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Boris Becker defeated two-time defending champion Ivan Lendl in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 Australian Open.^[1]^[2] It was his first Australian Open title and fifth major singles title overall.

Champion

Runner-up

Score1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

Draw128

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Men's singles

1991 Australian Open

Final

Champion

Runner-up

Score

1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

Details

Draw

128

Seeds

16

Events

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Seeds

1.

Stefan Edberg (semifinals)

2.

Boris Becker (champion)

3.

Ivan Lendl (final)

4.

Pete Sampras (withdrew because of shin splints)^[3]

5.

Goran Ivanišević (third round)

6.

Emilio Sánchez (first round)

7.

Brad Gilbert (third round)

8.

Jonas Svensson (third round)

9.

Andrei Chesnokov (first round)

10.

Guy Forget (quarterfinals)

11.

Jakob Hlasek (first round)

12.

Jay Berger (third round)

13.

Aaron Krickstein (fourth round)

14.

Andrei Cherkasov (second round)

15.

Marc Rosset (first round)

16.

Jim Courier (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.^[a]

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final

	1	Stefan Edberg	6	6	6

		Jaime Yzaga	2	3	2
										1	Stefan Edberg	4	7	6	6³	4

										3	Ivan Lendl	6	5	3	7⁷	6
	3	Ivan Lendl	6	7⁷	7⁷

		Goran Prpić	0	6¹	6²
																			3	Ivan Lendl	6	4	4	4

																			2	Boris Becker	1	6	6	6
		Patrick McEnroe	7⁷	6	4	4	6

		Cristiano Caratti	6²	3	6	6	2
											Patrick McEnroe	7⁷	4	1	4

										2	Boris Becker	6²	6	6	6
	10	Guy Forget	2	6²	3

	2	Boris Becker	6	7⁷	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	1	S Edberg	6	7⁸	6
	Q	D Poliakov	1	6⁶	2					1	S Edberg	6	6	6
		B Pearce	7⁷	1	7⁸	3	6				E Masso	1	2	3
		E Masso	6⁴	6	6⁶	6	8												1	S Edberg	7⁸	7	6
		K Nováček	2	4	1															P Cash	6⁶	5	2
		P Cash	6	6	6						P Cash	7⁸	6	6
		C van Rensburg	6	6	7						C van Rensburg	6⁶	4	4
		M Kratzmann	3	1	5																							1	S Edberg	4	6	6	5	6
		N Marques	4	6	1	6	6																					16	J Courier	6	0	4	7	2
		J Cunha e Silva	6	4	6	3	4				N Marques	3	0	2
	Q	J Arbanas	3	3	5						J Oncins	6	6	6
		J Oncins	6	6	7															J Oncins	3	1	1
	LL	D Pérez	5	2	3														16	J Courier	6	6	6
		G Bloom	7	6	6						G Bloom	2	3	2
		J Gunnarsson	3	4	2					16	J Courier	6	6	6
	16	J Courier	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	9	A Chesnokov	0	3	6	6	4
		J Arias	6	6	4	2	6				J Arias	6	6	6
	Q	B Wuyts	5	5	6	7⁷	9			Q	B Wuyts	3	1	2
		L Jönsson	7	7	4	6³	7													J Arias	6	6⁶	1	3
		J Yzaga	6	6	6															J Yzaga	3	7⁸	6	6
	Q	D Vacek	4	4	2						J Yzaga	7⁷	6	6
	LL	M Schapers	6	6	2	6				LL	M Schapers	6²	4	2
		M Sinner	3	2	6	2																							J Yzaga	7	2	6	3	6
	Q	C Saceanu	2	6	6	3	7																						M Wilander	5	6	1	6	1
		J Tarango	6	3	2	6	5			Q	C Saceanu	6	4	6	6	4
		M Wilander	7⁷	6	6						M Wilander	7	6	3	4	6
	WC	H Denman	6⁵	3	4															M Wilander	7⁸	6	6
	WC	P Doohan	4	6⁵	5														7	B Gilbert	6⁶	1	4
		R Fromberg	6	7⁷	7						R Fromberg	6	4	4	6	0
		D Wheaton	4	6	3	6⁵				7	B Gilbert	4	6	6	4	6
	7	B Gilbert	6	4	6	7⁷

