WIMBLEDON FACTS
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What: The 100th Wimbledon Championships
When: Today through Sunday, July 6
Where: All England Club, Wimbledon England
Defending champions: Boris Becker and Martina Navratilova
Top seeds: Ivan Lendl and Martina Navratilova
Absent Notables: John McEnroe, Yannick Noah and Steffi Graf
Purse: Men’s winner--$210,000; Women’s winner--$189,000
Today’s Featured Matches: Centre Court--Boris Becker (4), West Germany, vs. Eduardo Bengoechea, Argentina; Mats Wilander (2), Sweden, vs. Scott Davis, Bardmoor, Fla.; Jimmy Connors (3), Sanibel Harbor, Fla., vs. Robert Seguso, Prairie Oaks, Fla. Court 1--Ivan Lendl (1), Czechoslovakia, vs. Leonardo Lavalle, Mexico; Christo Steyn, South Africa, vs. John Lloyd, Britain; Tim Mayotte (10), Bradenton, Fla., vs. Alexander Zverev, Soviet Union. Court 2--Paul Annacone, Bridgehampton, N.Y., vs. Stuart Bale, Britain; Stefan Edberg (5), Sweden, vs. Val Wilder, U.S.; Hana Mandlikova (3), Czechoslovakia, vs. Joy Tacon, Britain. Court 3--Kevin Curren (11), Austin, Texas, vs. Eric Jelen, West Germany; Kathy Jordan (16), King of Prussia, Pa., vs. Tina Mochizuki, South Pasadena; Brad Gilbert (12), Piedmont, Calif., vs. Mark Woodforde, Australia.
(Seeds in parentheses).
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