1991 French Open
Encyclopedia
List of the 1991 French Open champions:
Jim Courier
def. Andre Agassi
, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Monica Seles
def.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
, 6–3, 6–4
John Fitzgerald
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Anders Järryd
def. Rick Leach
/ Jim Pugh
, 6–0, 7–6
Gigi Fernández
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Jana Novotná
def.
Larisa Savchenko Neiland / 
Natalia Zvereva, 6–4, 6–0
Helena Suková
/ Cyril Suk
def.
Caroline Vis
/ Paul Haarhuis
, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Andrei Medvedev
def. Thomas Enqvist
, 6–4, 7–6
Anna Smashnova
def.
Inés Gorrochategui
, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Thomas Enqvist
/ Magnus Martinelle
Eva Bes / Inés Gorrochategui
Men's singles
Jim CourierJim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open...
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Andre AgassiAndre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
- It was Courier's 3rd title of the year, and his 4th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Monica SelesMonica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
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Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
, 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
John FitzgeraldJohn Fitzgerald (tennis player)
John Basil Fitzgerald OAM is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand.-Playing career:...
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Anders JärrydAnders Järryd
Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...
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Rick LeachRick Leach
----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...
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Jim PughJim Pugh
Jim Pugh is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Pugh reached the World No...
, 6–0, 7–6
Women's doubles
Gigi FernándezGigi Fernández
Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand...
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Jana NovotnáJana Novotná
Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments...
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Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva, 6–4, 6–0Mixed doubles
Helena SukováHelena Suková
Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
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Cyril SukCyril Suk
Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk has won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career....
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Caroline VisCaroline Vis
Caroline Vis is a retired professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Vis turned pro in 1989. A doubles specialist, Vis won nine titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She reached the mixed doubles final at the 1991 French Open, playing with countryman Paul Haarhuis. Her career-high...
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Paul HaarhuisPaul Haarhuis
Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:...
, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Boys' singles
Andrei MedvedevAndrei Medvedev
Andriy Medvedev , is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Medvedev made a splash on the international tennis scene when, as a 17-year-old, he won titles in Genoa and Stuttgart...
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Thomas EnqvistThomas Enqvist
Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team...
, 6–4, 7–6
Girls' singles
Anna SmashnovaAnna Smashnova
Anna Smashnova is a former professional tennis player from Israel. She retired from professional tennis after Wimbledon 2007.Smashnova, who has been noted as having a great last name for a tennis player, reached her career-high singles ranking of World # 15 in 2003. She was in 13 finals, and won...
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Inés GorrochateguiInes Gorrochategui
Inés Gorrochategui is a former professional female tennis player from Argentina. She reached her career-high singles ranking World No...
, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Boys' doubles
Thomas EnqvistThomas Enqvist
Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team...
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Magnus MartinelleGirls' doubles
Eva Bes / Inés GorrochateguiInes Gorrochategui
Inés Gorrochategui is a former professional female tennis player from Argentina. She reached her career-high singles ranking World No...