ATP Australian Open 1991 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Boris Becker won the 1991 Australian Open, defeating Ivan Lendl 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 14 to January 28, 1991.

Champion
Boris Becker
def. Ivan Lendl , 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
Dates
Jan 14 — Jan 28
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Boris Becker #2 6-4 6-2 6-3
Jeremy Bates #142
Marian Vajda #68 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-3
Brian Garrow #96
Omar Camporese #45 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4
Markus Zoecke #166
Paul Haarhuis #55 2-6 6-1 6-2 7-6(3)
Javier Sanchez #66
Wayne Ferreira #173 6-1 6-3 6-2
Fernando Luna #111
Lars Anders Wahlgren #250 4-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 9-7
Marc Rosset #21
Jacco Eltingh #125 3-6 6-2 6-3 7-5
Robbie Weiss #90
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #53 6-1 6-0 6-0
Renzo Furlan #80
Guy Forget #13 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4
Horst Skoff #25
Alexander Mronz #87 6-4 6-4 6-4
John Fitzgerald #196
Michael Stich #33 4-6 5-7 7-6(5) 6-1 6-4
MaliVai Washington #92
Martin Jaite #35 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-7(4) 6-4
Luis Herrera #105
Todd Woodbridge #48 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-1
Mark Kaplan #181
Christian Bergstrom #63 6-4 6-2 1-6 7-6(4)
Cedric Pioline #119
Jonas Svensson #11 6-3 6-4 6-1
Thierry Champion #58
Francisco Clavet #91 6-7(7) 6-2 6-1 6-2
Andrew Castle #234
Patrick McEnroe #114 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-3
Thomas Hogstedt #89
Johan Anderson #161 6-2 6-4 6-3
Aki Rahunen #73
Jay Berger #18 6-3 6-4 6-0
Magnus Larsson #44
Todd Witsken #57 6-0 6-1 6-0
Kelly Jones #135
Mark Woodforde #94 0-6 7-5 7-6(5) 6-2
Emilio Sanchez #9
Bryan Shelton #122 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Paolo Cane #131
Grant Connell #97 6-1 6-4 6-2
Nicklas Kroon #129
Anders Jarryd #71 6-4 6-3 6-1
Gary Muller
Cristiano Caratti #101 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-3
Broderick Dyke #178
David Engel #118 6-3 2-6 6-1 6-0
Kelly Evernden #100
Glenn Layendecker #146 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7(7) 6-2
Udo Riglewski #93
Peter Lundgren #65 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(2) 6-1
Leonardo Lavalle #188
Richard Krajicek #113 2-6 6-1 6-2 6-3
Fabrice Santoro #46
Petr Korda #39 6-1 1-6 1-6 6-4 7-5
Alexander Volkov #24
Darren Cahill #52 6-1 6-4 6-3
Jonathan Canter #190
Andrei Cherkasov #20 3-6 6-4 6-1 4-6 10-8
Derrick Rostagno #41
Ivan Lendl #3 6-1 6-1 6-3
Tarik Benhabiles #109
Scott Davis #62 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-3
Alex Antonitsch #60
Magnus Gustafsson #26 6-1 6-0 6-3
Jamie Morgan #180
Wally Masur #50 6-1 6-2 6-2
Sandon Stolle #216
Aaron Krickstein #22 6-4 6-4 6-4
Simon Youl #152
Amos Mansdorf #37 6-0 6-3 6-3
Andrew Sznajder #98
Patrik Kuhnen #75 7-5 6-4 7-6(4)
Guillaume Raoux #83
Slava Dosedel #144 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-3
Javier Frana #184
Goran Prpic #56 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2
Jim Pugh #120
Luiz Mattar #43 6-4 7-5 6-7(3) 6-3
Nicklas Kulti #40
Goran Ivanisevic #8 6-4 0-6 6-1 6-4
Sergi Bruguera #31
Ramesh Krishnan 7-6(6) (ret.)
