1991 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1991 Italian Open
Champion Emilio Sánchez
Runner-up Alberto Mancini
Score6–3, 6–1, 3–0 ret.
Draw64
Seeds16

Emilio Sánchez won the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 Italian Open after Alberto Mancini retired from the final, with the scoreline at 6–3, 6–1, 3–0.[1]

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost to Goran Prpić in the third round.

Seeds

  1. Boris Becker (withdrew)[2]
  2. Andre Agassi (first round)
  3. Pete Sampras (second round)
  4. Goran Ivanišević (first round)
  5. Sergi Bruguera (semifinals)
  6. Jim Courier (third round)
  7. Jonas Svensson (second round)
  8. Brad Gilbert (first round)
  9. Emilio Sánchez (champion)
  10. Michael Stich (first round)
  11. Andrei Cherkasov (quarterfinals)
  12. Guillermo Pérez Roldán (first round)
  13. Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  14. Magnus Gustafsson (second round)
  15. Alexander Volkov (second round)
  16. Karel Nováček (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
  Richard Fromberg 2 2  
9 Emilio Sánchez 6 6  
9 Emilio Sánchez 6 6  
  Goran Prpić 4 2  
  Goran Prpić 77 7  
11 Andrei Cherkasov 63 5  
9 Emilio Sánchez 6 6 3    
Q Alberto Mancini 3 1 0r  
5 Sergi Bruguera 6 77  
  Fabrice Santoro 4 61  
5 Sergi Bruguera 3 1  
Q Alberto Mancini 6 6  
Q Alberto Mancini 6 6  
  Horacio de la Peña 4 2  

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL C Pioline 7 6
M Rosset 5 3   LL C Pioline 4 5
M Jaite 6 5 64   C Caratti 6 7
  C Caratti 4 7 77 C Caratti 5 0  
R Fromberg 4 77 6   R Fromberg 7 6  
P McEnroe 6 65 2 R Fromberg 7 6
  J Siemerink 77 3 2 15 A Volkov 5 3
15 A Volkov 63 6 6 R Fromberg 2 2  
9 E Sánchez 6 6   9 E Sánchez 6 6  
  T Woodbridge 1 1   9 E Sánchez 6 6  
  H Skoff 6 6     H Skoff 4 3  
  L Mattar 1 1   9 E Sánchez 6 6  
Q W Ferreira 6 2 6 Q W Ferreira 2 2  
  T Carbonell 4 6 4 Q W Ferreira 77 6
  M Woodforde 3 6 6 M Woodforde 62 4
8 B Gilbert 6 2 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 G Ivanišević 6 5 3
P Haarhuis 3 7 6 P Haarhuis 4 2  
  T Muster 6 6   T Muster 6 6  
A Mansdorf 4 2   T Muster 6 3 2
  M Filippini 0 6 1 G Prpić 3 6 6
  G Prpić 6 2 6   G Prpić 6 7
WC P Canè 6 2 4 13 J Hlasek 1 5
13 J Hlasek 3 6 6 G Prpić 77 7
11 A Cherkasov 6 6 11 A Cherkasov 63 5
  A Antonitsch 2 4 11 A Cherkasov 63 6 77
WC S Pescosolido 6 6 WC S Pescosolido 77 2 64
Q R Krajicek 1 2 11 A Cherkasov 4 6 6
O Camporese 5 6 4 6 J Courier 6 1 2
  N Kulti 7 4 6   N Kulti 0 3
J Arrese 4 6 3 6 J Courier 6 6
6 J Courier 6 4 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 S Bruguera 3 6 77
Q C Costa 6 2 65 5 S Bruguera 6 6  
WC Y Noah 6 6   WC Y Noah 1 3  
  A Mronz 1 3   5 S Bruguera 6 6
WC C Pistolesi 6 65 64 Q C Miniussi 1 2
  A Krickstein 4 77 77   A Krickstein 2 4
Q C Miniussi 66 6 6 Q C Miniussi 6 6
12 G Pérez Roldán 78 4 1 5 S Bruguera 6 77  
14 M Gustafsson 78 6   F Santoro 4 61  
  M Wilander 66 1   14 M Gustafsson 0 3  
  H Leconte 6 4 6   H Leconte 6 6  
Q F Fontang 2 6 2 H Leconte 4 7 65
  F Santoro 6 6   F Santoro 6 5 77
  M Larsson 4 1     F Santoro 6 4 7
Q V Gabrichidze 62 6 2 3 P Sampras 2 6 5
3 P Sampras 77 4 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 J Svensson 6 3 6
  F Davín 4 6 4 7 J Svensson 6 5 5
R Agénor 4 4 Q A Mancini 4 7 7
Q A Mancini 6 6 Q A Mancini 6 4 77
  P Cash 6 4 1 M Koevermans 0 6 61
  J Aguilera 3 6 6   J Aguilera 2 2
  M Koevermans 4 6 6 M Koevermans 6 6
10 M Stich 6 4 4 Q A Mancini 6 6
16 K Nováček 0 3 H de la Peña 4 2
Q M Cierro 6 6 Q M Cierro 5 1  
P Lundgren 2 2   H de la Peña 7 6  
H de la Peña 6 6   H de la Peña 77 6  
  R Furlan 6 6   E Jelen 62 1  
  J Yzaga 4 0     R Furlan 6 3 66
  E Jelen 6 79   E Jelen 2 6 78
2 A Agassi 3 67  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 128–129. ISBN 9780002184304.
  2. ^ "Becker out after back pains hit". The Baltimore Sun. 14 May 1991. Retrieved 7 February 2014.