1991 Paris Open

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1991 Paris Open
Date28 October – 4 November
Edition19th
Category ATP Championship Series, Single-Week
Draw48S / 24D
Prize money$1,650,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
LocationParis, France
Venue Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Champions
Singles
Flag of France.svg Guy Forget [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg John Fitzgerald / Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd [2]
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The 1991 Paris Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 19th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1991 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 28 October through 4 November 1991.

Contents

The singles draw was headlined by ATP No. 1, Tokyo, Queen's, US Open titleist, Australian Open, Wimbledon semi-finalist Stefan Edberg, Australian Open, Stockholm winner, Wimbledon, Monte Carlo, Indianapolis runner-up Boris Becker and Indian Wells, Miami and French Open champion Jim Courier. Other top seeds were Cincinnati winner Guy Forget, Pete Sampras, Sergi Bruguera and Karel Nováček.

Finals

Singles

Flag of France.svg Guy Forget defeated Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras, 7–6(11–9), 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald / Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd defeated Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones / Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

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