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1991 WTA Tour
Women's tennis circuit
Women's tennis circuit
– November 18, 1991 WTA Championships Tier I (6) Tier II (15) Tier III (6) Tier IV (14) Tier V (14) The 1991 WTA Tour (officially titled 1991 Kraft General Foods World Tour after its sponsor) was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 1991 tennis season.
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule
;Key
| Team events |
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November 1990
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 | Nivea Cup | ||||
| São Paulo, Brazil | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRG Veronika Martinek | ||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | USA Donna Faber | BRA Luciana Corsato | |||
| ARG Florencia Labat | TCH Eva Švíglerová | ||||
| FRA Catherine Mothes | |||||
| ARG Cristina Tessi | |||||
| GBR Samantha Smith | |||||
| ARG Bettina Fulco | |||||
| TCH Eva Švíglerová | |||||
| 7–5, 6–4 | FRA Mary Pierce | ||||
| USA Luanne Spadea |
January
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 | Hyundai Hopman Cup | ||||
| Perth, Australia | |||||
| ITF Mixed Teams Championships | |||||
| Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 12 teams | |||||
| 3–0 | |||||
| Danone Women's Open | |||||
| Brisbane, Australia | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | TCH Helena Suková | ||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | JPN Akiko Kijimuta | URS Larisa Neiland | |||
| USA Linda Harvey-Wild | BEL Sabine Appelmans | ||||
| AUS Rachel McQuillan | |||||
| AUT Judith Wiesner | |||||
| ARG Cristina Tessi | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| 6–3, 6–1 | USA Patty Fendick | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| Jan 7 | Holden NSW Open | ||||
| Sydney, Australia | |||||
| Tier III event | |||||
| Hard – $225,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | TCH Jana Novotná | ||||
| 6–4, 6–2 | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | AUT Barbara Paulus | |||
| USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | USA Mary Joe Fernández | ||||
| SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| AUS Nicole Provis | |||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 6–1, 6–4 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| Jan 14 | |||||
| Jan 21 | Australian Open | ||||
| Melbourne, Australia | |||||
| Grand Slam | |||||
| Hard – $2,000,000 – 128S/64D/32X | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 | TCH Jana Novotná | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | GER Steffi Graf | ||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| GER Anke Huber | |||||
| USA Patty Fendick | |||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| GBR Jo Durie | |||||
| GBR Jeremy Bates | |||||
| 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | USA Robin White | ||||
| USA Scott Davis | |||||
| Jan 28 | Nutri-Metics Bendon Classic | ||||
| Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | TCH Eva Švíglerová | ||||
| 6–2, 0–6, 6–1 | TCH Andrea Strnadová | ARG Cristina Tessi | |||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | URS Larisa Neiland | ||||
| USA Donna Faber | |||||
| GER Sabine Hack | |||||
| NED Petra Kamstra | |||||
| USA Patty Fendick | |||||
| URS Larisa Neiland | |||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | AUS Jo-Anne Faull | ||||
| NZL Julie Richardson | |||||
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | |||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 28S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 | USA Martina Navratilova | USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||
| PER Laura Gildemeister | GER Steffi Graf | ||||
| JPN Nana Miyagi | |||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| USA Kathy Rinaldi | |||||
| USA Kathy Jordan | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 | USA Mary Joe Fernández | ||||
| USA Robin White |
February
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4 | Fernleaf Classic | ||||
| Wellington, New Zealand | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | URS Leila Meskhi | ||||
| 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | TCH Andrea Strnadová | FRA Karine Quentrec | |||
| AUS Kristin Godridge | TCH Eva Švíglerová | ||||
| GER Sabine Hack | |||||
| GER Barbara Rittner | |||||
| AUS Louise Field | |||||
| AUS Jo-Anne Faull | |||||
| NZL Julie Richardson | |||||
| 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | GBR Belinda Borneo | ||||
| GBR Clare Wood | |||||
| Oslo Open | |||||
| Oslo, Norway | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D | SWE Catarina Lindqvist | ||||
| 6–3, 6–0 | ITA Raffaella Reggi | BEL Sabine Appelmans | |||
| FRA Pascale Paradis | FRA Nathalie Herreman | ||||
| FRA Catherine Tanvier | |||||
| SWE Cecilia Dahlman | |||||
| AUT Beate Reinstadler | |||||
| GER Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||||
| GER Silke Meier | |||||
| 6–0, 6–2 | BEL Sabine Appelmans | ||||
| ITA Raffaella Reggi | |||||
| Feb 11 | Austrian Tennis Grand Prix | ||||
| Linz, Austria | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | ||||
| 7–5, 6–3 | TCH Petra Langrová | TCH Regina Rajchrtová | |||
| GER Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | URS Eugenia Maniokova | ||||
| FRA Pascale Paradis | |||||
| ITA Raffaella Reggi | |||||
