1991 Australian Open – Men's singles

April 2026 1991 Australian Open GER Boris Becker TCH Ivan Lendl 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 128 16 1991 Australian Open Boris Becker defeated two-time defending champion Ivan Lendl in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 Australian Open.Steve Wilstein Wilstein Steve Associated Press (AP) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Becker beats Lendl, wins Aussie Open https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Xl4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6852,7227147&dq=becker+lendl+australian+open&hl=en 1991-01-28 2012-01-13Associated Press (AP) The Tuscaloosa News Lendl claims Australian title after Edberg injury https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WUkgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eaUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2984,6798703&dq=edberg+injury&hl=en 1990-01-28 2011-12-24 It was his first Australian Open title and fifth major singles title overall. Seeds 1 1SWE Stefan Edberg (semifinals) 2 8GER Boris Becker (champion) 3 3TCH Ivan Lendl (final) 4USA Pete Sampras (withdrew because of shin splints)Robert McG. Thomas Jr. McG. Thomas Jr. Robert The New York Times Aching In Australia https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/13/sports/aching-in-australia.html 1991-01-13 2012-01-13 5 4YUG Goran Ivanišević (third round) 6 5ESP Emilio Sánchez (first round) 7 2USA Brad Gilbert (third round) 8 7SWE Jonas Svensson (third round) 9 2URS Andrei Chesnokov (first round) 10 7FRA Guy Forget (quarterfinals) 11 4SUI Jakob Hlasek (first round) 12 5USA Jay Berger (third round) 13 3USA Aaron Krickstein (fourth round) 14 6URS Andrei Cherkasov (second round) 15 8SUI Marc Rosset (first round) 16 1USA Jim Courier (fourth round) Seeds1 a Qualifying 1991 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SWE Stefan Edberg 6 6 6   PER Jaime Yzaga 2 3 2 3 TCH Ivan Lendl 6 77 77   YUG Goran Prpić 0 61 62   USA Patrick McEnroe 77 6 4 4 6   ITA Cristiano Caratti 62 3 6 6 2 10 FRA Guy Forget 2 62 3 2 GER Boris Becker 6 77 6 1 SWE Stefan Edberg 4 7 6 63 4 3 TCH Ivan Lendl 6 5 3 77 6   USA Patrick McEnroe 77 4 1 4 2 GER Boris Becker 62 6 6 6 3 TCH Ivan Lendl 6 4 4 4 2 GER Boris Becker 1 6 6 6 Top half Section 1 SWE S Edberg 1 USA J Courier 16 4 6 6 0 6 4 5 7 6 2 SWE S Edberg 1 AUS P Cash 78 66 7 5 6 2 BRA 1968 J Oncins USA J Courier 16 3 6 1 6 1 6 SWE S Edberg 1 BEL E Masso 6 1 6 2 6 3 AUS P Cash RSA 1928 C van Rensburg 78 66 6 4 6 4 POR N Marques BRA 1968 J Oncins 3 6 0 6 2 6 ISR G Bloom USA J Courier 16 2 6 3 6 2 6 SWE S Edberg 1 URS D Poliakov Q 6 1 78 66 6 2 USA B Pearce BEL E Masso 77 64 1 6 78 66 3 6 6 8 TCH K Nováček AUS P Cash 2 6 4 6 1 6 RSA 1928 C van Rensburg AUS M Kratzmann 6 3 6 1 7 5 POR N Marques POR J Cunha e Silva 4 6 6 4 1 6 6 3 6 4 AUS J Arbanas Q BRA 1968 J Oncins 3 6 3 6 5 7 URU D Pérez LL ISR G Bloom 5 7 2 6 3 6 SWE J Gunnarsson USA J Courier 16 3 6 4 6 2 6 Section 2 PER J Yzaga