1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

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Singles
1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Final
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
Score6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1990  · Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon ·  1992  

The 1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles was an event of the 1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon men's tennis tournament that was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France from 14 October until 21 October 1991. The draw comprised 32 players and eight were seeded. Eighth-seeded Marc Rosset was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Fabrice Santoro. Second-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title, defeating unseeded Olivier Delaître, in the final, 6–1, 6–1. [1]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Guy Forget (first round)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras (champion)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert (semifinals)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Rostagno (first round)
  6. Flag of Argentina.svg Alberto Mancini (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Svensson (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
WC Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître 66 
3 Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 4 4  
WC Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître 1 1  
2 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 66 
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert 1 2  
2 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 66 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg G Forget 64 3
WC Flag of France.svg O Delaître 1 66WC Flag of France.svg O Delaître 66677
  Flag of France.svg C Pioline 7656  Flag of France.svg C Pioline 2 7863
  Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 5 773 WC Flag of France.svg O Delaître 677 
  Flag of the United States.svg J Kriek 776   Flag of the United States.svg J Kriek 2 63 
  Flag of Italy.svg S Pescosolido 653    Flag of the United States.svg J Kriek 66 
  Flag of France.svg F Santoro 66   Flag of France.svg F Santoro 4 4  
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset 1 3  WC Flag of France.svg O Delaître 66 
3 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 3 663 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 4 4  
SE Flag of France.svg A Boetsch 63 4 3 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 71077 
  Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian 3 2    Flag of France.svg G Raoux 6862 
  Flag of France.svg G Raoux 66 3 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 677 
WC Flag of France.svg F Fontang 0 64   Flag of the United States.svg K Curren 0 63 
SE Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg C van Rensburg 677 SE Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg C van Rensburg 1 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg K Curren 657777  Flag of the United States.svg K Curren 66 
5 Flag of the United States.svg D Rostagno 776364

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Argentina.svg A Mancini 2 777
  Flag of Germany.svg C Saceanu 65 626 Flag of Argentina.svg A Mancini 7106 
  Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 66   Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 684  
  Flag of Finland.svg V Paloheimo 2 4  6 Flag of Argentina.svg A Mancini 2 2  
Q Flag of France.svg É Winogradsky 63 64 Flag of the United States.svg B Gilbert 66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg S DeVries 1 63 Q Flag of France.svg É Winogradsky 5 1  
  Flag of Germany.svg A Mronz 3 5  4 Flag of the United States.svg B Gilbert 76 
4 Flag of the United States.svg B Gilbert 67 4 Flag of the United States.svg B Gilbert 1 2  
7 Flag of Sweden.svg J Svensson 1 6772 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg P Kühnen 63 637 Flag of Sweden.svg J Svensson 6466
  Flag of Haiti.svg R Agénor 6977  Flag of Haiti.svg R Agénor 773 1
Q Flag of Senegal.svg Y Doumbia 7115 5 7 Flag of Sweden.svg J Svensson 2 2  
  Flag of France.svg T Champion 66 2 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras 66 
WC Flag of France.svg Y Noah 4 4    Flag of France.svg T Champion 1 3  
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Nijssen 3 2  2 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras 66 
2 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras 66 

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 119, 140. ISBN   9780002184304.