1991 Lipton International Players Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1991 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Miami tournament
, and was part of the ATP Super 9
of the 1991 ATP Tour
, and of the Tier I Series of the 1991 WTA Tour
. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park
in Key Biscayne
, Florida
in the United States, from March 11 through March 25, 1991.
The men's field was headlined by. Other top players in the field were.
The women's field was led by. Among other players competing were.
Jim Courier
def. David Wheaton
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Monica Seles
def.
Gabriela Sabatini
6–3, 7–5
/ Piet Norval
def. Ken Flach
/ Robert Seguso
6–0, 7–6
Mary Joe Fernandez
/ Zina Garrison Jackson def. Gigi Fernández
/
Jana Novotná
7–5, 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Miami tournament
Miami Masters
The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...
, and was part of the ATP Super 9
ATP Masters Series
The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...
of the 1991 ATP Tour
1991 ATP Tour
The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour...
, and of the Tier I Series of the 1991 WTA Tour
1991 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park
Tennis Center at Crandon Park
The 13,300-seat Stadium Court is the centerpiece of the Tennis Center at Crandon Park facility, home of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida since 1987. The Sony Ericsson Open uses 12 courts in competition courts, plus six practice courts...
in Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne is an island located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. It is the southernmost of the barrier islands along the Atlantic coast of Florida, and lies south of Miami Beach and southeast of Miami...
, Florida
Florida
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in the United States, from March 11 through March 25, 1991.
The men's field was headlined by. Other top players in the field were.
The women's field was led by. Among other players competing were.
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...
def.
David WheatonDavid Wheaton
David Wheaton is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Born in Minneapolis, Wheaton played in his first tournament at age eight, and won the Minnesota State High School tennis title in 1984, as a ninth grader. In 1987, he won the US Open junior title and was ranked the No. 1...
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
- It was Jim Courier's 2nd title of the year and his 3rd overall. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year and overall.
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...
def.
Gabriela SabatiniGabriela Sabatini
Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s...
6–3, 7–5
- It was Aranxta Sánchez Vicario's 1st title of the year and her 7th overall. It was her 1st career Tier I title.
Men's Doubles
Wayne FerreiraWayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School....
/ Piet Norval
Piet Norval
Pieter Norval is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he partnered Wayne Ferreira...
def.
Ken FlachKen Flach
Kenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles...
/
Robert SegusoRobert Seguso
Robert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No...
6–0, 7–6
Women's Doubles
Mary Joe FernandezMary Joe Fernández
Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player...
/
Zina Garrison Jackson def. 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...
7–5, 6–2