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1991 Australian Open – Men's singles

Boris Becker defeated the two-time defending champion Ivan Lendl in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 Australian Open.[1][2] It was his first Australian Open title and fifth major singles title overall.

Men's singles
1991 Australian Open
Final
ChampionGermany Boris Becker
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Score1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 1991 Australian Open

Seeds edit

01.    Stefan Edberg (semifinals)
02.    Boris Becker (champion)
03.    Ivan Lendl (final)
04.    Pete Sampras (withdrew because of shin splints)[3]
05.    Goran Ivanišević (third round)
06.    Emilio Sánchez (first round)
07.    Brad Gilbert (third round)
08.    Jonas Svensson (third round)
09.    Andrei Chesnokov (first round)
10.    Guy Forget (quarterfinals)
11.    Jakob Hlasek (first round)
12.    Jay Berger (third round)
13.    Aaron Krickstein (fourth round)
14.    Andrei Cherkasov (second round)
15.    Marc Rosset (first round)
16.    Jim Courier (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.[a]

Qualifying edit

Main article: 1991 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Stefan Edberg 6 6 6
    Jaime Yzaga 2 3 2
1   Stefan Edberg 4 7 6 63 4
3   Ivan Lendl 6 5 3 77 6
3   Ivan Lendl 6 77 77
    Goran Prpić 0 61 62
3   Ivan Lendl 6 4 4 4
2   Boris Becker 1 6 6 6
    Patrick McEnroe 77 6 4 4 6
    Cristiano Caratti 62 3 6 6 2
    Patrick McEnroe 77 4 1 4
2   Boris Becker 62 6 6 6
10   Guy Forget 2 62 3
2   Boris Becker 6 77 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Edberg 6 78 6
Q   D Poliakov 1 66 2 1   S Edberg 6 6 6
  B Pearce 77 1 78 3 6   E Masso 1 2 3
  E Masso 64 6 66 6 8 1   S Edberg 78 7 6
  K Nováček 2 4 1   P Cash 66 5 2
  P Cash 6 6 6   P Cash 78 6 6
  C van Rensburg 6 6 7   C van Rensburg 66 4 4
  M Kratzmann 3 1 5 1   S Edberg 4 6 6 5 6
  N Marques 4 6 1 6 6 16   J Courier 6 0 4 7 2
  J Cunha e Silva 6 4 6 3 4   N Marques 3 0 2
Q   J Arbanas 3 3 5   J Oncins 6 6 6
  J Oncins 6 6 7   J Oncins 3 1 1
LL   D Pérez 5 2 3 16   J Courier 6 6 6
  G Bloom 7 6 6   G Bloom 2 3 2
  J Gunnarsson 3 4 2 16   J Courier 6 6 6
16   J Courier 6 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   A Chesnokov 0 3 6 6 4
  J Arias 6 6 4 2 6   J Arias 6 6 6
Q   B Wuyts 5 5 6 77 9 Q   B Wuyts 3 1 2
  L Jönsson 7 7 4 63 7   J Arias 6 66 1 3
  J Yzaga 6 6 6   J Yzaga 3 78 6 6
Q   D Vacek 4 4 2   J Yzaga 77 6 6
LL   M Schapers 6 6 2 6 LL   M Schapers 62 4 2
  M Sinner 3 2 6 2   J Yzaga 7 2 6 3 6
Q   C Saceanu 2 6 6 3 7   M Wilander 5 6 1 6 1
  J Tarango 6 3 2 6 5 Q   C Saceanu 6 4 6 6 4
  M Wilander 77 6 6   M Wilander 7 6 3 4 6
WC   H Denman 65 3 4   M Wilander 78 6 6
WC   P Doohan 4 65 5 7   B Gilbert 66 1 4
  R Fromberg 6 77 7   R Fromberg 6 4 4 6 0
  D Wheaton 4 6 3 65 7   B Gilbert 4 6 6 4 6
7   B Gilbert 6 4 6 77

