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 18th 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 through March 16, 1991.

In the men's tournament, Jim Courier 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.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1991 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Jim Courier defeated Guy Forget, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6

It was Courier's 1st title of the year and his 2nd overall. It was his 1st Masters title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1991 Virginia Slims of Palm Springs – Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Monica Seles 6–2, 7–6

It was Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and her 154th overall.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1991 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

Jim Courier / Javier Sánchez defeated Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 7–6, 3–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

Main article: 1991 Virginia Slims of Palm Springs – Doubles

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

References

"1991 Indian Wells – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
"1991 Indian Wells – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
"BNP Paribas Open to Award $1 Million Bonus to Any Player Who Captures Both Singles and Doubles Titles at 2018 Event". BNP Paribas Open. March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.

External links

v t e 1991 IBM ATP Tour « 1990 1992 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
ATP Championship Series, Single Week	Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Paris (S, D)
ATP Championship Series	Brussels (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Stuttgart Indoor (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Stuttgart Outdoor (S, D) Washington (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Sydney Indoor (S, D) Tokyo Indoor (S, D)
ATP World Series	Adelaide (S, D) Wellington (S, D) Sydney Outdoor (S, D) Auckland (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Guarujá I (S, D) Milan (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Copenhagen (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Orlando (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Nice (S, D) Singapore (S, D) Munich (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Charlotte (S, D) Umag (S, D) Bologna (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Florence (S, D) London/Queen's Club (S, D) Genoa (S, D) Manchester (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Hilversum (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) San Marino (S, D) Prague (S, D) Long Island (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Brasília (S, D) Bordeaux (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Brisbane (S, D) Basel (S, D) Athens (S, D) Toulouse (S, D) Tel Aviv (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Guarujá II (S, D) Búzios (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Team events	Davis Cup World Group Qualifying round World Team Cup
ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt (S, D)

v t e 1991 WTA Tour « 1990 1992 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Boca Raton (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Toronto (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Palm Springs (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Houston (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) Washington (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Milan (S, D) Zurich (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Sydney (S, D) San Antonio (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Leipzig (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Kitzbuhel (S, D) Albuquerque (S, D) Paris (S, D) Bayonne (S, D) San Juan (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Nashville (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D)
Tier V tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Wellington (S, D) Oslo (S, D) Linz (S, D) Aurora (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Bol (S, D) Taranto (S, D) Palermo (S, D) San Marino (S, D) Westchester Cup (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Sao Paulo (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D)

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