The 1991 Australian Open was a

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in

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in Australia. It was the 79th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 14 through 27 January 1991.

Seniors

Men's singles

Boris Becker defeated

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1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 * It was Becker's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. He became the first male German player to win an Australian Open singles title.

Women's singles

Monica Seles Monica Seles (; hu, Széles Mónika, ; sr, Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš; born December 2, 1973) is a retired professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. A former world No. 1, she won nine Grand Sla ...

defeated

Jana Novotná Jana Novotná (; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbl ...

5–7, 6–3, 6–1 * It was Seles's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. She became the only Yugoslav player – male or female – to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Men's doubles

Scott Davis /

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defeated

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6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(10–8), 6–3, 7–5 * It was Davis' only career Grand Slam title. It was Pate's only career Grand Slam title.

Women's doubles

Patty Fendick /

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defeated Gigi Fernández /

7–6^(7–4), 6–1 * It was Fendick's only career Grand Slam title. It was Fernandez's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title.

Mixed doubles

Jo Durie / Jeremy Bates defeated Robin White / Scott Davis 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 * It was Durie's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title. It was Bates' 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Thomas Enqvist Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist (born 13 March 1974) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He reached the final of the 1999 Australian Open and won a total of 19 singles titles, including three Masters titles. He has a career high ATP world ...

defeated Stephen Gleeson 7–6, 6–7, 6–1

Girls' singles

Nicole Pratt Nicole Pratt (born 5 March 1973) is a retired tennis player from Australia. Pratt was born in Mackay, Queensland. She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior pl ...

defeated Kristin Godridge 6–4, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Grant Doyle /

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defeated Jamie Holmes / Paul Kilderry 7–6, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Karina Habšudová Karina Habšudová (; born 2 August 1973) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as 10 in the world (1997). Together with Karol Kučera, she won the Hopman Cup in 1998. Her best performance at a Grand Slam to ...

/ Barbara Rittner defeated

Joanne Limmer Joanne Limmer (born 29 March 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Biography Limmer, a right-handed player from Melbourne, began playing tennis at the age of six and had a successful career in junior tennis. Most notably, ...

/ Angie Woolcock 6–2, 6–0

External links

Australian Open official website
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