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

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1991 GTE U.S. Men's Hard Court Championships
DateAugust 12–18
Edition4th
Category Championship Series
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$825,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Indianapolis, IN, U.S.
Venue Indianapolis Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso [2]
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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]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras defeated Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso defeated Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear / Flag of the United States.svg Sven Salumaa 7–6, 6–4

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References

  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. p. 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.