert. Navratilova's reign from 1982 to 1986 is the most dominant unbroken spell in the professional era. Navratilova won the 1984 French Open, thus holding all four major singles titles simultaneously. Her accomplishment was declared a "Grand Slam" by Philippe Chatrier, president of the International Tennis Federation, although some tennis observers countered that it was not