Stefan Edberg Stefan Bengt Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 ...

defeated Jim Courier in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 US Open.

Pete Sampras Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre ...

was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Courier. Five-time champion

Jimmy Connors James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He held the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 ...

, who turned 39 during the tournament, entered as a wildcard and reached the semifinals before losing to Courier. Connors became the oldest male semifinalist in the major since Ken Rosewall in the

1974 Wimbledon Championships The 1974 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday ...

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

was the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. #

Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker (, ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. Becker was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. He ultimately won six Grand Slam singles tit ...

''(third round)'' #

(champion) # Michael Stich ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Jim Courier ''(finalist)'' # Ivan Lendl ''(semifinalist)'' #

''(quarterfinalist)'' # Guy Forget ''(second round)'' # Andre Agassi ''(first round)'' # Sergi Bruguera ''(second round)'' # Karel Nováček ''(third round)'' #

David Wheaton David Wheaton (born June 2, 1969) is an American author, radio host, columnist, and former professional tennis player. Personal Born in Minneapolis as the youngest of four children. In his tennis carrier, he dated tennis star Mary Joe Fernán ...

''(fourth round)'' # Goran Ivanišević ''(fourth round)'' # Andrei Cherkasov ''(first round)'' #

Emilio Sánchez Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario (born 29 May 1965) is a Spanish former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He won five Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. Sanchez is the older brother of multi ...

''(fourth round)'' # Petr Korda ''(first round)'' # John McEnroe ''(third round)''

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * r = Retired

Final eight

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1991 US Open Men's Singles draw1991 US Open – Men's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1991 US Open - Men's Singles

Men's singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

US Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles