1991 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs

1991 Newsweek Champions Cup
and Virginia Slims of Palm Springs
1991 Newsweek Champions Cup; and Virginia Slims of Palm Springs
Date	March 2 – March 16
Edition	18th
Prize money	$750,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Champions
	Jim Courier
	Martina Navratilova
	Jim Courier / Javier Sánchez
	See Women's Doubles note

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 last time ever that a male player achieved both titles at the same year.^[3]

Champions[]

Men's Singles[]

Jim Courier def. Guy Forget, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)

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

Women's Singles[]

Martina Navratilova def. Monica Seles 6–2, 7–6^(8–6)

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

Men's Doubles[]

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

Women's Doubles[]

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

References[]

^ "Indian Wells Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
^ "Indian Wells Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
^ "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[]

[ms-1] "Indian Wells Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

[md-2] "Indian Wells Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

[3] "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.

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v t 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, ) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, ) Montreal (S, ) Cincinnati (S, ) Stockholm (S, D) Paris (S, D)
ATP Championship Series	Brussels (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Memphis (, ) Stuttgart Indoor (, ) (, ) Barcelona (S, D) Stuttgart Outdoor (, ) Washington (S, D) Indianapolis (, ) New Haven (S, D) Sydney Indoor (S, D) Tokyo Indoor (S, D)
ATP World Series	Adelaide (S, D) Wellington (, ) (, ) Auckland (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Guarujá I (, ) Milan (, ) Rotterdam (S, D) (, ) Copenhagen (S, D) (, ) Orlando (S, D) Estoril (, ) (, ) Seoul (S, D) Nice (, ) (, ) Munich (S, D) (, ) Charlotte (S, D) Umag (, ) (, ) Rosmalen (, ) (, ) London/Queen's Club (S, D) (, ) Manchester (S, D) (, ) Newport (, ) Båstad (S, D) Hilversum (S, ) Kitzbühel (, ) (, ) San Marino (, ) Prague Long Island (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Geneva (S, D) (, ) Bordeaux (, ) Palermo (, ) (, ) Basel (, ) Athens (S, D) Toulouse (S, D) Tel Aviv (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Guarujá II (, ) (, ) (, ) (, ) Moscow (S, D)
Team events	Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round
ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt (S, D)

v t 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 (, ) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (, ) Rome (, ) Berlin (, ) Toronto (, )
Tier II tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (, ) Chicago (, ) Palm Springs (S, D) Amelia Island (, ) Houston (, ) Hamburg (, ) Eastbourne (, ) Manhattan Beach (S, D) Washington (, ) Tokyo (, ) (, ) Zurich (, ) Filderstadt (, ) Brighton (, ) Oakland (, ) Philadelphia (, )
Tier III tournaments	(, ) (, ) (, ) San Diego (, ) Leipzig (, )
Tier IV tournaments	(, ) Oklahoma City (, ) (, ) Geneva (, ) Strasbourg (, ) Birmingham (S, D) (, ) (, ) Paris (, ) (, ) San Juan (, ) Phoenix (, ) Nashville (S, D) Indianapolis (, )
Tier V tournaments	Auckland (, ) Wellington (, ) (, ) Linz (, ) (, ) Pattaya City (S, D) Bol (, ) Taranto (, ) Palermo (, ) San Marino (S, D) Westchester Cup (, ) Schenectady (S, D) St. Petersburg (, ) (, )
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D)