1991 Heineken Open
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The 1991 Heineken Open
was an ATP
tennis
tournament held in Auckland
, New Zealand
. The tournament was held from January 7 to January 14.
Karel Nováček
defeated
Jean-Philippe Fleurian
7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4)
Sergio Casal
/ Emilio Sánchez
defeated
Grant Connell
/ Glenn Michibata
4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Heineken Open (tennis)
The Heineken Open is a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series played in Auckland, New Zealand. It was also a combined mens and womens tournament until 1981.-History:...
was an ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament held in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
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. The tournament was held from January 7 to January 14.
Men's Singles
Karel NováčekKarel Novácek
Karel Nováček is a retired Czech former top ten tennis player. Born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia . Nováček now lives in Boca Raton, Florida, United States....
defeated
Jean-Philippe FleurianJean-Philippe Fleurian
Jean-Philippe Fleurian is a former tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1985. He won one doubles title during his career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 30 April 1990, when he became the number 37 of the world...
7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4)
- It was Nováček's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Sergio CasalSergio Casal
Sergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
/
Emilio SánchezEmilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
defeated
Grant ConnellGrant Connell
Grant Connell is a former professional tennis player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s....
/
Glenn MichibataGlenn Michibata
Glenn Michibata is a former professional tennis player and current head coach of the Princeton University Tigers collegiate tennis team.-As a pro singles player:...
4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- It was Casal's 1st title of the year and the 33rd of his career. It was Sánchez's 1st title of the year and the 45th of his career.