1991 US Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1991 US Open
Final
Champion	Stefan Edberg
Runner-up	Jim Courier
Score	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Stefan Edberg defeated Jim Courier in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 US Open. It was his first US Open singles title and fifth major singles title overall.

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Courier.

Five-time champion Jimmy Connors, who turned 39 during the tournament, entered as a wildcard and impressively reached the semifinals before losing to Courier. Connors became the oldest male semifinalist at the tournament since Ken Rosewall in 1974.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Stefan Edberg was the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Boris Becker (third round)
Stefan Edberg (champion)
Michael Stich (quarterfinalist)
Jim Courier (finalist)
Ivan Lendl (semifinalist)
Pete Sampras (quarterfinalist)
Guy Forget (second round)
Andre Agassi (first round)
Sergi Bruguera (second round)
Karel Nováček (third round)
David Wheaton (fourth round)
Goran Ivanišević (fourth round)
Andrei Cherkasov (first round)
Emilio Sánchez (fourth round)
Petr Korda (first round)
John McEnroe (third round)

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

	Paul Haarhuis	6	6³	4	2

WC	Jimmy Connors	4	7⁷	6	6
							WC	Jimmy Connors	3	3	2

							4	Jim Courier	6	6	6
4	Jim Courier	6	7⁷	7⁷

6	Pete Sampras	2	6⁴	6⁵
												4	Jim Courier	2	4	0

												2	Stefan Edberg	6	6	6
5	Ivan Lendl	6	3	4	7⁷	6

3	Michael Stich	3	6	6	6⁵	1
							5	Ivan Lendl	3	3	4

							2	Stefan Edberg	6	6	6
	Javier Sánchez	3	2	3

2	Stefan Edberg	6	6	6

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

1	B Becker	7⁷	6	6
	M Jaite	6³	4	4			1	B Becker	6	7⁷	6
	L Herrera	6⁵	3	6	4			A Volkov	0	6⁴	1
	A Volkov	7⁷	6	3	6								1	B Becker	3	4	2
	E Jelen	6	2	1	6	2								P Haarhuis	6	6	6
	P Haarhuis	2	6	6	3	6		P Haarhuis	6	4	6	7⁷
	M Pernfors	2	2	3				A Chesnokov	1	6	2	6²
	A Chesnokov	6	6	6																P Haarhuis	6	6	6
WC	J Pugh	3	7⁷	6²	6	3														C-U Steeb	2	3	4
Q	G Stafford	6	6⁴	7⁷	3	6	Q	G Stafford	0	6⁶	1
WC	C Adams	2	5	3				C-U Steeb	6	7⁸	6
	C-U Steeb	6	7	6										C-U Steeb	3	6	6	6
Q	F Montana	7⁷	6	3	0	3								A Boetsch	6	3	4	4
	C Bergström	6⁵	4	6	6	6		C Bergström	2	3	1	r
	A Boetsch	6	6	3	6			A Boetsch	6	6	2
15	P Korda	1	3	6	2

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

10	K Nováček	6	5	6	6
	S Davis	3	7	1	3		10	K Nováček	6¹	7⁷	6	3	6
Q	G Michibata	3	4	6⁴				N Marques	7⁷	6⁵	4	6	3
	N Marques	6	6	7⁷										10	K Nováček	1	4	3
WC	J Connors	4	6⁴	6	6	6								WC	J Connors	6	6	6
	P McEnroe	6	7⁷	4	2	4	WC	J Connors	6	6	6
Q	M Schapers	4	6	6	6		Q	M Schapers	2	3	2
	J F Altur	6	4	2	1															WC	J Connors	3	7¹⁰	1	6	7⁷
	M Rosset	7	3	3	6	3															A Krickstein	6	6⁸	6	3	6⁴
	G Raoux	5	6	6	4	6		G Raoux	1	1	4
	R Reneberg	6⁶	7⁷	4	2			F Clavet	6	6	6
	F Clavet	7⁸	6⁵	6	6										F Clavet	4	4	7⁷	6⁴
	J Yzaga	7	7	7											A Krickstein	6	6	6⁰	7⁷
	T Mayotte	5	5	5				J Yzaga	1	6	1	2	r
	A Krickstein	7	7⁷	6				A Krickstein	6	3	6	3
8	A Agassi	5	6³	2

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

4	J Courier	6	6	6
	N Kulti	3	4	4			4	J Courier	6	6	6
	J Arias	7	7	3	6			J Arias	3	2	0
	P Lundgren	5	5	6	3								4	J Courier	6	6	6
	C Pistolesi	6	6	3	2	2								A Järryd	3	2	2
	T Champion	3	4	6	6	6		T Champion	5	2	1	r
	A Järryd	6	6	6				A Järryd	7	6	1
	P Arraya	1	3	3														4	J Courier	6	6	6
	W Masur	4	6	6	6													14	E Sánchez	4	4	3
Q	P Williamson	6	3	3	2			W Masur	6	6	3	6
WC	M Joyce	3	7⁸	6	6		WC	M Joyce	4	3	6	3
Q	P Crow	6	6⁶	4	4									W Masur	4	6⁶	6⁵
Q	A Castle	0	7	6	7								14	E Sánchez	6	7⁸	7⁷
	B Wuyts	6	5	4	5		Q	A Castle	3	2	2
WC	D Witt	4	4	6	3		14	E Sánchez	6	6	6
14	E Sánchez	6	6	3	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

11	D Wheaton	6	4	7⁹	6
	R Fromberg	0	6	6⁷	3		11	D Wheaton	6	6	6
	K Evernden	6	6¹	4	2			H Skoff	1	2	2
	H Skoff	4	7⁷	6	6									11	D Wheaton	7⁷	4	6	6
WC	T Martin	6	7⁸	6										WC	T Martin	6³	6	3	4
	G Muller	3	6⁶	2			WC	T Martin	6	6	3	4	6
Q	D Sapsford	6	7	6			Q	D Sapsford	2	3	6	6	2
	A Olhovskiy	3	5	1																11	D Wheaton	6	2	2	4
	J-P Fleurian	1	7⁷	6	4	2														6	P Sampras	3	6	6	6
Q	S Simian	6	6⁰	3	6	6	Q	S Simian	6	6⁴	7⁷	6
	K Curren	3	2	6	6	6		K Curren	3	7⁷	6⁴	4
	F Santoro	6	6	3	3	3								Q	S Simian	6³	4	7⁷	3
	C Pioline	6⁵	6	2	6	3								6	P Sampras	7⁷	6	6⁴	6
	W Ferreira	7⁷	4	6	2	6		W Ferreira	1	2	2	r
	C van Rensburg	0	3	2			6	P Sampras	6	6	2
6	P Sampras	6	6	6

Section 5

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

5	I Lendl	3	2	6	7⁷	6
	R Krajicek	6	6	4	6⁵	0	5	I Lendl	6	6	6
Q	S Youl	6⁴	7⁷	4	2			P Kühnen	3	2	4
	P Kühnen	7⁷	6⁵	6	6								5	I Lendl	3	6	6	6
	C Saceanu	2	7⁷	6	6									T Woodbridge	6	3	4	3
	M Vajda	6	6⁴	4	4			C Saceanu	2	3	3
	T Woodbridge	6	6	6				T Woodbridge	6	6	6
Q	B Madsen	2	0	2															5	I Lendl	7	6³	6	6
	G Bloom	6	6	2	2	4													12	G Ivanišević	5	7⁷	4	2
	C Caratti	4	3	6	6	6		C Caratti	6	3	0	6³
	L Mattar	6	3	7¹²	6			L Mattar	3	6	6	7⁷
WC	R Leach	3	6	6¹⁰	2									L Mattar	3	2	2
	G Prpić	2	6	6	1	6							12	G Ivanišević	6	6	6
	B Gilbert	6	4	2	6	4		G Prpić	1	3	4
	H Holm	7⁷	3	3	6¹		12	G Ivanišević	6	6	6
12	G Ivanišević	6⁵	6	6	7⁷

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

13	A Cherkasov	6²	2	2
	J Svensson	7⁷	6	6				J Svensson	4	5	7⁷	3
	R Azar	3	5	3				J Hlasek	6	7	6⁵	6
	J Hlasek	6	7	6										J Hlasek	7⁷	6³	6²	6⁴
	P Baur	0	2	3										D Rostagno	6²	7⁷	7⁷	7⁷
	D Rostagno	6	6	6				D Rostagno	7⁷	6	6
	R Gilbert	6	6	5	1	7⁷		R Gilbert	6³	1	3
WC	J Palmer	1	2	7	6	6⁵															D Rostagno	2	6	1	6⁴
	O Camporese	5	6	7	3	6														3	M Stich	6	3	6	7⁷
	A Mansdorf	7	4	5	6	3		O Camporese	6	1	1	4
	M Washington	6	6	6				M Washington	4	6	6	6
	J Oncins	2	2	1										M Washington	7	5	2	6	3
	A Mancini	2	4	6	7⁷	2							3	M Stich	5	7	6	4	6
Q	J Brown	6	6	3	6⁴	6	Q	J Brown	w/o
	J Eltingh	6⁵	1	0			3	M Stich
3	M Stich	7⁷	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

7	G Forget	7	6	6
Q	M Ondruska	5	3	1			7	G Forget	6	3	2	6⁶
	J Siemerink	5	7	3	6	6		J Siemerink	4	6	6	7⁸
	D Poliakov	7	5	6	4	4									J Siemerink	4	4	6	7⁷	6⁹
	G Markus	7⁷	7⁷	7⁷											G Markus	6	6	1	6⁴	7¹¹
	D Nargiso	6¹	6⁴	6²				G Markus	6	1	4	7⁷	6
	S Pescosolido	7⁸	6⁵	2	6	6		S Pescosolido	2	6	6	6⁵	2
	D Pate	6⁶	7⁷	6	2	3																G Markus	4	2	3
	M Larsson	4	6	7¹⁰	2	6																J Sánchez	6	6	6
	A Gómez	6	3	6⁸	6	1		M Larsson	4	6	6	6
Q	D Engel	3	4	4				J Frana	6	4	2	4
	J Frana	6	6	6											M Larsson	6³	0	3
	J Sánchez	6	6	3											J Sánchez	7⁷	6	6
	A Mronz	2	3	1	r			J Sánchez	7⁷	6	6
	T Carbonell	6	6	3	6³	3	9	S Bruguera	6⁵	3	0
9	S Bruguera	3	4	6	7⁷	6

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

16	J McEnroe	6	6	6
Q	G Layendecker	4	3	3			16	J McEnroe	6	6	6
Q	M Laurendeau	7	7¹⁰	3	7		Q	M Laurendeau	3	4	2
	R Agénor	5	6⁸	6	5								16	J McEnroe	4	6	6¹	6	3
	V Paloheimo	3	7	4	1									M Chang	6	4	7⁷	2	6
	T Witsken	6	5	6	6			T Witsken	3	0	2
	M Chang	6	6	6				M Chang	6	6	6
	M Woodforde	3	0	2																	M Chang	6²	5	3
	M Koevermans	4	6⁵	2																2	S Edberg	7⁷	7	6
	J Grabb	6	7⁷	6				J Grabb	7	6	4	7
	J Stoltenberg	6	7⁷	6				J Stoltenberg	5	4	6	5
	G Connell	4	6⁵	2										J Grabb	6⁸	6	3	4
	R Krishnan	2	1	7⁷	7	3							2	S Edberg	7¹⁰	4	6	6
	J Tarango	6	6	6⁵	5	6		J Tarango	3	5	0
	B Shelton	4	6	6⁴	1		2	S Edberg	6	7	6
2	S Edberg	6	2	7⁷	6

External links

Preceded by 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1992 Australian Open – Men's singles