1991 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs
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The 1991 Newsweek
Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs were tennis
tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament
, and was part of the ATP Super 9
of the 1991 ATP Tour
, and of the Tier II Series of the 1991 WTA Tour
. It was held from March 2 through March 16, 1991.
Jim Courier
def.
Guy Forget
, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Martina Navratilova def. 
Monica Seles
6–2, 7–6(6)
Jim Courier
/
Javier Sánchez
def. Guy Forget
/ Henri Leconte
7–6, 6–1
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs were tennis
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...
tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
, 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 II 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...
. It was held from March 2 through March 16, 1991.
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.
Guy ForgetGuy Forget
Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...
, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(4)
- It was Jim Courier's 1st title of the year and his 2nd overall. It was his 1st Masters title.
Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova def. 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...
6–2, 7–6(6)
- It was Martina Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and her 154th overall.
Men's Doubles
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...
/
Javier SánchezJavier Sánchez
Javier Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Sánchez won the US Open junior title in 1986, and then turned professional. He won his first professional doubles titles in 1987. His first top-level singles title came in 1988 at Buenos Aires. During his career he won a...
def.
Guy ForgetGuy Forget
Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...
/
Henri LeconteHenri Leconte
Henri Leconte is a former French professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991.-Biography and career:...
7–6, 6–1