1991 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1991 Australian Open
Champion	Boris Becker
Runner-up	Ivan Lendl
Final score	1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

Ivan Lendl was the two-time defending champion,^[1] but was defeated by Boris Becker 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.^[2]

Seeds

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]

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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 Jonsson	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

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

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

Section 5

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

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

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

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

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

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. Retrieved 2014-03-13.

Specific

↑ "Lendl claims Australian title after Edberg injury". Associated Press (AP). The Tuscaloosa News. 1990-01-28. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
↑ Wilstein, Steve (1991-01-28). "Becker beats Lendl, wins Aussie Open". Associated Press (AP). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
↑ McG. Thomas, Jr., Robert (1991-01-13). "Aching In Australia". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

External links

1991 Australian Open – Men's Singles at the International Tennis Federation

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