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   I Lendl 6 6 6
  T Benhabiles 1 1 3 3   I Lendl 77 6 6
  S Davis 3 6 6 6   S Davis 63 3 2
  A Antonitsch 6 2 4 3 3   I Lendl 4 6 6 6
WC   J Morgan 1 0 3   M Gustafsson 6 2 3 2
  M Gustafsson 6 6 6   M Gustafsson 7 3 77 6
WC   S Stolle 1 2 2   W Masur 5 6 64 0
  W Masur 6 6 6 3   I Lendl 6 6 6
  P Kühnen 7 6 77 13   A Krickstein 2 2 1
  G Raoux 5 4 64   P Kühnen 6 6 6
Q   J Frana 5 6 3 3 Q   S Doseděl 2 4 4
Q   S Doseděl 7 2 6 6   P Kühnen 4 4 1
  A Sznajder 0 3 3 13   A Krickstein 6 6 6
  A Mansdorf 6 6 6   A Mansdorf 5 6 64 2
  S Youl 4 4 4 13   A Krickstein 7 3 77 6
13   A Krickstein 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   J Hlasek 6 4 5 4
  J Stoltenberg 0 6 7 6   J Stoltenberg 3 3 3
  M Koevermans 6 6 3 2 6   M Koevermans 6 6 6
  D Pate 4 2 6 6 0   M Koevermans 6 2 4 6 1
Q   J Siemerink 6 6 6 Q   J Siemerink 4 6 6 3 6
  JF Altur 3 3 3 Q   J Siemerink 6 5 4 6 6
  C-U Steeb 6 6 6   C-U Steeb 2 7 6 4 2
  C Pistolesi 2 2 3 Q   J Siemerink 63 77 0 67
  G Prpić 6 6 3 6   G Prpić 77 63 6 79
  J Pugh 3 2 6 2   G Prpić 6 6 6
  L Mattar 6 7 63 6   L Mattar 3 1 1
  N Kulti 4 5 77 3   G Prpić 6 6 6
  R Krishnan 78 5   G Ivanišević 3 4 3
  E Jelen 66 r   R Krishnan 4 6 6 1 2
  S Bruguera 4 6 1 4 5   G Ivanišević 6 3 4 6 6
5   G Ivanišević 6 0 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   E Sánchez 6 5 65 2
  M Woodforde 0 7 77 6   M Woodforde 77 6 6
  P Canè 63 6 3 4   B Shelton 63 3 3
  B Shelton 77 4 6 6   M Woodforde 6 3 7 6
  G Muller 4 3 1   G Connell 4 6 5 3
  A Järryd 6 6 6   A Järryd 1 5 2
  N Kroon 1 4 2   G Connell 6 7 6
  G Connell 6 6 6   M Woodforde 2 4 1
  P McEnroe 4 4 6 6 6   P McEnroe 6 6 6
  T Högstedt 6 6 3 1 3   P McEnroe 6 6 5 6
WC   J Anderson 6 6 6 WC   J Anderson 3 3 7 1
  A Rahunen 2 4 3   P McEnroe 6 7 7
Q   K Jones 0 0 0 12   J Berger 1 5 5
  T Witsken 6 6 6   T Witsken 1 3 0
  M Larsson 3 4 0 12   J Berger 6 6 6
12   J Berger 6 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   A Cherkasov 3 6 6 4 10
  D Rostagno 6 4 1 6 8 14   A Cherkasov 6 6 3 5 5
  D Cahill 6 6 6   D Cahill 4 2 6 7 7
Q   J Canter 1 4 3   D Cahill 77 3 3 64
  A Volkov 1 6 6 4 5   R Krajicek 65 6 6 77
  P Korda 6 1 1 6 7   P Korda 6 63 3 4
  R Krajicek 2 6 6 6   R Krajicek 4 77 6 6
  F Santoro 6 1 2 3   R Krajicek 3 4 77 6 4
  C Caratti 6 3 6 6   C Caratti 6 6 64 3 6
WC   B Dyke 2 6 4 3   C Caratti 3 6 6 6
  D Engel 6 2 6 6   D Engel 6 2 3 4
  K Evernden 3 6 1 0   C Caratti 6 6 5 4 7
  U Riglewski 3 3 6 79 2 LL   G Layendecker 4 4 7 6 5
LL   G Layendecker 6 6 4 67 6 LL   G Layendecker 3 1 7 6 6
  P Lundgren 77 3 77 6   P Lundgren 6 6 5 3 4
Q   L Lavalle 63 6 62 1

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   J Svensson 6 6 6
  T Champion 3 4 1 8   J Svensson 6 7 3 6
Q   A Castle 79 2 1 2   F Clavet 2 5 6 1
  F Clavet 67 6 6 6 8   J Svensson 5 2 1
Q   M Kaplan 6 3 3 1   T Woodbridge 7 6 6
  T Woodbridge 1 6 6 6   T Woodbridge 6 0 6 77
  C Pioline 4 2 6 64   C Bergström 1 6 2 64
  C Bergström 6 6 1 77   T Woodbridge 4 6 3 4
  L Herrera 3 1 6 77 4 10   G Forget 6 3 6 6
  M Jaite 6 6 3 64 6   M Jaite 3 64 62
  M Stich 4 5 77 6 6   M Stich 6 77 77
  M Washington 6 7 65 1 4   M Stich 65 66 6 3
WC   J Fitzgerald 4 4 4 10   G Forget 77 78 4 6
  A Mronz 6 6 6   A Mronz 77 4 4 2
  H Skoff 65 2 4 10   G Forget 64 6 6 6
10   G Forget 77 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   M Rosset 6 6 64 3 7
Q   L-A Wahlgren 4 2 77 6 9 Q   L-A Wahlgren 2 4 68
  F Luna 1 3 2 Q   W Ferreira 6 6 710
Q   W Ferreira 6 6 6 Q   W Ferreira 6 6 6
  R Weiss 6 2 3 5   J Eltingh 2 4 2
  J Eltingh 3 6 6 7   J Eltingh 6 3 77 3 6
  J-P Fleurian 6 6 6   J-P Fleurian 1 6 64 6 1
  R Furlan 1 0 0 Q   W Ferreira 4 65 4
  O Camporese 3 6 77 6 2   B Becker 6 77 6
Q   M Zoecke 6 2 65 4   O Camporese 7 7 3 6
  P Haarhuis 2 6 6 77   P Haarhuis 5 5 6 3
  J Sánchez 6 1 2 63   O Camporese 64 65 6 6 12
  M Vajda 2 6 7 6 2   B Becker 77 77 0 4 14
  B Garrow 6 4 5 3   M Vajda 4 1 3
  J Bates 4 2 3 2   B Becker 6 6 6
2   B Becker 6 6 6

Notes edit

a. ^ Andre Agassi (No. 4), Andrés Gómez (No. 6), Thomas Muster (No. 7), John McEnroe (No. 13), Guillermo Pérez Roldán (No. 14), Michael Chang (No. 15) and Juan Aguilera (No. 19) all withdrew from the tournament prior to the seedings.

References edit

General
  • "Men's Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  • "Australian Open Australia – Men's singles". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
Specific
  1. ^ Wilstein, Steve (1991-01-28). "Becker beats Lendl, wins Aussie Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  2. ^ "Lendl claims Australian title after Edberg injury". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press (AP). 1990-01-28. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  3. ^ McG. Thomas Jr., Robert (1991-01-13). "Aching In Australia". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

External links edit

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