1991_Grand_Prix_de_Tennis_de_Lyon_–_Singles

1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

1991 tennis event results

The 1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles was an event of the 1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon men's tennis tournament that was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France from 14 October until 21 October 1991. The draw comprised 32 players and eight were seeded. Eighth-seeded Marc Rosset was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Fabrice Santoro. Second-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title, defeating unseeded Olivier Delaître, in the final, 6–1, 6–1.[1]

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Seeds

  1. France Guy Forget (first round)
  2. United States Pete Sampras (champion)
  3. Spain Sergi Bruguera (semifinals)
  4. United States Brad Gilbert (semifinals)
  5. United States Derrick Rostagno (first round)
  6. Argentina Alberto Mancini (quarterfinals)
  7. Sweden Jonas Svensson (quarterfinals)
  8. Switzerland Marc Rosset (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
WC France Olivier Delaître 6 6  
3 Spain Sergi Bruguera 4 4  
WC France Olivier Delaître 1 1  
2 United States Pete Sampras 6 6  
4 United States Brad Gilbert 1 2  
2 United States Pete Sampras 6 6  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 France G Forget 6 4 3
WC France O Delaître 1 6 6 WC France O Delaître 6 66 77
  France C Pioline 7 65 6   France C Pioline 2 78 63
  Spain T Carbonell 5 77 3 WC France O Delaître 6 77  
  United States J Kriek 77 6     United States J Kriek 2 63  
  Italy S Pescosolido 65 3     United States J Kriek 6 6  
  France F Santoro 6 6     France F Santoro 4 4  
8 Switzerland M Rosset 1 3   WC France O Delaître 6 6  
3 Spain S Bruguera 3 6 6 3 Spain S Bruguera 4 4  
SE France A Boetsch 6 3 4 3 Spain S Bruguera 710 77  
  France J-P Fleurian 3 2     France G Raoux 68 62  
  France G Raoux 6 6   3 Spain S Bruguera 6 77  
WC France F Fontang 0 64     United States K Curren 0 63  
SE South Africa C van Rensburg 6 77   SE South Africa C van Rensburg 1 2  
  United States K Curren 65 77 77   United States K Curren 6 6  
5 United States D Rostagno 77 63 64

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Argentina A Mancini 2 7 77
  Germany C Saceanu 6 5 62 6 Argentina A Mancini 710 6  
  Sweden N Kulti 6 6     Sweden N Kulti 68 4  
  Finland V Paloheimo 2 4   6 Argentina A Mancini 2 2  
Q France É Winogradsky 6 3 6 4 United States B Gilbert 6 6  
Q United States S DeVries 1 6 3 Q France É Winogradsky 5 1  
  Germany A Mronz 3 5   4 United States B Gilbert 7 6  
4 United States B Gilbert 6 7   4 United States B Gilbert 1 2  
7 Sweden J Svensson 1 6 77 2 United States P Sampras 6 6  
  Germany P Kühnen 6 3 63 7 Sweden J Svensson 64 6 6
  Haiti R Agénor 69 7 7   Haiti R Agénor 77 3 1
Q Senegal Y Doumbia 711 5 5 7 Sweden J Svensson 2 2  
  France T Champion 6 6   2 United States P Sampras 6 6  
WC France Y Noah 4 4     France T Champion 1 3  
Q Netherlands T Nijssen 3 2   2 United States P Sampras 6 6  
2 United States P Sampras 6 6  

References

  1. [1]
    John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 119, 140. ISBN 9780002184304.
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