1991 GTE U.S. Men's Hard Court Championships

The 1991 GTE U.S. Men's Hard Court Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States that was part of the Championship Series of the 1991 ATP Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from August 12 through August 18, 1991. Fifth-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title and earned $137,500 first-prize money.[3][4]

1991 GTE U.S. Men's Hard Court Championships
DateAugust 12–18
Edition4th
CategoryChampionship Series
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$825,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationIndianapolis, IN, U.S.
VenueIndianapolis Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
United States Pete Sampras[1]
Doubles
United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso[2]
← 1990 · Indianapolis Tennis Championships · 1992 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Pete Sampras defeated   Boris Becker 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3

  • It was Sampras' 2nd singles title of the year and the 6th of his career.

Doubles

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  Ken Flach /   Robert Seguso defeated   Kent Kinnear /   Sven Salumaa 7–6, 6–4

  • It was Flach's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 29th of his career. It was Seguso's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 29th of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1991 Indianapolis – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1991 Indianapolis – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 119, 131. ISBN 9780002184304.
  4. ^ Mark Ambrogi (August 19, 1991). "Sampras outduels Becker". The Indianapolis Star. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com. Sampras, who moved from eighth to sixth in the world rankings with the victory, earned $135,000 from the &1 million purse.
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