SWE M Wilander 7 5 2 6 6 1 3 6 6 1 USA J Arias PER J Yzaga 6 3 66 78 1 6 3 6 SWE M Wilander USA B Gilbert 7 78 66 6 1 6 4 USA J Arias BEL B Wuyts Q 6 3 6 1 6 2 PER J Yzaga NED M Schapers LL 77 62 6 4 6 2 GER C Saceanu Q SWE M Wilander 6 7 4 6 6 3 6 4 4 6 AUS R Fromberg USA B Gilbert 7 6 4 4 6 4 6 6 4 0 6 URS A Chesnokov 9 USA J Arias 0 6 3 6 6 4 6 2 4 6 BEL B Wuyts Q SWE L Jönsson 5 7 5 7 6 4 77 63 9 7 PER J Yzaga TCH D Vacek Q 6 4 6 4 6 2 NLD M Schapers LL GER M Sinner 6 3 6 2 2 6 6 2 GER C Saceanu Q USA J Tarango 2 6 6 3 6 2 3 6 7 5 SWE M Wilander AUS H Denman WC 77 65 6 3 6 4 AUS P Doohan WC AUS R Fromberg 4 6 65 77 5 7 USA D Wheaton USA B Gilbert 7 4 6 6 4 3 6 65 77 Section 3 TCH I Lendl 3 USA A Krickstein 13 6 2 6 2 6 1 TCH I Lendl 3 SWE M Gustafsson 4 6 6 2 6 3 6 2 GER P Kühnen USA A Krickstein 13 4 6 4 6 1 6 TCH I Lendl 3 USA S Davis 77 63 6 3 6 2 SWE M Gustafsson AUS W Masur 7 5 3 6 77 64 6 0 GER P Kühnen TCH S Doseděl Q 6 2 6 4 6 4 ISR A Mansdorf USA A Krickstein 13 5 7 6 3 64 77 2 6 TCH I Lendl 3 FRA T Benhabiles 6 1 6 1 6 3 USA S Davis AUT A Antonitsch 3 6 6 2 6 4 6 3 AUS J Morgan WC SWE M Gustafsson 1 6 0 6 3 6 AUS S Stolle WC AUS W Masur 1 6 2 6 2 6 GER P Kühnen FRA G Raoux 7 5 6 4 77 64 ARG J Frana Q TCH S Doseděl Q 5 7 6 2 3 6 3 6 CAN A Sznajder ISR A Mansdorf 0 6 3 6 3 6 AUS S Youl USA A Krickstein 13 4 6 4 6 4 6 Section 4 NED J Siemerink Q YUG G Prpić 63 77 77 63 0 6 67 79 NED M Koevermans NED J Siemerink Q 6 4 2 6 4 6 6 3 1 6 YUG G Prpić YUG G Ivanišević 5 6 3 6 4 6 3 AUS J Stoltenberg NED M Koevermans 3 6 3 6 3 6 NED J Siemerink Q GER C-U Steeb 6 2 5 7 4 6 6 4 6 2 YUG G Prpić BRA 1968 L Mattar 6 3 6 1 6 1 IND R Krishnan YUG G Ivanišević 5 4 6 6 3 6 4 1 6 2 6 SUI J Hlasek 11 AUS J Stoltenberg 6 0 4 6 5 7 4 6 NED M Koevermans USA D Pate 6 4 6 2 3 6 2 6 6 0 NED J Siemerink Q ESP JF Altur 6 3 6 3 6 3 GER C-U Steeb ITA C Pistolesi 6 2 6 2 6 3 YUG G Prpić USA J Pugh 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 2 BRA 1968 L Mattar SWE N Kulti 6 4 7 5 63 77 6 3 IND R Krishnan GER E Jelen 78 66 r ESP S Bruguera YUG G Ivanišević 5 4 6 6 0 1 6 4 6 Bottom half Section 5 AUS M Woodforde USA P McEnroe 2 6 4 6 1 6 AUS M Woodforde CAN G Connell 6 4 3 6 7 5 6 3 USA P McEnroe USA J Berger 12 6 1 7 5 7 5 AUS M Woodforde USA B Shelton 77 63 6 3 6 3 SWE A Järryd CAN G Connell 1 6 5 7 2 6 USA P McEnroe AUS J Anderson WC 6 3 6 3 5 7 6 1 USA T Witsken USA J Berger 12 1 6 3 6 0 6 ESP E Sánchez 6 AUS M Woodforde 6 0 5 7 65 77 2 6 ITA P Canè USA B Shelton 63 77 6 4 3 6 4 6 RSA 1928 G Muller SWE A Järryd 4 6 3 6 1 6 SWE N Kroon CAN G Connell 1 6 4 6 2 6 USA P McEnroe SWE T Högstedt 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 3 AUS J Anderson WC FIN A Rahunen 6 2 6 4 6 3 USA K Jones Q USA T Witsken 0 6 0 6 0 6 SWE M Larsson USA J Berger 12 3 6 4 6 0 6 Section 6 NED R Krajicek ITA C Caratti 3 6 4 6 77 64 6 3 4 6 AUS D Cahill NED R Krajicek 77 65 3 6 3 6 64 77 ITA C Caratti USA G Layendecker LL 6 4 6 4 5 7 4 6 7 5 URS A Cherkasov 14 AUS D Cahill 6 4 6 2 3 