The 1991 Stockholm Open was a men's

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tournament played on indoor

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s. It was the 23rd edition of the

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and was part of the ATP Championship Series of the

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. It took place at the

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in Stockholm, Sweden, from 21 October through 28 October 1991. Second-seed Boris Becker won the singles title, his second consecutive win at the event and his third overall after winning in

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.. The singles draw was headlined by Stefan Edberg. Other top seeds were Boris Becker,

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and

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Finals

Singles

Boris Becker defeated Stefan Edberg, 3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 * It was Becker's 2nd title of the year, and his 31st overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 2nd overall.

Doubles

John Fitzgerald /

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defeated

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, 7–5, 6–2

Notes

References

External links

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ATP tournament profile

ITF tournament edition details
{{1991 ATP Tour October 1991 sports events in Europe 1991 in Swedish tennis