1991 Wimbledon Championships 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 England. It was the 105th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1991. 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. Michael Stich defeated Boris Becker, 6–4, 7–6, 6–4 Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd defeated Javier Frana / Leonardo Lavalle, 6–3,
The Championships, Wimbledon "The All England Lawn Tennis Championships", "The Wimbledon Championships" or simply "Wimbledon". From 1912 to 1924, the tournament was recognized by the International Lawn Tennis Federation as the "World Grass Court Championships". Wimbledon is considered the world's premier tennis tournament and the priority of the Club is to maintain its leadership. To that end a long-term plan was unveiled in 1993, intended to improve the quality of the event for spectators, players, officials and neighbours. Stage one (1994–1997) of the plan was completed for the 1997 championships and involved building the new No. 1 Court in Aorangi Park, a broadcast