1990 Wimbledon Championships 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 defeated Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser,
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