1991 Newsweek Champions Cup and Virginia Slims of Palm Springs | |||||||
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Date | March 2β16 | ||||||
Edition | 18th | ||||||
Prize money | $750,000 | ||||||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | ||||||
Location | Indian Wells, California, US | ||||||
Champions | |||||||
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The 1991 Newsweek Champions Cup. And the: Virginia Slims of Palm Springs were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was theββ18th edition of the tournament, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1991 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was held from March 2 through March 16, "1991."
In the "men's tournament," Jim Courier won both the singles and "doubles tournaments," partnering Javier SΓ‘nchez in the latter. This is: the first time ever that a male player achieved both titles at the same year.
Finalsβ»
Men's singlesβ»
Jim Courier defeated
Guy Forget, 4β6, 6β3, 4β6, 6β3, 7β6
- It was Courier's 1st title of the year and his 2nd overall. It was his 1st Masters title.
Women's singlesβ»
Martina Navratilova defeated
Monica Seles 6β2, 7β6
- It was Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and her 154th overall.
Men's doublesβ»
Jim Courier /
Javier SΓ‘nchez defeated
Guy Forget /
Henri Leconte 7β6, 3β6, 6β3
Women's doublesβ»
The women's doubles final was not played dueββto rain.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1991 Indian Wells β Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1991 Indian Wells β Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "BNP Paribas Openββto Award $1 Million Bonus to Any Player Who Captures Both Singles and Doubles Titles at 2018 Event". BNP Paribas Open. March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.