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	3	I Lendl	6	6	6
		T Benhabiles	1	1	3					3	I Lendl	7⁷	6	6
		S Davis	3	6	6	6					S Davis	6³	3	2
		A Antonitsch	6	2	4	3													3	I Lendl	4	6	6	6
	WC	J Morgan	1	0	3															M Gustafsson	6	2	3	2
		M Gustafsson	6	6	6						M Gustafsson	7	3	7⁷	6
	WC	S Stolle	1	2	2						W Masur	5	6	6⁴	0
		W Masur	6	6	6																							3	I Lendl	6	6	6
		P Kühnen	7	6	7⁷																							13	A Krickstein	2	2	1
		G Raoux	5	4	6⁴						P Kühnen	6	6	6
	Q	J Frana	5	6	3	3				Q	S Doseděl	2	4	4
	Q	S Doseděl	7	2	6	6														P Kühnen	4	4	1
		A Sznajder	0	3	3														13	A Krickstein	6	6	6
		A Mansdorf	6	6	6						A Mansdorf	5	6	6⁴	2
		S Youl	4	4	4					13	A Krickstein	7	3	7⁷	6
	13	A Krickstein	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	11	J Hlasek	6	4	5	4
		J Stoltenberg	0	6	7	6					J Stoltenberg	3	3	3
		M Koevermans	6	6	3	2	6				M Koevermans	6	6	6
		D Pate	4	2	6	6	0													M Koevermans	6	2	4	6	1
	Q	J Siemerink	6	6	6														Q	J Siemerink	4	6	6	3	6
		JF Altur	3	3	3					Q	J Siemerink	6	5	4	6	6
		C-U Steeb	6	6	6						C-U Steeb	2	7	6	4	2
		C Pistolesi	2	2	3																							Q	J Siemerink	6³	7⁷	0	6⁷
		G Prpić	6	6	3	6																							G Prpić	7⁷	6³	6	7⁹
		J Pugh	3	2	6	2					G Prpić	6	6	6
		L Mattar	6	7	6³	6					L Mattar	3	1	1
		N Kulti	4	5	7⁷	3														G Prpić	6	6	6
		R Krishnan	7⁸																5	G Ivanišević	3	4	3
		E Jelen	6⁶	r							R Krishnan	4	6	6	1	2
		S Bruguera	4	6	1	4				5	G Ivanišević	6	3	4	6	6
	5	G Ivanišević	6	0	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	6	E Sánchez	6	5	6⁵	2
		M Woodforde	0	7	7⁷	6					M Woodforde	7⁷	6	6
		P Canè	6³	6	3	4					B Shelton	6³	3	3
		B Shelton	7⁷	4	6	6														M Woodforde	6	3	7	6
		G Muller	4	3	1															G Connell	4	6	5	3
		A Järryd	6	6	6						A Järryd	1	5	2
		N Kroon	1	4	2						G Connell	6	7	6
		G Connell	6	6	6																								M Woodforde	2	4	1
		P McEnroe	4	4	6	6	6																						P McEnroe	6	6	6
		T Högstedt	6	6	3	1	3				P McEnroe	6	6	5	6
	WC	J Anderson	6	6	6					WC	J Anderson	3	3	7	1
		A Rahunen	2	4	3															P McEnroe	6	7	7
	Q	K Jones	0	0	0														12	J Berger	1	5	5
		T Witsken	6	6	6						T Witsken	1	3	0
		M Larsson	3	4	0					12	J Berger	6	6	6
	12	J Berger	6	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	14	A Cherkasov	3	6	6	4	10
		D Rostagno	6	4	1	6	8			14	A Cherkasov	6	6	3	5	5
		D Cahill	6	6	6						D Cahill	4	2	6	7	7
	Q	J Canter	1	4	3															D Cahill	7⁷	3	3	6⁴
		A Volkov	1	6	6	4	5													R Krajicek	6⁵	6	6	7⁷
		P Korda	6	1	1	6	7				P Korda	6	6³	3	4
		R Krajicek	2	6	6	6					R Krajicek	4	7⁷	6	6
		F Santoro	6	1	2	3																							R Krajicek	3	4	7⁷	6	4
		C Caratti	6	3	6	6																							C Caratti	6	6	6⁴	3	6
	WC	B Dyke	2	6	4	3					C Caratti	3	6	6	6
		D Engel	6	2	6	6					D Engel	6	2	3	4
		K Evernden	3	6	1	0														C Caratti	6	6	5	4	7
		U Riglewski	3	3	6	7⁹	2												LL	G Layendecker	4	4	7	6	5
	LL	G Layendecker	6	6	4	6⁷	6			LL	G Layendecker	3	1	7	6	6
		P Lundgren	7⁷	3	7⁷	6					P Lundgren	6	6	5	3	4
	Q	L Lavalle	6³	6	6²	1

