The Washington Post, May 1st, 1991
Wimbledon officials, rebuffing requests by women tennis players for equal prize money, yesterday announced that the purse for this year's championships again will be distributed more heavily to men. Of the record $6.8 million, $3.7 million will go to men and $3.1 million to women, Wimbledon officials said. The total prize money represents a 5 percent increase from last year. "We are disappointed that there continues to be a disparity" in the prize money for men and women, said Gerard Smith, executive director and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association. "The WTA continues to believe that the ent...
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