The 1991 Paris Open was a tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 17th edition of the Paris Masters

Paris Masters

The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...

, and was part of the ATP Super 9

ATP Masters Series

The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...

 of the 1991 ATP Tour

1991 ATP Tour

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. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

Opened in 1984, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena on boulevard de Bercy located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris...

 in Paris, France, from October 28 through November 4, 1991.

The singles draw was headlined by ATP No. 1, Tokyo, Queen's

1991 Queen's Club Championships

The 1991 Stella Artois Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1991 ATP Tour...

, U.S. Open titlist, Australian Open

1991 Australian Open

The 1991 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 79th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 14 through 27 January 1991.-Men's Singles:...

, Wimbledon

1991 Wimbledon Championships

The 1991 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...

 semi-finalist Stefan Edberg

Stefan Edberg

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, Australian Open

1991 Australian Open

The 1991 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 79th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 14 through 27 January 1991.-Men's Singles:...

, Stockholm

1991 Stockholm Open

The 1991 Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 23rd edition of the Stockholm Open and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1992 ATP Tour. It took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden, from October 21 through October 28, 1991.The singles...

 winner, Wimbledon

1991 Wimbledon Championships

The 1991 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...

, Monte Carlo

1991 Monte Carlo Open

The 1991 Monte Carlo Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 85th edition of the Monte Carlo Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1991 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco, from May...

, Indianapolis runner-up Boris Becker

Boris Becker

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 and Indian Wells

1991 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs

The 1991 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th 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...

, Miami

1991 Lipton International Players Championships

The 1991 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Miami tournament, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1991 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1991 WTA Tour...

 and French Open

1991 French Open

List of the 1991 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Jim Courier def. Andre Agassi, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4*It was Courier's 3rd title of the year, and his 4th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.-Women's singles:...

 champion Jim Courier

Jim Courier

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. Other top seeds were Cincinnati

1991 Thriftway ATP Championships

The 1991 Cincinnati Open, known by the corporate title of the Thriftway ATP Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts...

 winner Guy Forget

Guy Forget

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, Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras

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, Sergi Bruguera

Sergi Bruguera

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 and Karel Nováček

Karel Novácek

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.

Men's Singles

  Guy Forget

Guy Forget

Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...

def.   Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....

, 7–6(3), 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

• It was Guy Forget's 6th title of the year and his 9th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year, and overall.

Men's Doubles

  John Fitzgerald /   Anders Järryd

Anders Järryd

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def.   Kelly Jones

Kelly Jones (tennis player)

Kelly Jones is a former professional tennis player from the United States who was ranked the World No. 1 men's doubles player in 1992...

 /   Rick Leach

Rick Leach

----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...

, 7–6, 6–4