French Open 1991

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French Open 1991
Date: May 27–9. June 1991
Edition: 90th  French Open
Place: Roland Garros, Paris
Covering: sand
Defending champion
Men's singles : EcuadorEcuador Andrés Gómez
Ladies singles : Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Monica Seles
Men's double : SpainSpain Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
Ladies doubles : CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Jana Novotná Helena Suková
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
Mixed : SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jorge Lozano
MexicoMexico 
winner
Men's singles : United StatesUnited States Jim Courier
Ladies singles : Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Monica Seles
Men's double : AustraliaAustralia John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
SwedenSweden 
Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
Mixed : CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Helena Suková Cyril Suk
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
Grand Slams 1991

The 90th French Open 1991 was a Grand Slam tennis clay court tournament hosted by the ITF . It took place from May 27th to June 9th 1991 in Roland Garros , Paris , France .

The defending champions in the singles were Andrés Gómez for the men and Monica Seles for the women. In the men's doubles Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez Vicario , in the women's doubles Jana Novotná and Helena Suková and in the mixed Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Jorge Lozano the defending champions.

Men's singles

Main article: French Open 1991 / men's singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SwedenSweden Stefan Edberg Quarter finals
02. GermanyGermany Boris Becker Semifinals
03. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl retreat
04th United StatesUnited States Andre Agassi final

05. SpainSpain Sergi Bruguera 2nd round

06th United StatesUnited States Pete Sampras 2nd round

07th FranceFrance Guy Forget Round of 16

08th. Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Goran Ivanišević 2nd round
No. player Round reached
09. United StatesUnited States Jim Courier victory

10. United StatesUnited States Michael Chang Quarter finals

11. SpainSpain Emilio Sánchez Vicario 2nd round

12. GermanyGermany Michael Stich Semifinals

13. SwedenSweden Jonas Svensson retreat

14th CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Karel Nováček 1 round

15th United StatesUnited States John McEnroe 1 round

16. United StatesUnited States Brad Gilbert 1 round

Ladies singles

Main article: French Open 1991 / women singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. YugoslaviaYugoslavia Monica Seles victory
02. GermanyGermany Steffi Graf Semifinals
03. ArgentinaArgentina Gabriela Sabatini Semifinals
04th United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández Quarter finals

05. SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario final

06th CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Jana Novotná Quarter finals

07th SpainSpain Conchita Martínez Quarter finals

08th. United StatesUnited States Zina Garrison 1 round
No. Player Round reached
09. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 2nd round

10. United StatesUnited States Jennifer Capriati Round of 16

11. BulgariaBulgaria Katerina Maleewa 3rd round

12. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Helena Suková 2nd round

13. FranceFrance Nathalie Tauziat Quarter finals

14th Soviet UnionSoviet Union Leila Mes'chi Round of 16

15th Soviet UnionSoviet Union Natallja Sverava 2nd round

16. GermanyGermany Anke Huber 3rd round

Men's doubles

Main article: French Open 1991 / men's doubles

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Scott Davis David Godfather
United StatesUnited States 
1 round
02. SpainSpain Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
Round of 16
03. United StatesUnited States Rick Leach Jim Pugh
United StatesUnited States 
final
04th United StatesUnited States Patrick Galbraith Todd Witsken
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

05. FranceFrance Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
Round of 16

06th CanadaCanada Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
CanadaCanada 
Semifinals

07th South Africa 1961South Africa Gary Muller Danie Visser
South Africa 1961South Africa 
Quarter finals

08th. United StatesUnited States Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe
United StatesUnited States 
1 round
No. pairing Round reached
09. AustraliaAustralia John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
SwedenSweden 
victory

10. GermanyGermany Udo Riglewski Michael Stich
GermanyGermany 
Round of 16

11. AustraliaAustralia Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann
AustraliaAustralia 
2nd round

12. AustraliaAustralia Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
AustraliaAustralia 
Round of 16

13. NetherlandsNetherlands Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Quarter finals

14th Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Goran Ivanišević Petr Korda
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
2nd round

15th United StatesUnited States Luke Jensen Laurie Warder
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals

16. United StatesUnited States Ken Flach Robert Seguso
United StatesUnited States 
2nd round

Ladies doubles

Main article: French Open 1991 / women's doubles

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
victory
02. Soviet UnionSoviet Union Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava
Soviet UnionSoviet Union 
final
03. SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
Semifinals
04th United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals

05. United StatesUnited States Kathy Jordan Meredith McGrath
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals

06th AustraliaAustralia Nicole Provis Elizabeth Smylie
AustraliaAustralia 
2nd round

07th United StatesUnited States Elise Burgin Patty Fendick
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals

08th. ArgentinaArgentina Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini
ArgentinaArgentina 
Semifinals
No. pairing Round reached
09. United StatesUnited States Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Round of 16

10. CanadaCanada Helen Kelesi Kathy Rinaldi
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

11. South Africa 1961South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Elna Reinach
South Africa 1961South Africa 
2nd round

12. FranceFrance Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner
AustriaAustria 
Round of 16

13. GermanyGermany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Leila Mes'chi
Soviet UnionSoviet Union 
Round of 16

14th AustraliaAustralia Rachel McQuillan Catherine Tanvier
FranceFrance 
Round of 16

15th NetherlandsNetherlands Brenda Schultz Caroline Vis
NetherlandsNetherlands 
1 round

16. BelgiumBelgium Sabine Appelman's Sandra Cecchini
ItalyItaly 
1 round

Mixed

Main article: French Open 1991 / Mixed

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Patrick Galbraith Patty Fendick
United StatesUnited States 
2nd round
02. AustraliaAustralia Todd Woodbridge Meredith McGrath
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16
03. United StatesUnited States Rick Leach Zina Garrison
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16
04th  
 
retreat

05.  
 
retreat

06th MexicoMexico Jorge Lozano Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
Semifinals

07th South Africa 1961South Africa Danie Visser Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer
South Africa 1961South Africa 
Round of 16

08th. AustraliaAustralia Mark Woodforde Kathy Jordan
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals
No. pairing Round reached
09. South Africa 1961South Africa Stefan Kruger Lise Gregory
South Africa 1961South Africa 
2nd round

10. NetherlandsNetherlands Mark Koeverman's Brenda Schultz
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Round of 16

11. United StatesUnited States Robert Seguso Elise Burgin
United StatesUnited States 
2nd round

12. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Cyril Suk Helena Suková
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
victory

13. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Libor Pimek Laryssa Savchenko
Soviet UnionSoviet Union 
Quarter finals

14th NetherlandsNetherlands Paul Haarhuis Caroline Vis
NetherlandsNetherlands 
final

15th United StatesUnited States Shelby Cannon Katrina Adams
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16

16. United StatesUnited States Ken Flat Mary Pierce
FranceFrance 
Round of 16

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