The 1991 Banespa Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hotel Transamerica in São Paulo, Brazil that was part of the World Series category of the 1991 ATP Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place from 4 November through 10 November 1991. Unseeded Christian Miniussi, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser, won the singles title.[3][4]

1991 Banespa Open
Date4–10 November
Edition6th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$225,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSão Paulo, Brazil
VenueHotel Transamerica
Champions
Singles
Argentina Christian Miniussi[1]
Doubles
Ecuador Andrés Gómez / Brazil Jaime Oncins[2]
← 1990 · ATP São Paulo · 1992 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Christian Miniussi defeated   Jaime Oncins 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Miniussi's only singles title of his career.

Doubles

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  Andrés Gómez /   Jaime Oncins defeated   Jorge Lozano /   Cássio Motta 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Gómez's only doubles title of the year and the 32nd of his career. It was Oncins's only doubles title of the year and the first of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1991 São Paulo – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1991 São Paulo – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "Banespa Open". Daily Press. 11 November 1991. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 119, 141. ISBN 9780002184304.
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