1991 Philips Open
Encyclopedia
The 1991 Philips Open was a tennis
tournament held in Guarujá
in Brazil
and played on clay court
s. It was part of the 1991 ATP Tour
. The tournament took place from October 21 through October 28, 1991.
Javier Frana
defeated
Markus Zoecke
2–6, 7–6 (7–1), 6–3
Jacco Eltingh
/ Paul Haarhuis
defeated
Bret Garnett
/ Todd Nelson
6–3, 7–5
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 Guarujá
Guarujá
Guarujá is a municipality in the São Paulo state of Brazil. The population in 2006 was 305,171, the population density is 1,969.47/km² and the area is 143 km². This place name comes from the Tupi language, and mean "narrow path". The population is highly urbanized.-Geography:Guarujá is...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and played on clay court
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
s. It was part of the 1991 ATP Tour
1991 ATP Tour
The IBM Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP tour. The IBM ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour...
. The tournament took place from October 21 through October 28, 1991.
Men's Singles
Javier FranaJavier Frana
Javier Alberto Frana is a former tennis player from Argentina and current tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America.-Tennis career:...
defeated
Markus ZoeckeMarkus Zoecke
Markus Zoecke is a German former professional tennis player. Zoecke's primary weapon was a very big serve that he could hit thanks to his height .-Singles :-Doubles :-External links:...
2–6, 7–6 (7–1), 6–3
- It was Frana's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Jacco EltinghJacco Eltingh
Jacco Folkert Eltingh is a former professional male tennis player and former World No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.He is best remembered for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis...
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Paul HaarhuisPaul Haarhuis
Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:...
defeated
Bret GarnettBret Garnett
Bret Garnett , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Garnett enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 49 in 1993.Garnett's highest singles ranking was World No...
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Todd NelsonTodd Nelson (tennis)
Todd Nelson , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Nelson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in 4 doubles events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 48 in 1987.-Doubles runner-ups :-Singles...
6–3, 7–5
- It was Eltingh's 4th title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Haarhuis' 3rd title of the year and the 4th of his career.