1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

The 1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles was an event of the 1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon men's tennis tournament that was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France from 14 October until 21 October 1991. The draw comprised 32 players and eight were seeded. Eighth-seeded Marc Rosset was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Fabrice Santoro. Second-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title, defeating unseeded Olivier Delaître, in the final, 6–1, 6–1.[1]

Singles
1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Final
ChampionUnited States Pete Sampras
Runner-upFrance Olivier Delaître
Score6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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  1.   Guy Forget (first round)
  2.   Pete Sampras (champion)
  3.   Sergi Bruguera (semifinals)
  4.   Brad Gilbert (semifinals)
  5.   Derrick Rostagno (first round)
  6.   Alberto Mancini (quarterfinals)
  7.   Jonas Svensson (quarterfinals)
  8.   Marc Rosset (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
WC   Olivier Delaître 6 6  
3   Sergi Bruguera 4 4  
WC   Olivier Delaître 1 1  
2   Pete Sampras 6 6  
4   Brad Gilbert 1 2  
2   Pete Sampras 6 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   G Forget 6 4 3
WC   O Delaître 1 6 6 WC   O Delaître 6 66 77
    C Pioline 7 65 6     C Pioline 2 78 63
    T Carbonell 5 77 3 WC   O Delaître 6 77  
    J Kriek 77 6       J Kriek 2 63  
    S Pescosolido 65 3       J Kriek 6 6  
    F Santoro 6 6       F Santoro 4 4  
8   M Rosset 1 3   WC   O Delaître 6 6  
3   S Bruguera 3 6 6 3   S Bruguera 4 4  
SE   A Boetsch 6 3 4 3   S Bruguera 710 77  
    J-P Fleurian 3 2       G Raoux 68 62  
    G Raoux 6 6   3   S Bruguera 6 77  
WC   F Fontang 0 64       K Curren 0 63  
SE   C van Rensburg 6 77   SE   C van Rensburg 1 2  
    K Curren 65 77 77     K Curren 6 6  
5   D Rostagno 77 63 64

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   A Mancini 2 7 77
    C Saceanu 6 5 62 6   A Mancini 710 6  
    N Kulti 6 6       N Kulti 68 4  
    V Paloheimo 2 4   6   A Mancini 2 2  
Q   É Winogradsky 6 3 6 4   B Gilbert 6 6  
Q   S DeVries 1 6 3 Q   É Winogradsky 5 1  
    A Mronz 3 5   4   B Gilbert 7 6  
4   B Gilbert 6 7   4   B Gilbert 1 2  
7   J Svensson 1 6 77 2   P Sampras 6 6  
    P Kühnen 6 3 63 7   J Svensson 64 6 6
    R Agénor 69 7 7     R Agénor 77 3 1
Q   Y Doumbia 711 5 5 7   J Svensson 2 2  
    T Champion 6 6   2   P Sampras 6 6  
WC   Y Noah 4 4       T Champion 1 3  
Q   T Nijssen 3 2   2   P Sampras 6 6  
2   P Sampras 6 6  

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 119, 140. ISBN 9780002184304.
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