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	8	J Svensson	6	6	6
		T Champion	3	4	1					8	J Svensson	6	7	3	6
	Q	A Castle	7⁹	2	1	2					F Clavet	2	5	6	1
		F Clavet	6⁷	6	6	6													8	J Svensson	5	2	1
	Q	M Kaplan	6	3	3	1														T Woodbridge	7	6	6
		T Woodbridge	1	6	6	6					T Woodbridge	6	0	6	7⁷
		C Pioline	4	2	6	6⁴					C Bergström	1	6	2	6⁴
		C Bergström	6	6	1	7⁷																							T Woodbridge	4	6	3	4
		L Herrera	3	1	6	7⁷	4																					10	G Forget	6	3	6	6
		M Jaite	6	6	3	6⁴	6				M Jaite	3	6⁴	6²
		M Stich	4	5	7⁷	6	6				M Stich	6	7⁷	7⁷
		M Washington	6	7	6⁵	1	4													M Stich	6⁵	6⁶	6	3
	WC	J Fitzgerald	4	4	4														10	G Forget	7⁷	7⁸	4	6
		A Mronz	6	6	6						A Mronz	7⁷	4	4	2
		H Skoff	6⁵	2	4					10	G Forget	6⁴	6	6	6
	10	G Forget	7⁷	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	15	M Rosset	6	6	6⁴	3	7
	Q	L-A Wahlgren	4	2	7⁷	6	9			Q	L-A Wahlgren	2	4	6⁸
		F Luna	1	3	2					Q	W Ferreira	6	6	7¹⁰
	Q	W Ferreira	6	6	6														Q	W Ferreira	6	6	6
		R Weiss	6	2	3	5														J Eltingh	2	4	2
		J Eltingh	3	6	6	7					J Eltingh	6	3	7⁷	3	6
		J-P Fleurian	6	6	6						J-P Fleurian	1	6	6⁴	6	1
		R Furlan	1	0	0																							Q	W Ferreira	4	6⁵	4
		O Camporese	3	6	7⁷	6																						2	B Becker	6	7⁷	6
	Q	M Zoecke	6	2	6⁵	4					O Camporese	7	7	3	6
		P Haarhuis	2	6	6	7⁷					P Haarhuis	5	5	6	3
		J Sánchez	6	1	2	6³														O Camporese	6⁴	6⁵	6	6	12
		M Vajda	2	6	7	6													2	B Becker	7⁷	7⁷	0	4	14
		B Garrow	6	4	5	3					M Vajda	4	1	3
		J Bates	4	2	3					2	B Becker	6	6	6
	2	B Becker	6	6	6

Notes

a. ^ Andre Agassi (No. 4), Andrés Gómez (No. 6), Thomas Muster (No. 7), John McEnroe (No. 13), Guillermo Pérez Roldán (No. 14), Michael Chang (No. 15) and Juan Aguilera (No. 19) all withdrew from the tournament prior to the seedings.

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