title: 1991 Monte Carlo Open – Singles
text: # 1991 Monte Carlo Open – Singles
  
  Sergi Bruguera defeated Boris Becker in the final, 5–7, 6–4, $7–6^{(8–6)},$ $7–6^{(7–4)}$ to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Monte Carlo Open.
  
  Andrei Chesnokov was the defending champion, but lost to Boris Becker in the quarterfinals.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Stefan Edberg (second round)
  * Boris Becker (final)
  * Guy Forget (third round)
  * Andre Agassi (second round)
  * Goran Ivanišević (third round)
  * Jonas Svensson (quarterfinals)
  * Emilio Sánchez (second round)
  * Andrei Chesnokov (quarterfinals)
  * Sergi Bruguera (champion)
  * Andrei Cherkasov (third round)
  * Thomas Muster (first round)
  * Andrés Gómez (first round)
  * Marc Rosset (first round)
  * Karel Nováček (first round)
  * Guillermo Pérez Roldán (second round)
  * Alexander Volkov (third 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Magnus Gustafsson | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Sergi Bruguera | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Sergi Bruguera | 7 | 7 | 9 | Sergi Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Horst Skoff | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Horst Skoff | 6 | 6 | | Horst Skoff | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Jonas Svensson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Jonas Svensson | 3 | 3 | | | | | 9 | Sergi Bruguera | 5 | 6 | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 7 | 4 | $6^6$ | $6^4$ | | |
  | WC | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 7 | 4 | $6^6$ | $6^4$ |
  | | Goran Prpić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Goran Prpić | 6 | 6 | | Goran Prpić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Andrei Chesnokov | 1 | 3 | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 7 | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | M Larsson | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Rikl | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Larsson | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | M Gustafsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Gustafsson | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | U Riglewski | 6 | 2 | 4 | | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Tulasne | 0 | 4 | | 15 | G Pérez Roldán | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | G Pérez Roldán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Gustafsson | 5 | 5 |
  | 9 | S Bruguera | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Bruguera | 7 | 7 |
  | | R Furlan | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | 9 | S Bruguera | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Leconte | 5 | 6 | 1 | | C Caratti | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Caratti | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Arias | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | WC | A Mancini | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | A Mancini | 6 | $7^8$ | | WC | A Mancini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | E Sánchez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Agassi | 0 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JP Fleurian | 6 | 4 | 2 | | H Skoff | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Skoff | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | H Skoff | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | P Lundgren | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | C Pistolesi | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | J Aguilera | 6 | 6 | | | J Aguilera | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Pistolesi | $7^9$ | 5 | 6 | Q | C Pistolesi | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | M Rosset | $6^7$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Skoff | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | T Muster | $7^9$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Svensson | 3 | 3 |
  | Q | V Paloheimo | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | Q | V Paloheimo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Koevermans | 6 | 6 | | | M Koevermans | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Mattar | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | V Paloheimo | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | F Davín | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | 6 | J Svensson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | D Pescariu | 6 | 1 | | Q | D Pescariu | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | J Svensson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Arrese | 6 | 6 | | | J Arrese | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Borg | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | T Champion | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | WC | C-U Steeb | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | C-U Steeb | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Camporese | 6 | 3 | 6 | | O Camporese | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | A Gómez | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | WC | C-U Steeb | 4 | 2 |
  | 14 | K Nováček | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Prpić | 6 | 6 |
  | | G Prpić | 6 | 6 | | | G Prpić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Jaite | 3 | 2 | | | R Fromberg | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Prpić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | C Bergström | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | G Forget | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | P Haarhuis | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | G Forget | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | A Chesnokov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | M Wilander | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Woodforde | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | N Kulti | 6 | $6^3$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | 10 | A Cherkasov | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | R Agénor | 2 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | R Agénor | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Jelen | 0 | 2 | | 10 | A Cherkasov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Chesnokov | 1 | 3 |
  | 16 | A Volkov | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 |
  | | H de la Peña | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | A Volkov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Guardiola | 3 | 1 | | | F Santoro | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | A Volkov | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | M Filippini | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | J Sánchez | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  