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1991 French Open

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1991 French Open
Date27 May – 9 June 1991
Edition90
Category61st Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
United States Jim Courier
Women's singles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Men's doubles
Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd
Women's doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Mixed doubles
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková / Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk
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The 1991 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June. It was the 95th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1991.

Seniors

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Men's singles

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United States Jim Courier defeated United States Andre Agassi[a], 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Courier's third title of the year, and his fourth overall. It was his first career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Seles's 4th title of the year, and her 14th overall. It was her 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French Open title.

Men's doubles

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Australia John Fitzgerald / Sweden Anders Järryd defeated United States Rick Leach / United States Jim Pugh, 6–0, 7–6

Women's doubles

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United States Gigi Fernández / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná defeated Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva, 6–4, 6–0

Mixed doubles

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Czechoslovakia Helena Suková / Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk defeated Netherlands Caroline Vis / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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Ukraine Andrei Medvedev defeated Sweden Thomas Enqvist, 6–4, 7–6

Girls' singles

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Israel Anna Smashnova defeated Argentina Inés Gorrochategui, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Boys' doubles

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Sweden Thomas Enqvist / Sweden Magnus Martinelle defeated Austria Julian Knowle / Austria Johannes Unterberger, 6–1, 6–3

Girls' doubles

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Spain Eva Bes / Argentina Inés Gorrochategui defeated Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Málková / Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová, 6–1, 6–3

Notes

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  1. ^ It was the first all-American men's singles final since 1954, when Tony Trabert beat Art Larsen.
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