6 5 7 5 7 TCH P Korda NED R Krajicek 6 4 63 77 3 6 4 6 ITA C Caratti SWE D Engel 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 4 USA G Layendecker LL SWE P Lundgren 3 6 1 6 7 5 6 3 6 4 URS A Cherkasov 14 USA D Rostagno 3 6 6 4 6 1 4 6 10 8 AUS D Cahill USA J Canter Q 6 1 6 4 6 3 URS A Volkov TCH P Korda 1 6 6 1 6 1 4 6 5 7 NED R Krajicek FRA F Santoro 2 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 ITA C Caratti AUS B Dyke WC 6 2 3 6 6 4 6 3 SWE D Engel NZL K Evernden 6 3 2 6 6 1 6 0 GER U Riglewski USA G Layendecker LL 3 6 3 6 6 4 79 67 2 6 SWE P Lundgren MEX L Lavalle Q 77 63 3 6 77 62 6 1 Section 7 AUS T Woodbridge FRA G Forget 10 4 6 6 3 3 6 4 6 SWE J Svensson 8 AUS T Woodbridge 5 7 2 6 1 6 GER M Stich FRA G Forget 10 65 77 66 78 6 4 3 6 SWE J Svensson 8 ESP F Clavet 6 2 7 5 3 6 6 1 AUS T Woodbridge SWE C Bergström 6 1 0 6 6 2 77 64 ARG M Jaite GER M Stich 3 6 64 77 62 77 GER A Mronz FRA G Forget 10 77 64 4 6 4 6 2 6 SWE J Svensson 8 FRA T Champion 6 3 6 4 6 1 GBR A Castle Q ESP F Clavet 79 67 2 6 1 6 2 6 RSA 1928 M Kaplan Q AUS T Woodbridge 6 1 3 6 3 6 1 6 FRA C Pioline SWE C Bergström 4 6 2 6 6 1 64 77 MEX L Herrera ARG M Jaite 3 6 1 6 6 3 77 64 4 6 DEU M Stich USA M Washington 4 6 5 7 77 65 6 1 6 4 AUS J Fitzgerald WC DEU A Mronz 4 6 4 6 4 6 AUT H Skoff FRA G Forget 10 65 77 2 6 4 6 Section 8 RSA 1928 W Ferreira Q GER B Becker 2 4 6 65 77 4 6 RSA 1928 W Ferreira Q NED J Eltingh 6 2 6 4 6 2 ITA O Camporese GER B Becker 2 64 77 65 77 6 0 6 4 12 14 SWE L-A Wahlgren Q RSA 1928 W Ferreira Q 2 6 4 6 68 710 NED J Eltingh FRA J-P Fleurian 6 1 3 6 77 64 3 6 6 1 ITA O Camporese NED P Haarhuis 7 5 7 5 3 6 6 3 TCH M Vajda GER B Becker 2 4 6 1 6 3 6 SUI M Rosset 15 SWE L-A Wahlgren Q 6 4 6 2 64 77 3 6 7 9 ESP F Luna RSA 1928 W Ferreira Q 1 6 3 6 2 6 USA R Weiss NED J Eltingh 6 3 2 6 3 6 5 7 FRA J-P Fleurian ITA R Furlan 6 1 6 0 6 0 ITA O Camporese GER M Zoecke Q 3 6 6 2 77 65 6 4 NED P Haarhuis ESP J Sánchez 2 6 6 1 6 2 77 63 TCH M Vajda USA B Garrow 2 6 6 4 7 5 6 3 GBR J Bates GER B Becker 2 4 6 2 6 3 6 Notes a. Seeds1 Andre Agassi (No. 4), Andrés Gómez (No. 6), Thomas Muster (No. 7), John McEnroe (No. 13), Guillermo Pérez Roldán (No. 14), Michael Chang (No. 15) and Juan Aguilera (No. 19) all withdrew from the tournament prior to the seedings. References General atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour Men's Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/australian-open/580/1991/draws?matchType=singles 2016-09-19 itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Australian Open Australia – Men's singles http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004423 2014-03-13 2014-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313213903/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004423 dead Specific External links 1991 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1990 US Open Grand Slam men's singles 1991 French Open Mens singles Mens singles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles