1991 US Open – Men's singles

Stefan Edberg defeated Jim Courier in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 US Open. It was his first US Open singles title and fifth major singles title overall.

Men's singles
1991 US Open
Final
ChampionSweden Stefan Edberg
Runner-upUnited States Jim Courier
Score6–2, 6–4, 6–0
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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Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Courier.

Five-time champion Jimmy Connors, who turned 39 during the tournament, entered as a wildcard and impressively reached the semifinals before losing to Courier. Connors became the oldest male semifinalist at the tournament since Ken Rosewall in 1974.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Stefan Edberg was the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Boris Becker (third round)
  2.   Stefan Edberg (champion)
  3.   Michael Stich (quarterfinalist)
  4.   Jim Courier (finalist)
  5.   Ivan Lendl (semifinalist)
  6.   Pete Sampras (quarterfinalist)
  7.   Guy Forget (second round)
  8.   Andre Agassi (first round)
  9.   Sergi Bruguera (second round)
  10.   Karel Nováček (third round)
  11.   David Wheaton (fourth round)
  12.   Goran Ivanišević (fourth round)
  13.   Andrei Cherkasov (first round)
  14.   Emilio Sánchez (fourth round)
  15.   Petr Korda (first round)
  16.   John McEnroe (third round)

Draw

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Paul Haarhuis 6 63 4 2
WC   Jimmy Connors 4 77 6 6
WC   Jimmy Connors 3 3 2
4   Jim Courier 6 6 6
4   Jim Courier 6 77 77
6   Pete Sampras 2 64 65
4   Jim Courier 2 4 0
2   Stefan Edberg 6 6 6
5   Ivan Lendl 6 3 4 77 6
3   Michael Stich 3 6 6 65 1
5   Ivan Lendl 3 3 4
2   Stefan Edberg 6 6 6
  Javier Sánchez 3 2 3
2   Stefan Edberg 6 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   B Becker 77 6 6
  M Jaite 63 4 4 1   B Becker 6 77 6
  L Herrera 65 3 6 4   A Volkov 0 64 1
  A Volkov 77 6 3 6 1   B Becker 3 4 2
  E Jelen 6 2 1 6 2   P Haarhuis 6 6 6
  P Haarhuis 2 6 6 3 6   P Haarhuis 6 4 6 77
  M Pernfors 2 2 3   A Chesnokov 1 6 2 62
  A Chesnokov 6 6 6   P Haarhuis 6 6 6
WC   J Pugh 3 77 62 6 3   C-U Steeb 2 3 4
Q   G Stafford 6 64 77 3 6 Q   G Stafford 0 66 1
WC   C Adams 2 5 3   C-U Steeb 6 78 6
  C-U Steeb 6 7 6   C-U Steeb 3 6 6 6
Q   F Montana 77 6 3 0 3   A Boetsch 6 3 4 4
  C Bergström 65 4 6 6 6   C Bergström 2 3 1 r
  A Boetsch 6 6 3 6   A Boetsch 6 6 2
15   P Korda 1 3 6 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   K Nováček 6 5 6 6
  S Davis 3 7 1 3 10   K Nováček 61 77 6 3 6
Q   G Michibata 3 4 64   N Marques 77 65 4 6 3
  N Marques 6 6 77 10   K Nováček 1 4 3
WC   J Connors 4 64 6 6 6 WC   J Connors 6 6 6
  P McEnroe 6 77 4 2 4 WC   J Connors 6 6 6
Q   M Schapers 4 6 6 6 Q   M Schapers 2 3 2
  J F Altur 6 4 2 1 WC   J Connors 3 710 1 6 77
  M Rosset 7 3 3 6 3   A Krickstein 6 68 6 3 64
  G Raoux 5 6 6 4 6   G Raoux 1 1 4
  R Reneberg 66 77 4 2   F Clavet 6 6 6
  F Clavet 78 65 6 6   F Clavet 4 4 77 64
  J Yzaga 7 7 7   A Krickstein 6 6 60 77
  T Mayotte 5 5 5   J Yzaga 1 6 1 2 r
  A Krickstein 7 77 6   A Krickstein 6 3 6 3
8   A Agassi 5 63 2

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   J Courier 6 6 6
  N Kulti 3 4 4 4   J Courier 6 6 6
  J Arias 7 7 3 6   J Arias 3 2 0
  P Lundgren 5 5 6 3 4   J Courier 6 6 6
  C Pistolesi 6 6 3 2 2   A Järryd 3 2 2
  T Champion 3 4 6 6 6   T Champion 5 2 1 r
  A Järryd 6 6 6   A Järryd 7 6 1
  P Arraya 1 3 3 4   J Courier 6 6 6
  W Masur 4 6 6 6 14   E Sánchez 4 4 3
Q   P Williamson 6 3 3 2   W Masur 6 6 3 6
WC   M Joyce 3 78 6 6 WC   M Joyce 4 3 6 3
Q   P Crow 6 66 4 4   W Masur 4 66 65
Q   A Castle 0 7 6 7 14   E Sánchez 6 78 77
  B Wuyts 6 5 4 5 Q   A Castle 3 2 2
WC   D Witt 4 4 6 3 14   E Sánchez 6 6 6
14   E Sánchez 6 6 3 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   D Wheaton 6 4 79 6
  R Fromberg 0 6 67 3 11   D Wheaton 6 6 6
  K Evernden 6 61 4 2   H Skoff 1 2 2
  H Skoff 4 77 6 6 11   D Wheaton 77 4 6 6
WC   T Martin 6 78 6 WC   T Martin 63 6 3 4
  G Muller 3 66 2 WC   T Martin 6 6 3 4 6
Q   D Sapsford 6 7 6 Q   D Sapsford 2 3 6 6 2
  A Olhovskiy 3 5 1 11   D Wheaton 6 2 2 4
  J-P Fleurian 1 77 6 4 2 6   P Sampras 3 6 6 6
Q   S Simian 6 60 3 6 6 Q   S Simian 6 64 77 6
  K Curren 3 2 6 6 6   K Curren 3 77 64 4
  F Santoro 6 6 3 3 3 Q   S Simian 63 4 77 3
  C Pioline 65 6 2 6 3 6   P Sampras 77 6 64 6
  W Ferreira 77 4 6 2 6   W Ferreira 1 2 2 r
  C van Rensburg 0 3 2 6   P Sampras 6 6 2
6   P Sampras 6 6 6

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   I Lendl 3 2 6 77 6
  R Krajicek 6 6 4 65 0 5   I Lendl 6 6 6
Q   S Youl 64 77 4 2   P Kühnen 3 2 4
  P Kühnen 77 65 6 6 5   I Lendl 3 6 6 6
  C Saceanu 2 77 6 6   T Woodbridge 6 3 4 3
  M Vajda 6 64 4 4   C Saceanu 2 3 3
  T Woodbridge 6 6 6   T Woodbridge 6 6 6
Q   B Madsen 2 0 2 5   I Lendl 7 63 6 6
  G Bloom 6 6 2 2 4 12   G Ivanišević 5 77 4 2
  C Caratti 4 3 6 6 6   C Caratti 6 3 0 63
  L Mattar 6 3 712 6   L Mattar 3 6 6 77
WC   R Leach 3 6 610 2   L Mattar 3 2 2
  G Prpić 2 6 6 1 6 12   G Ivanišević 6 6 6
  B Gilbert 6 4 2 6 4   G Prpić 1 3 4
  H Holm 77 3 3 61 12   G Ivanišević 6 6 6
12   G Ivanišević 65 6 6 77

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   A Cherkasov 62 2 2
  J Svensson 77 6 6   J Svensson 4 5 77 3
  R Azar 3 5 3   J Hlasek 6 7 65 6
  J Hlasek 6 7 6   J Hlasek 77 63 62 64
  P Baur 0 2 3   D Rostagno 62 77 77 77
  D Rostagno 6 6 6   D Rostagno 77 6 6
  R Gilbert 6 6 5 1 77   R Gilbert 63 1 3
WC   J Palmer 1 2 7 6 65   D Rostagno 2 6 1 64
  O Camporese 5 6 7 3 6 3   M Stich 6 3 6 77
  A Mansdorf 7 4 5 6 3   O Camporese 6 1 1 4
  M Washington 6 6 6   M Washington 4 6 6 6
  J Oncins 2 2 1   M Washington 7 5 2 6 3
  A Mancini 2 4 6 77 2 3   M Stich 5 7 6 4 6
Q   J Brown 6 6 3 64 6 Q   J Brown w/o
  J Eltingh 65 1 0 3   M Stich
3   M Stich 77 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   G Forget 7 6 6
Q   M Ondruska 5 3 1 7   G Forget 6 3 2 66
  J Siemerink 5 7 3 6 6   J Siemerink 4 6 6 78
  D Poliakov 7 5 6 4 4   J Siemerink 4 4 6 77 69
  G Markus 77 77 77   G Markus 6 6 1 64 711
  D Nargiso 61 64 62   G Markus 6 1 4 77 6
  S Pescosolido 78 65 2 6 6   S Pescosolido 2 6 6 65 2
  D Pate 66 77 6 2 3   G Markus 4 2 3
  M Larsson 4 6 710 2 6   J Sánchez 6 6 6
  A Gómez 6 3 68 6 1   M Larsson 4 6 6 6
Q   D Engel 3 4 4   J Frana 6 4 2 4
  J Frana 6 6 6   M Larsson 63 0 3
  J Sánchez 6 6 3   J Sánchez 77 6 6
  A Mronz 2 3 1 r   J Sánchez 77 6 6
  T Carbonell 6 6 3 63 3 9   S Bruguera 65 3 0
9   S Bruguera 3 4 6 77 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   J McEnroe 6 6 6
Q   G Layendecker 4 3 3 16   J McEnroe 6 6 6
Q   M Laurendeau 7 710 3 7 Q   M Laurendeau 3 4 2
  R Agénor 5 68 6 5 16   J McEnroe 4 6 61 6 3
  V Paloheimo 3 7 4 1   M Chang 6 4 77 2 6
  T Witsken 6 5 6 6   T Witsken 3 0 2
  M Chang 6 6 6   M Chang 6 6 6
  M Woodforde 3 0 2   M Chang 62 5 3
  M Koevermans 4 65 2 2   S Edberg 77 7 6
  J Grabb 6 77 6   J Grabb 7 6 4 7
  J Stoltenberg 6 77 6   J Stoltenberg 5 4 6 5
  G Connell 4 65 2   J Grabb 68 6 3 4
  R Krishnan 2 1 77 7 3 2   S Edberg 710 4 6 6
  J Tarango 6 6 65 5 6   J Tarango 3 5 0
  B Shelton 4 6 64 1 2   S Edberg 6 7 6
2   S Edberg 6 2 77 6
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