1990 Wimbledon Championships
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The 1990 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
in Wimbledon
in London in England. It was the 104th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 1990.
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
7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–4), 7–6 (7–5)
Jana Novotná
/ Helena Suková
defeated Kathy Jordan
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Elizabeth Smylie
6–4, 6–1
Zina Garrison
/ Rick Leach
defeated Elizabeth Smylie
/ John Fitzgerald 7–5, 6–2
Leander Paes
defeated Marcos Ondruska
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Andrea Strnadová
defeated Kirrily Sharpe 6–2, 6–4
Sébastien Lareau
/ Sébastien Leblanc
defeated Clinton Marsh / Marcos Ondruska
7–6 (7–5), 4–6, 6–3
Karina Habšudová
/ Andrea Strnadová
defeated Nicole Pratt
/ Kirrily Sharpe 6–3, 6–2
Tom Gullikson
defeated Tim Gullikson
4–6, 6–2, 7–6
Peter McNamara
/ Paul McNamee
defeated Tim Gullikson
/ Tom Gullikson
6–7, 7–6, 13–11
Wendy Turnbull
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Virginia Wade
defeated Rosemary Casals
/ Sharon Walsh-Pete
6–2, 6–4
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...
in Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
in London in England. It was the 104th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 1990.
Men's Singles
Stefan EdbergStefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...
defeated
Boris BeckerBoris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
- It was Edberg's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title.
Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Zina GarrisonZina Garrison
Zina Lynna Garrison is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.-Career:An African-American...
6–4, 6–1
- It was Navratilova's 54th career Grand Slam title and her 17th Wimbledon title.
Men's Doubles
Rick LeachRick Leach
----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...
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Jim PughJim Pugh
Jim Pugh is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Pugh reached the World No...
defeated
Pieter AldrichPieter Aldrich
Pieter Aldrich is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 2 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Aldrich reached the World No...
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Danie VisserDanie Visser
Danie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol...
7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–4), 7–6 (7–5)
- It was Leach's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Pugh's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title.
Women's Doubles
Jana NovotnáJana Novotná
Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments...
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Helena SukováHelena Suková
Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
defeated
Kathy JordanKathy Jordan
Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles...
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Elizabeth SmylieElizabeth Smylie
Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993....
6–4, 6–1
- It was Novotná's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title. It was Suková's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.
Mixed Doubles
Zina GarrisonZina Garrison
Zina Lynna Garrison is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.-Career:An African-American...
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Rick LeachRick Leach
----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...
defeated
Elizabeth SmylieElizabeth Smylie
Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993....
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John Fitzgerald 7–5, 6–2
- It was Garrison's 3rd and last career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title. It was Leach's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Wimbledon title.
Boys' Singles
Leander PaesLeander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
defeated
Marcos OndruskaMarcos Ondruska
Marcos Ondruska is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in the first round before falling to Norway's Christian Ruud...
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Girls' Singles
Andrea StrnadováAndrea Strnadová
Andrea Strnadová is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic born on 28 May 1972.Strnadová was awarded the WTA award for the "Most Impressive Newcomer" in 1991.-External links:...
defeated
Kirrily Sharpe 6–2, 6–4Boys' Doubles
Sébastien LareauSébastien Lareau
Sébastien Lareau is a former touring professional tennis player.-As a singles player:The right-handed Lareau achieved a career best singles ranking of World No. 76 in April 1995. In January 1999 he reached a career second best ranking of World No. 78. He had a career ATP tour event win-loss...
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Sébastien LeblancSébastien Leblanc
Sébastien Leblanc is a former tour professional tennis player. Leblanc captured three junior Grand Slam titles and played Davis Cup for Canada. More of a doubles specialist, he won five Challenger events in doubles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
defeated
Clinton Marsh / Marcos OndruskaMarcos Ondruska
Marcos Ondruska is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in the first round before falling to Norway's Christian Ruud...
7–6 (7–5), 4–6, 6–3
Girls' Doubles
Karina HabšudováKarina Habšudová
Karina Habšudová is a former Slovak female professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as 10 in the world . Together with Karol Kučera she won the Hopman Cup in 1998....
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Andrea StrnadováAndrea Strnadová
Andrea Strnadová is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic born on 28 May 1972.Strnadová was awarded the WTA award for the "Most Impressive Newcomer" in 1991.-External links:...
defeated
Nicole PrattNicole Pratt
Nicole Pratt is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia.She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian...
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Kirrily Sharpe 6–3, 6–2Gentlemen's Invitation Singles
Tom GulliksonTom Gullikson
Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:...
defeated
Tim GulliksonTim Gullikson
Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States.In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year...
4–6, 6–2, 7–6
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Peter McNamaraPeter McNamara
Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...
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Paul McNameePaul McNamee
Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:...
defeated
Tim GulliksonTim Gullikson
Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States.In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year...
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Tom GulliksonTom Gullikson
Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:...
6–7, 7–6, 13–11
Ladies' Invitation Doubles
Wendy TurnbullWendy Turnbull
Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull...
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Virginia WadeVirginia Wade
Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a...
defeated
Rosemary CasalsRosemary Casals
Rosemary "Rosie" Casals is a former American professional tennis player.Rosemary Casals earned her reputation as a rebel in the staid tennis world when she began competing in the early 1960s. During a tennis career that spanned more than two decades, she won more than 90 tournaments and worked for...
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Sharon Walsh-PeteSharon Walsh
Sharon Walsh-Arnold is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Walsh enjoyed a long career by modern standards, playing her first Grand Slam singles event in 1969 and her last Grand Slam doubles match in 1990. She was a finalist at the 1979 Australian Open where she lost to...
6–2, 6–4