The 1991 Italian Open (known as the ''

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Italian Open'' for sponsorship reasons) was a

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 48th edition of the

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, and was part of the

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of the

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, and of the Tier I Series of the

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. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the

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in Rome, Italy. The women's tournament was played from 6 May until 12 May 1991, and the men's tournament was played from 13 May until 20 May 1991.

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and

Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (; born 16 May 1970) is an Argentine-Italian former professional tennis player. A former world No. 3 in both singles and doubles, Sabatini was one of the leading players from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, amassing 41 ...

won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

defeated

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6–3, 6–1, 3–0 (retired) *It was Emilio Sánchez 2nd title of the year and his 13th overall. It was his 1st career Masters title.

Women's singles

defeated Monica Seles 6–3, 6–2 *It was Sabatini's 5th title of the year and her 20th overall. It was her 3rd Tier I title of the year and her 4th overall. It was her 3rd title at the event, also winning in

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and

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Men's doubles

Omar Camporese Omar Camporese (; born 8 May 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Career Born in Bologna, Camporese turned professional in 1987. He reached his first top-level singles final in 1990 at San Marino, where he lost to Guillermo ...

/ Goran Ivanišević defeated Luke Jensen /

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6–2, 6–3

Women's doubles

Jennifer Capriati / Monica Seles defeated

Nicole Bradtke Nicole Bradtke (née Provis) (born 22 September 1969) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. Bradtke won three singles and nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She reached the semifinals of the 1988 French Open, and won a bron ...

Elna Reinach Elna Reinach (born 2 December 1968) is a South African former professional tennis player. With Patrick Galbraith, she won the US Open mixed doubles championship in 1994. She played in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Reinach was runner-up at the Fr ...

7–5, 6–2

References

External links

Official websiteWomen's singles, doubles and qualifying singles draws
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May 1991 sports events in Europe