1991 Internationaux de Strasbourg

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1991 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Date20–26 May
Edition5th
Category Tier IV
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money $150,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Strasbourg, France
VenueLigue d'Alsace de Tenis
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Zrubáková
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil / Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Rehe
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The 1991 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Ligue d'Alsace de Tenis in Strasbourg, France that was part of Tier IV of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 20 May until 26 May 1991. Unseeded Radka Zrubáková won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money. [1]

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.

Clay court type of tennis court

A clay court is one of many different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, brick, or other unbound mineral aggregates. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness.

Strasbourg Prefecture and commune in Grand Est, France

Strasbourg is the capital and largest city of the Grand Est region of France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located at the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin department. In 2016, the city proper had 279,284 inhabitants and both the Eurométropole de Strasbourg and the Arrondissement of Strasbourg had 491,409 inhabitants. Strasbourg's metropolitan area had a population of 785,839 in 2015, making it the ninth largest metro area in France and home to 13% of the Grand Est region's inhabitants. The transnational Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau had a population of 915,000 inhabitants in 2014.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Zrubáková defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)

Radomira "Radka" Zrubáková is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.

Rachel McQuillan is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. She won 5 WTA Tour doubles titles, as well as 14 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 1995 and 1998 French Opens and at the 1996 US Open, each time partnering David Macpherson. She won a bronze medal in doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics, partnering Nicole Bradtke. McQuillan reached career high rankings of No. 28 in singles and No. 15 in doubles.

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil / Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Rehe defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf / Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4

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.

Stephanie Rehe is a retired American tennis player who played on the WTA Tour between 1985 and 1993. She won five singles and two doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 10 in March 1989.

Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who was a quarterfinalist at the singles event of the 1992 French Open, a finalist in doubles at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, and a four-time mixed doubles Grand Slam champion. She also finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

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References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 152, 175. ISBN   9780002184304.
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