1989 Wimbledon Championships 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 England. It was the 103rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 1989. 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. Boris Becker defeated Stefan Edberg, 6–0, 7–6, 6–4 Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova, 6–2, 6–7, 6–1 John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd defeated Rick Leach / Jim Pugh, 3–6,
1885 Wimbledon Championships 1885 Wimbledon Championships The 1885 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 4 July until 17 July. It was the 9th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1885. There was a change in the draw method, to use the Bagnall Wild system, in which all byes were restricted to the opening round, instead of being distributed through all the rounds until the final. There were 3500 spectators for the Challenge Round. William Renshaw defeated Herbert