1991 Paris Open – Singles

Singles
1991 Paris Open
Final
Champion	Guy Forget
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Score	7–6^(11–9), 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 1991 Paris Open

Guy Forget defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 7–6^(11–9), 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Paris Open. Forget became the first French champion of the Paris Open.

Stefan Edberg was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Michael Chang.^[1]

Seeds

1. Stefan Edberg (third round)
2. Boris Becker (third round, withdrew)
3. Jim Courier (third round)
4. Michael Stich (withdrew)
5. Guy Forget (champion)
6. Pete Sampras (final)
7. Sergi Bruguera (third round)
8. Karel Nováček (quarterfinals)
9. Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
10. David Wheaton (second round)
11. Goran Ivanišević (third round)
12. Derrick Rostagno (third round)
13. Jakob Hlasek (second round)
14. Brad Gilbert (second round)
15. Goran Prpić (second round)
16. Michael Chang (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	16	Michael Chang	7	6
	9	Petr Korda	5	1
								16	Michael Chang	6	4	3
								6	Pete Sampras	2	6	6
		Alexander Volkov	2	3
	6	Pete Sampras	6	6
															6	Pete Sampras	6^9	6	7	4	4
															5	Guy Forget	7^11	4	5	6	6
	5	Guy Forget	6	3	6
		Omar Camporese	1	6	3
								5	Guy Forget	7	6
									Jonas Svensson	5	4
	8	Karel Nováček	4	2
		Jonas Svensson	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Edberg	6	6^1	6
	Q	J Grabb	6	5	6^2			Q	T Högstedt	0	7^7	3
	Q	T Högstedt	3	7	7^7										1	S Edberg	6	1	4
	Q	R Gilbert	2	7	7										16	M Chang	2	6	6
		A Järryd	6	5	5			Q	R Gilbert	6^7	6	6^1
								16	M Chang	7^9	3	7^7
																						16	M Chang	7	6
																						9	P Korda	5	1
								9	P Korda	3	6	7^7
	Q	J Stoltenberg	3	7	7^7			Q	J Stoltenberg	6	4	6^1
		A Mancini	6	5	6^2										9	P Korda	6	6
		C-U Steeb	6^7	6	4										7	S Bruguera	2	4
	Q	W Masur	7^9	4	6			Q	W Masur	6	6^1	2
								7	S Bruguera	4	7^7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	W Ferreira	5	3
		A Chesnokov	4	2				WC	A Boetsch	7	6
	WC	A Boetsch	6	6											WC	A Boetsch	5	2
		M Rosset	3	4												A Volkov	7	6
		A Volkov	6	6					A Volkov	6	2	6
								14	B Gilbert	2	6	3
																							A Volkov	2	3
																						6	P Sampras	6	6
								11	G Ivanišević	6	6
		C Bergström	1	6^4					J McEnroe	4	4
		J McEnroe	6	7^7											11	G Ivanišević	3	7^7	6^5
		A Cherkasov	6	7											6	P Sampras	6	6^5	7^7
		R Reneberg	4	5					A Cherkasov	6^3	2
								6	P Sampras	7^7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	G Forget	6	6
		P McEnroe	6	7^7					P McEnroe	3	2
		M Jaite	3	6^5											5	G Forget	4	6	6
	WC	Y Noah	7	6											12	D Rostagno	6	3	1
		F Santoro	5	3				WC	Y Noah	3	3
								12	D Rostagno	6	6
																						5	G Forget	6	3	6
																							O Camporese	1	6	3
								13	J Hlasek	6^5	6	3
		O Camporese	7^7	1	6				O Camporese	7^7	4	6
		T Champion	6^1	6	4											O Camporese	7^7	6
		R Agénor	7	4	2										3	J Courier	6^4	3
	WC	J Connors	5	6	6			WC	J Connors	2	3
								3	J Courier	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	K Nováček	6	6
		M Washington	7^7	6					M Washington	4	4
		T Woodbridge	6^2	2											8	K Nováček	6	6
	WC	C Pioline	6^7	2											Q	N Kulti	3	2
	Q	N Kulti	7^9	6				Q	N Kulti	6	6
								10	D Wheaton	3	3
																						8	K Nováček	4	2
																							J Svensson	6	6
								15	G Prpić	2	2
		R Krajicek	3	2					J Svensson	6	6
		J Svensson	6	6												J Svensson	w/o
		J Siemerink	2	6	4										2	B Becker
		H Skoff	6	0	6				H Skoff	2	4
								2	B Becker	6	6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 119, 133. ISBN 9780002184304.

External links

• ATP main draw