Eric Jelen #64
Jan Siemerink #132 6-3 6-3 6-3
Jose Francisco Altur #112
Carl Uwe Steeb #77 6-2 6-2 6-3
Claudio Pistolesi #115
Mark Koevermans #51 6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-0
David Pate #95
Jason Stoltenberg #107 0-6 6-4 7-5 6-4
Jakob Hlasek #17
Stefan Edberg #1 6-1 7-6(6) 6-2
Dimitri Poliakov #162
Eduardo Masso #124 6-7(4) 6-1 6-7(6) 6-3 8-6
Brad Pearce #81
Pat Cash #84 6-2 6-4 6-1
Karel Novacek #32
Christo Van Rensburg 6-3 6-1 7-5
Mark Kratzmann #82
Jim Courier #23 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jan Gunnarsson #103
Gilad Bloom #72 7-5 6-2 6-3
Diego Perez #130
Jaime Oncins #110 6-3 6-3 7-5
John Arbanas #862
Nuno Marques #104 4-6 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-4
Joao Cunha Silva
Jaime Yzaga #86 6-4 6-4 6-2
Daniel Vacek #518
Michiel Schapers #172 6-3 6-2 2-6 6-2
Martin Sinner #102
Jimmy Arias #76 6-0 6-3 4-6 2-6 6-4
Andrei Chesnokov #12
Bart Wuyts #143 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(3) 9-7
Lars Jonsson #79
Mats Wilander #47 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4
Heath Denman #430
Christian Saceanu #151 2-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-5
Jeff Tarango #128
Brad Gilbert #10 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
David Wheaton #34
Richard Fromberg #28 6-4 7-6(5) 7-5
Peter Doohan #331
Round of 64
Boris Becker #2 6-4 6-1 6-3
Marian Vajda #68
Omar Camporese #45 7-5 7-5 3-6 6-3
Paul Haarhuis #55
Wayne Ferreira #173 6-2 6-4 7-6(8)
Lars Anders Wahlgren #250
Jacco Eltingh #125 6-1 3-6 7-6(4) 3-6 6-1
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #53
Guy Forget #13 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-2
Alexander Mronz #87
Michael Stich #33 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(2)
Martin Jaite #35
Todd Woodbridge #48 6-1 0-6 6-2 7-6(4)
Christian Bergstrom #63
Jonas Svensson #11 6-2 7-5 3-6 6-1
Francisco Clavet #91
Patrick McEnroe #114 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-1
Johan Anderson #161
Jay Berger #18 6-1 6-3 6-0
Todd Witsken #57
Mark Woodforde #94 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3
Bryan Shelton #122
Grant Connell #97 6-1 7-5 6-2
Anders Jarryd #71
Cristiano Caratti #101 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
David Engel #118
Glenn Layendecker #146 3-6 1-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
Peter Lundgren #65
Richard Krajicek #113 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4
Petr Korda #39
Darren Cahill #52 4-6 2-6 6-3 7-5 7-5
Andrei Cherkasov #20
Ivan Lendl #3 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2
Scott Davis #62
Magnus Gustafsson #26 7-5 3-6 7-6(4) 6-0
Wally Masur #50
Aaron Krickstein #22 7-5 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2
Amos Mansdorf #37
Patrik Kuhnen #75 6-2 6-4 6-4
Slava Dosedel #144
Goran Prpic #56 6-3 6-1 6-1
Luiz Mattar #43
Goran Ivanisevic #8 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-2
Ramesh Krishnan
Jan Siemerink #132 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-4 6-2
Carl Uwe Steeb #77
Mark Koevermans #51 6-3 6-3 6-3
Jason Stoltenberg #107
Stefan Edberg #1 6-1 6-2 6-3
Eduardo Masso #124
Pat Cash #84 7-6(6) 6-4 6-4
Christo Van Rensburg
Jim Courier #23 6-2 6-3 6-2
Gilad Bloom #72
Jaime Oncins #110 6-3 6-0 6-2
Nuno Marques #104
Jaime Yzaga #86 7-6(2) 6-4 6-2
Michiel Schapers #172
Jimmy Arias #76 6-3 6-1 6-2
Bart Wuyts #143
Mats Wilander #47 7-6 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-4
Christian Saceanu #151
Brad Gilbert #10 4-6 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-0
Richard Fromberg #28
Round of 32
Boris Becker #2 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 0-6 4-6 14-12
Omar Camporese #45
Wayne Ferreira #173 6-2 6-4 6-2
Jacco Eltingh #125
Guy Forget #13 7-6(5) 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3
Michael Stich #33
Todd Woodbridge #48 7-5 6-2 6-1
Jonas Svensson #11
Patrick McEnroe #114 6-1 7-5 7-5
Jay Berger #18
Mark Woodforde #94 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3
Grant Connell #97
Cristiano Caratti #101 6-4 6-4 5-7 4-6 7-5
Glenn Layendecker #146
Richard Krajicek #113 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 7-6(4)
Darren Cahill #52
Ivan Lendl #3 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
Magnus Gustafsson #26
Aaron Krickstein #22 6-4 6-4 6-1
Patrik Kuhnen #75
Goran Prpic #56 6-3 6-4 6-3
Goran Ivanisevic #8
Jan Siemerink #132 4-6 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-1
Mark Koevermans #51
Stefan Edberg #1 7-6(6) 7-5 6-2
Pat Cash #84
Jim Courier #23 6-3 6-1 6-1
Jaime Oncins #110
Jaime Yzaga #86 3-6 7-6(6) 6-1 6-3
Jimmy Arias #76
Mats Wilander #47 7-6(6) 6-1 6-4
Brad Gilbert #10
Round of 16
Boris Becker #2 6-4 7-6(5) 6-4
Wayne Ferreira #173
Guy Forget #13 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Todd Woodbridge #48
Patrick McEnroe #114 6-2 6-4 6-1
Mark Woodforde #94
Cristiano Caratti #101 6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 3-6 6-4
Richard Krajicek #113
Ivan Lendl #3 6-2 6-2 6-1
Aaron Krickstein #22
Goran Prpic #56 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-0 7-6(7)
Jan Siemerink #132
Stefan Edberg #1 4-6 6-0 6-4 5-7 6-2
Jim Courier #23
Jaime Yzaga #86 7-5 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-1
Mats Wilander #47
Quarterfinals
Boris Becker #2 6-2 7-6 6-3
Guy Forget #13
Patrick McEnroe #114 7-6 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-2
Cristiano Caratti #101
Ivan Lendl #3 6-0 7-6 7-6
Goran Prpic #56
Stefan Edberg #1 6-2 6-3 6-2
Jaime Yzaga #86
Semifinals
Boris Becker #2 6-7(2) 6-4 6-1 6-4
Patrick McEnroe #114
Ivan Lendl #3 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4
Stefan Edberg #1
Final
Boris Becker #1 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
Ivan Lendl #3

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