1991 Thriftway ATP Championships
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The 1991 Cincinnati Open, known by the corporate title of the Thriftway ATP Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 90th edition of the tournament
and was part of the ATP Super 9
of the 1991 ATP Tour
It took place in Cincinnati, Ohio
, USA, from August 12 through August 19 1991.
The tournament had previously appeared on the Tier III of the WTA Tour but no event was held from 1989 to 2003.
The men's field was headlined by. Other top seeds were.
Guy Forget
def.
Pete Sampras
, 2–6, 7–6(4), 6–4
Ken Flach
/ Robert Seguso
def.
Grant Connell
/ Glenn Michibata
6–7, 6–4, 7–5
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...
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...
It took place in Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio
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, USA, from August 12 through August 19 1991.
The tournament had previously appeared on the Tier III of the WTA Tour but no event was held from 1989 to 2003.
The men's field was headlined by. Other top seeds were.
Singles
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:...
def.
Pete SamprasPete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
, 2–6, 7–6(4), 6–4
- It was Guy Forget's 3rd title of the year and his 6th overall. It was his 1st Masters title.
Doubles
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...
def.
Grant ConnellGrant Connell
Grant Connell is a former professional tennis player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s....
/
Glenn MichibataGlenn Michibata
Glenn Michibata is a former professional tennis player and current head coach of the Princeton University Tigers collegiate tennis team.-As a pro singles player:...
6–7, 6–4, 7–5