1991 French Open

1991 French Open
Date 27 May - 9 June
Edition 95th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Jim Courier
Women's Singles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Men's Doubles
Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd
Women's Doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Mixed Doubles
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková / Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk

The 1991 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June. It was the 95th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1991.

Seniors

Men's singles[1]

United States Jim Courier defeated United States Andre Agassi, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Courier's third title of the year, and his fourth overall. It was his first career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Seles's 4th title of the year, and her 14th overall. It was her 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French Open title.

Men's doubles

Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated United States Rick Leach / United States Jim Pugh, 6–0, 7–6

Women's doubles

United States Gigi Fernández / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná defeated Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva, 6–4, 6–0

Mixed doubles

Czechoslovakia Helena Suková / Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk defeated Netherlands Caroline Vis / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Juniors

Boys' singles

Ukraine Andrei Medvedev defeated Sweden Thomas Enqvist, 6–4, 7–6

Girls' singles

Israel Anna Smashnova defeated Argentina Inés Gorrochategui, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Boys' doubles

Sweden Thomas Enqvist / Sweden Magnus Martinelle defeated Austria Julian Knowle / Austria Johannes Unterberger, 6–1, 6–3

Girls' doubles

Spain Eva Bes / Argentina Inés Gorrochategui defeated Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Málková / Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová, 6–1, 6–3

Notes

  1. ↑ It was the first all-American men's singles final since 1954, when Tony Trabert beat Art Larsen.
Preceded by
1991 Australian Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1991 Wimbledon Championships
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