# 1991 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Jim Courier defeated Guy Forget in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1991 Indian Wells Masters.
Stefan Edberg was the defending champion, but lost to Forget in the semifinals.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Stefan Edberg (semifinals)
* Andre Agassi (third round)
* Guy Forget (final)
* Pete Sampras (withdrew)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
* Andrés Gómez (second round)
* Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
* Andrei Cherkasov (third round)
* Michael Stich (semifinals)
* John McEnroe (second round)
* Alexander Volkov (second round)
* Marc Rosset (second round)
* Juan Aguilera (first round)
* Jim Courier (champion)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Michael Chang | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Michael Chang | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Guy Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Guy Forget | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Guy Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Davis | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Davis | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | Guy Forget | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | Jim Courier | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | |
| 11 | Michael Stich | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Jim Courier | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Richey Reneberg | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richey Reneberg | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Michael Stich | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Jim Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Emilio Sánchez | 2 | 2 | | 16 | Jim Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Jim Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaite | 7 | 5 | 6 | | M Jaite | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Cahill | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | V Paloheimo | 3 | 4 | | | D Cahill | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Bryan | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Bryan | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Aguilera | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Chang | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | M Filippini | 1 | 1 | | 9 | M Chang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Leconte | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | J Arias | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arias | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | M Chang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Fleurian | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | W Ferreira | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | Q | W Ferreira | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Gómez | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 6 | | | T Carbonell | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Goldie | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | D Rostagno | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 7 | | | D Rostagno | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 6$^8$ | 4 | | 14 | M Rosset | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Rosset | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Forget | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | J McEnroe | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | S Davis | 5 | 1 |
| | W Masur | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | 12 | J McEnroe | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | J Grabb | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | J Grabb | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Davis | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | S Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | S Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | T Muster | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rahunen | 1 | 4 | | | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Santoro | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | G Layendecker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | M Stich | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Jones | 6 | 3 | 3 | WC | G Layendecker | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mayotte | 3 | 1 | | 11 | M Stich | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Stich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | M Stich | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | A Volkov | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| | T Champion | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | 13 | A Volkov | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Curren | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | 6$^6$ | | R Reneberg | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6$^2$ | 7$^9$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Caratti | 1 | 7 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | LL | F Clavet | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | R Furlan | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | Q | R Furlan | 0 | 7$^9$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | F Clavet | 6 | 6$^7$ | 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 7 | 7 | | | S Bruguera | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | E Sánchez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | B Pearce | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | A Cherkasov | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | L Mattar | 6 | 6 | | | L Mattar | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Korda | 5 | 1 | | 10 | A Cherkasov | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Cherkasov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Sánchez | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | J Courier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | J Courier | 6 | 6 |
| WC | G Raoux | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | J Courier | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vajda | 1 | 6 | 3 | | B Black | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Black | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | J Courier | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Ruah | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | A Agassi | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Prpić | 6 | 6 | | | G Prpić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |