The 1991

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Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs were

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tournaments played on outdoor

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s. It was the 18th edition of the

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, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the

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, and of the

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of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was held from March 2 through March 16, 1991. In the men's tournament,

Jim Courier James Spencer "Jim" Courier (born August 17, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He won four major singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. He was the youngest man to reach the singles finals ...

won both the singles and doubles tournaments, partnering Javier Sánchez in the latter. This is the first time ever that a male player achieved both titles at the same year.

Champions

Men's singles

def.

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, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4) *It was Jim Courier's 1st title of the year and his 2nd overall. It was his 1st Masters title.

Women's singles

Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 maj ...

def.

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 Slam ...

6–2, 7–6^(8–6) *It was Martina Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and her 154th overall.

Men's doubles

/ Javier Sánchez def.

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7–6, 3–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

The women's doubles final was not played due to rain.

References

External links

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Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile
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