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 the United Kingdom. It was the 103rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 1989. Prize money 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. * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles Boris Becker defeated Stefan Edberg, 6–0, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 * It was Becker's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and last Wimbledon title. Women's singles Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova, 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–1 * It was Graf's 7th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. Men's doubles John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd defeated Rick Leach / Jim Pugh, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 7–6(7–4) * It was Fitzgerald's 5th career Grand Slam title and his ...
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Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year, also referred to as the "Calendar-year Grand Slam" or "Calendar Slam". In doubles, a team may accomplish the Grand Slam playing together or a player may achieve it with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The Grand Slam tournaments, also referred to as majors, are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate ...
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