1991 Thriftway ATP Championships – Singles

Singles
1991 Thriftway ATP Championships
Champion	Guy Forget
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Score	2–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 1991 Thriftway ATP Championships

Guy Forget defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 2–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Cincinnati Masters.^[1]

Stefan Edberg was the defending champion,^[2] but lost to Sampras in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Boris Becker (semifinals)
2. Stefan Edberg (quarterfinals)
3. Ivan Lendl (third round)
4. Jim Courier (semifinals)
5. Andre Agassi (third round)
6. Guy Forget (champion)
7. Pete Sampras (final)
8. David Wheaton (third round)
9. Emilio Sánchez (first round)
10. Andrei Cherkasov (quarterfinals)
11. Jakob Hlasek (second round)
12. Brad Gilbert (quarterfinals)
13. Michael Chang (third round)
14. Derrick Rostagno (quarterfinals)
15. Richey Reneberg (first round)
16. Jonas Svensson (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1/WC	Boris Becker	7^9	6
	10	Andrei Cherkasov	6^7	3
								1/WC	Boris Becker	6^1	6	3
								6	Guy Forget	7^7	4	6
	14	Derrick Rostagno	6^6	4
	6	Guy Forget	7^8	6
															6	Guy Forget	2	7^7	6
															7	Pete Sampras	6	6^4	4
	12	Brad Gilbert	3	3
	4	Jim Courier	6	6
								4	Jim Courier	2	5
								7	Pete Sampras	6	7
	7	Pete Sampras	6	6
	2	Stefan Edberg	3	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1/WC	B Becker	6	6
		J-P Fleurian	7	4	6				J-P Fleurian	3	3
		J Grabb	5	6	3										1/WC	B Becker	6	6
		R Fromberg	3	4												M Washington	4	4
		M Washington	6	6					M Washington	6	6
		A Krickstein	7^7	3	7^7				A Krickstein	1	4
	15	R Reneberg	6^5	6	6^4																	1/WC	B Becker	7^9	6
	10	A Cherkasov	7^7	6																		10	A Cherkasov	6^7	3
		T Woodbridge	6^4	1				10	A Cherkasov	6	6
		P Lundgren	7^8	4	6				P Lundgren	4	2
		A Chesnokov	6^6	6	3										10	A Cherkasov	6	6
	WC	A Gómez	5	6	7^7										8	D Wheaton	3	2
		S Pescosolido	7	4	6^0			WC	A Gómez	5	2
								8	D Wheaton	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3/WC	I Lendl	6	6
		P McEnroe	6	7					P McEnroe	1	3
		K Curren	3	5											3/WC	I Lendl	6^5	6	3
		C Caratti	2	6^2											14	D Rostagno	7^7	3	6
	Q	C Garner	6	7^7				Q	C Garner	6	3	4
		G Bloom	2	3				14	D Rostagno	4	6	6
	14	D Rostagno	6	6																		14	D Rostagno	6^6	4
	11	J Hlasek	6	6																		6	G Forget	7^8	6
		J Arias	1	1				11	J Hlasek	4	5
	Q	G Pozzi	6	6				Q	G Pozzi	6	7
		T Witsken	4	2											Q	G Pozzi	4	4
	Q	M Ondruska	6	6											6	G Forget	6	6
		M Woodforde	3	3				Q	M Ondruska	2	2
								6	G Forget	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Agassi	7	2	6
		P Korda	6	6					P Korda	5	6	2
		G Connell	3	1											5	A Agassi	6^7	7^8	4
	Q	F Roese	3	1											12	B Gilbert	7^9	6^6	6
		J Yzaga	6	6					J Yzaga	2	5
		B Pearce	5	3				12	B Gilbert	6	7
	12	B Gilbert	7	6																		12	B Gilbert	3	3
	13	M Chang	4	6	6																	4	J Courier	6	6
		R Gilbert	6	2	1			13	M Chang	6	6
	Q	D Visser	6	3	7^7			Q	D Visser	1	3
		R Agénor	4	6	6^2										13	M Chang	5	2
		D Pate	3	5											4	J Courier	7	6
		M Pernfors	6	7					M Pernfors	3	1
								4	J Courier	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	P Sampras	7^7	6
		G Muller	7^7	4	6^4				W Masur	6^3	4
		W Masur	6^3	6	7^7										7	P Sampras	6	6
		W Ferreira	6	6												W Ferreira	1	4
		R Krishnan	1	3					W Ferreira	6	3	6
		J Stoltenberg	6	6					J Stoltenberg	2	6	3
	9	E Sánchez	3	4																		7	P Sampras	6	6
	16	J Svensson	7^7	5	4																	2	S Edberg	3	3
		A Järryd	6^2	7	6				A Järryd	4	1
		A Mansdorf	6	6					A Mansdorf	6	6
		S Davis	4	4												A Mansdorf	1	2
	Q	G Stafford	6	6											2	S Edberg	6	6
	Q	S DeVries	4	3				Q	G Stafford	2	0
								2	S Edberg	6	6

References

1. "Sampras Falls". Orlando Sentinel. 12 August 1991. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
2. "No. 1 Edberg Dispatches Gilbert". Deseret News. 13 August 1990. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
3. John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. p. 119, 130–131. ISBN 9780002184304.

External links

• ATP main draw
• ITF tournament edition details