1991 BMW European Indoors

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1991 BMW European Indoors
Date 7–13 October
Edition 8th
Category Tier II
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money $350,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Zürich, Switzerland
Venue Saalsporthalle Allmend
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Strnadová
  1990  · Zurich Open ·  1992  

The 1991 BMW European Indoors was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zürich in Switzerland and was part of Tier II of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 7 October through 13 October 1991. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fifth at the event, and earned $70,000 first-prize money. [1] [2] [3]

Tennis ball sport with racket and net

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

Carpet court type of tennis court

A carpet court is a type of tennis court. The International Tennis Federation defines carpet courts as a "textile surface of woven or non-woven nylon, or a polymeric or rubber material, typically supplied in rolls or sheets" and as a removable surface. It is one of the fastest court types second only to grass courts. The use of carpet courts in Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) competitions ended in 2009 to reduce injuries. As of 2019, only one Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament in Quebec City is played on carpet.

Zürich Place in Switzerland

Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. The municipality has approximately 409,000 inhabitants, the urban agglomeration 1.315 million and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million. Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zürich Airport and railway station are the largest and busiest in the country.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–4

This is a list of the main career statistics of professional tennis player Steffi Graf.

Doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Strnadová defeated Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison-Jackson / Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–3

Jana Novotná Czech tennis player

Jana Novotná was a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career.

Andrea Strnadová is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic born on 28 May 1972.

Lori McNeil is an American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a singles semi-finalist at both the US Open in 1987 and Wimbledon in 1994, a women's doubles finalist at the Australian Open in 1987 with Zina Garrison and French Open mixed doubles winner in 1988 with Jorge Lozano.

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1992). World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 153–154, 170. ISBN   9780002184304.
  2. "Top-ranked Steffi Graf easily disposed of fifth-ranked Helena Sukova..." UPI . 12 October 1991.
  3. "Graf wins European Indoors". UPI . 13 October 1991.