ATP US Open 1991 Draw, Results & Schedule

Stefan Edberg won the 1991 US Open, defeating Jim Courier 6-2 6-4 6-0 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 26 to September 9, 1991. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Stefan Edberg
def. Jim Courier , 6-2 6-4 6-0
Dates
Aug 26 — Sep 9
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

US Open 1991 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Stefan Edberg #1 6-2 6-4 6-0 Jim Courier #3 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1991* F
SF (2)
Stefan Edberg #2 6-3 6-3 6-4 Ivan Lendl #33× CH H2H Match data Sep 8, 1991* SF
Jim Courier #5 6-3 6-3 6-2 Jimmy Connors #1745× CH H2H Match data Sep 8, 1991* SF
QF (4)
Jimmy Connors #1745× CH 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 6-2 Paul Haarhuis #45 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1991* QF
Ivan Lendl #33× CH 6-3 3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 Michael Stich #4 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1991* QF
Jim Courier #5 6-2 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Pete Sampras #6DEF H2H Match data Sep 6, 1991* QF
Stefan Edberg #2 6-3 6-2 6-3 Javier Sanchez #49 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1991* QF
R16 (8)
Jim Courier #5 6-4 6-4 6-3 Emilio Sanchez #13 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1991* R16
Javier Sanchez #49 6-4 6-2 6-3 Gabriel Markus #108 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1991* R16
Ivan Lendl #33× CH 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 Goran Ivanisevic #16 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1991* R16
Michael Stich #4 6-2 3-6 6-1 7-6(4) Derrick Rostagno #24 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1991* R16
Jimmy Connors #1745× CH 3-6 7-6(8) 1-6 6-3 7-6(4) Aaron Krickstein #47 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1991* R16
Paul Haarhuis #45 6-2 6-3 6-4 Carl Uwe Steeb #54 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1991* R16
Pete Sampras #6DEF 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 David Wheaton #12 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1991* R16
Stefan Edberg #2 7-6(2) 7-5 6-3 Michael Chang #22 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1991* R16
R32 (16)
Jim Courier #5 6-3 6-2 6-2 Anders Jarryd #30 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
David Wheaton #12 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 6-4 Todd Martin #160 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Stefan Edberg #2 7-6(8) 4-6 6-3 6-4 Jim Grabb #121 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Ivan Lendl #33× CH 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Todd Woodbridge #55 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Jimmy Connors #1745× CH 6-1 6-4 6-3 Karel Novacek #11 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Carl Uwe Steeb #54 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Arnaud Boetsch #113 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Emilio Sanchez #13 6-4 7-6(6) 7-6(5) Wally Masur #62 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Javier Sanchez #49 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3 Magnus Larsson #53 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Goran Ivanisevic #16 6-3 6-2 6-2 Luiz Mattar #68 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Gabriel Markus #108 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-7(4) 7-6(9) Jan Siemerink #42 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Derrick Rostagno #24 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 7-6(2) 7-6(4) Jakob Hlasek #19 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Paul Haarhuis #45 6-3 6-4 6-2 Boris Becker #1CH H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Michael Stich #4 5-7 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-3 MaliVai Washington #57 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Pete Sampras #6DEF 7-6(3) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 Stephane Simian #257 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Michael Chang #22 6-4 4-6 7-6(1) 2-6 6-3 John McEnroe #174× CH H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
Aaron Krickstein #47 6-4 6-4 6-7(0) 7-6(4) Francisco Clavet #37 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1991* R32
R64 (32)
Todd Martin #160 6-2 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-2 Danny Sapsford #363 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Luiz Mattar #68 3-6 6-3 6-0 7-6(3) Cristiano Caratti #34 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Wally Masur #62 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3 Michael Joyce — Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Karel Novacek #11 6-7(1) 7-6(5) 6-4 3-6 6-3 Nuno Marques #106 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Jan Siemerink #42 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-6(6) Guy Forget #8 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jim Grabb #121 7-5 6-4 4-6 7-5 Jason Stoltenberg #111 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
John McEnroe #174× CH 6-3 6-4 6-2 Martin Laurendeau #167 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Paul Haarhuis #45 6-1 4-6 6-2 7-6(2) Andrei Chesnokov #27 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Boris Becker #1CH 6-0 7-6(4) 6-1 Alexander Volkov #21 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
David Wheaton #12 6-1 6-2 6-2 Horst Skoff #25 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Jim Courier #5 6-3 6-2 6-0 Jimmy Arias #63 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Goran Ivanisevic #16 6-1 6-3 6-4 Goran Prpic #18 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Todd Woodbridge #55 6-2 6-3 6-3 Christian Saceanu #72 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Pete Sampras #6DEF 6-1 6-2 2-2 (ret.) Wayne Ferreira #71 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Stephane Simian #257 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-4 Kevin Curren #74 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Ivan Lendl #33× CH 6-3 6-2 6-4 Patrik Kuhnen #80 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Jakob Hlasek #19 6-4 7-5 6-7(5) 6-3 Jonas Svensson #23 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
MaliVai Washington #57 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-4 Omar Camporese #33 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Emilio Sanchez #13 6-3 6-2 6-2 Andrew Castle #239 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Michael Stich #4 (w/o) Jimmy Brown — Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Francisco Clavet #37 6-1 6-1 6-4 Guillaume Raoux #78 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Magnus Larsson #53 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-4 Javier Frana #89 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Derrick Rostagno #24 7-6(3) 6-1 6-3 Rodolphe Gilbert #88 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Stefan Edberg #2 6-3 7-5 6-0 Jeff Tarango #101 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Carl Uwe Steeb #54 6-0 7-6(6) 6-1 Grant Stafford #190 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Jimmy Connors #1745× CH 6-2 6-3 6-2 Michiel Schapers #130 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Michael Chang #22 6-3 6-0 6-2 Todd Witsken #114 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Aaron Krickstein #47 6-1 3-6 6-1 3-2 (ret.) Jaime Yzaga #38 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Arnaud Boetsch #113 6-2 6-3 2-1 (ret.) Christian Bergstrom #43 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Gabriel Markus #108 6-2 1-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 Stefano Pescosolido #65 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Javier Sanchez #49 7-6(5) 6-3 6-0 Sergi Bruguera #9 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
Anders Jarryd #30 7-5 6-2 1-1 (ret.) Thierry Champion #44 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1991* R64
R128 (64)
Sergi Bruguera #9 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3 Tomas Carbonell #70 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Todd Witsken #114 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-1 Veli Paloheimo #60 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Magnus Larsson #53 4-6 6-3 7-6(8) 2-6 6-1 Andres Gomez #139 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Grant Stafford #190 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 Jim Pugh #295 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Jeff Tarango #101 6-2 6-1 6-7(5) 5-7 6-3 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Carl Uwe Steeb #54 6-2 7-5 6-3 Chuck Adams #109 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Horst Skoff #25 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4 6-2 Kelly Evernden #219 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Danny Sapsford #363 6-3 7-5 6-1 Andrei Olhovskiy #110 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Wayne Ferreira #71 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 Cedric Pioline #66 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Guy Forget #8 7-5 6-3 6-1 Marcos Ondruska #204 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Boris Becker #1CH 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4 Martin Jaite #39 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Jakob Hlasek #19 6-3 7-5 6-3 Roberto Azar #96 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
MaliVai Washington #57 6-2 6-2 6-1 Jaime Oncins #97 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Jimmy Arias #63 7-5 7-5 3-6 6-3 Peter Lundgren #92 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Goran Ivanisevic #16 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 7-6(1) Henrik Holm #129 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Stefan Edberg #2 6-4 2-6 7-6(4) 6-1 Bryan Shelton H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Gabriel Markus #108 7-6(1) 7-6(4) 7-6(2) Diego Nargiso #100 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Christian Bergstrom #43 6-7(5) 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-3 Francisco Montana #164 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Kevin Curren #74 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 Fabrice Santoro #36 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Todd Martin #160 6-3 7-6(6) 6-2 Gary Muller — Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Jan Siemerink #42 5-7 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 Dimitri Poliakov #107 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Jaime Yzaga #38 7-5 7-5 7-5 Tim Mayotte #75 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Emilio Sanchez #13 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 David Witt #355 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Jimmy Connors #1745× CH 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 6-4 Patrick McEnroe #35 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Todd Woodbridge #55 6-2 6-0 6-2 Bertrand Madsen #303 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
David Wheaton #12 6-0 4-6 7-6(7) 6-3 Richard Fromberg #94 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Andrei Chesnokov #27 6-2 6-2 6-3 Mikael Pernfors #230 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Jimmy Brown 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 Alberto Mancini #26 — Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Karel Novacek #11 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-3 Scott Davis #95 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Cristiano Caratti #34 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 Gilad Bloom #85 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Alexander Volkov #21 7-6(5) 6-3 3-6 6-4 Luis Herrera #90 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Michiel Schapers #130 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 Jose Francisco Altur #143 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Luiz Mattar #68 6-3 3-6 7-6(10) 6-2 Rick Leach #298 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Patrik Kuhnen #80 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 Simon Youl #158 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Francisco Clavet #37 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 Richey Reneberg #28 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Javier Sanchez #49 6-2 6-3 3-1 (ret.) Alexander Mronz #76 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Wally Masur #62 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 Phillip Williamson H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Arnaud Boetsch #113 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-2 Petr Korda #15 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Michael Joyce 3-6 7-6(6) 6-4 6-4 Pat Crow #269 — Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Pete Sampras #6DEF 6-0 6-3 6-2 Christo Van Rensburg H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Stephane Simian #257 6-1 6-7(0) 3-6 6-4 6-2 Jean-Philippe Fleurian #58 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Michael Stich #4 7-6(5) 6-1 6-0 Jacco Eltingh #82 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Rodolphe Gilbert #88 6-1 6-2 5-7 1-6 7-6(5) Jared Palmer #649 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Omar Camporese #33 5-7 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3 Amos Mansdorf #52 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Aaron Krickstein #47 7-5 7-6(3) 6-2 Andre Agassi #7 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jason Stoltenberg #111 6-4 7-6(5) 6-2 Grant Connell #73 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Christian Saceanu #72 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4 Marian Vajda #61 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Michael Chang #22 6-3 6-0 6-2 Mark Woodforde #141 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Jim Courier #5 6-3 6-4 6-4 Nicklas Kulti #64 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Jonas Svensson #23 7-6(2) 6-2 6-2 Andrei Cherkasov #14 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Paul Haarhuis #45 2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-2 Eric Jelen #86 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Derrick Rostagno #24 6-0 6-2 6-3 Patrick Baur #83 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Javier Frana #89 6-3 6-4 6-4 David Engel #149 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Andrew Castle #239 0-6 7-5 6-4 7-5 Bart Wuyts #87 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Jim Grabb #121 6-4 7-6(5) 6-2 Mark Koevermans #41 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Ivan Lendl #33× CH 3-6 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) 6-0 Richard Krajicek #32 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Nuno Marques #106 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) Glenn Michibata #243 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Stefano Pescosolido #65 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 2-6 6-2 6-3 David Pate #105 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Goran Prpic #18 2-6 6-4 6-2 1-6 6-4 Brad Gilbert #20 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Guillaume Raoux #78 5-7 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 Marc Rosset #29 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
John McEnroe #174× CH 6-4 6-3 6-3 Glenn Layendecker #142 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Martin Laurendeau #167 7-5 7-6(8) 3-6 7-5 Ronald Agenor #40 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Thierry Champion #44 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Claudio Pistolesi #93 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128
Anders Jarryd #30 6-1 6-3 6-3 Pablo Arraya #126 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1991* R128

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Most Titles

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  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

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  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

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  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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