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,
Chris Evert's Grand Slam history I think you have to win a major title. This was my chance." This was Evert's third consecutive US Open victory, and her seventh grand slam title for her career. The 1978 Wimbledon Championships saw Evert face-off against Martina Navratilova for the very first time in a grand slam final. Evert showed her experience by winning the first set in six games to two fashion, but the young relentless Navratilova though shaken and stirred by some misfortune early rallied back to win the second set against Evert 4 games to 6. Eventually, Evert would succumb to the young-gun Navratilova in