| AUT Marion Maruska | |||||
| SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||||
| ITA Raffaella Reggi | |||||
| 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | TCH Petra Langrová | ||||
| TCH Radka Zrubáková | |||||
| Colorado Tennis Classic | |||||
| Aurora, United States | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Hard (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D | USA Lori McNeil | ||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | NED Manon Bollegraf | USA Carrie Cunningham | |||
| USA Patty Fendick | USA Susan Sloane | ||||
| USA Andrea Leand | |||||
| USA Halle Cioffi | |||||
| USA Peanut Louie Harper | |||||
| RSA Lise Gregory | |||||
| USA Gretchen Rush | |||||
| 6–4, 6-4 | USA Patty Fendick | ||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Chicago | |||||
| Chicago, United States | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 28S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | TCH Helena Suková | |||
| CAN Helen Kelesi | USA Anne Smith | ||||
| USA Jennifer Capriati | |||||
| USA Amy Frazier | |||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| Feb 18 | Virginia Slims of Oklahoma | ||||
| Oklahoma City, United States | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D | TCH Jana Novotná | ||||
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | USA Anne Smith | USA Lisa Bonder-Kreiss | |||
| NED Manon Bollegraf | SWE Catarina Lindqvist | ||||
| USA Renata Baranski | |||||
| AUS Anne Minter | |||||
| ESP Conchita Martínez | |||||
| USA Meredith McGrath | |||||
| USA Anne Smith | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | USA Katrina Adams | ||||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | |||||
| Feb 25 | Virginia Slims of Palm Springs | ||||
| Palm Springs, United States | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Hard – $350,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–2, 7–6(8–6) | YUG Monica Seles | CAN Helen Kelesi | |||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | CAN Patricia Hy | ||||
| USA Peanut Louie Harper | |||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| FRA Julie Halard | |||||
| Cancelled due to rain |
March
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4 | |||||
| Mar 11 | Virginia Slims of Florida | ||||
| Boca Raton, United States | |||||
| Tier I event | |||||
| Hard – $500,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | GER Steffi Graf | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||
| USA Jennifer Capriati | USA Meredith McGrath | ||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| GER Claudia Porwik | |||||
| TCH Regina Kordová | |||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 6–4, 7–6 (7–3) | USA Meredith McGrath | ||||
| USA Anne Smith | |||||
| Mar 18 | Lipton International Players Championships | ||||
| Key Biscayne, United States | |||||
| Tier I event | |||||
| Hard – $750,000 – 96S/48D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 6–3, 7–5 | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | GER Steffi Graf | |||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | ||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| USA Ginger Helgeson | |||||
| USA Jennifer Capriati | |||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison | |||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| Mar 25 | U.S. Women's Hardcourt Championships | ||||
| San Antonio, United States | |||||
| Tier III event | |||||
| Hard – $225,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | GER Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | YUG Monica Seles | SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||
| FRA Julie Halard | USA Erika deLone | ||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| TCH Eva Švíglerová | |||||
| USA Susan Sloane | |||||
| USA Patty Fendick | |||||
| YUG Monica Seles | |||||
| 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | CAN Jill Hetherington | ||||
| USA Kathy Rinaldi | |||||
| Light n' Lively Doubles Championships | |||||
| Tarpon Springs, United States | |||||
| Clay – $200,000 – 8D | |||||
| Doubles | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | URS Larisa Savchenko | ||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | USA Jordan / AUS Smylie | ||||
| ESP Sánchez Vicario / USA White | USA Burgin / USA Daniels | ||||
| RSA Nideffer / NED Schultz | |||||
| USA McGrath / USA Smith | |||||
| NED Bollegraf / RSA Gregory |
April
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | Family Circle Cup | ||||
| Hilton Head Island, United States | |||||
| Tier I event | |||||
| Clay – $500,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| 6–1, 6–1 | URS Leila Meskhi | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | ITA Federica Bonsignori | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| GER Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 6–4, 6–0 | USA Mary Lou Daniels | ||||
| RSA Lise Gregory | |||||
| Apr 8 | Bausch & Lomb Championships | ||||
| Amelia Island, United States | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Clay – $350,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| 7–5, 7–6(7–3) | GER Steffi Graf | USA Patty Fendick | |||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | URS Natasha Zvereva | ||||
| USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | |||||
| URS Leila Meskhi | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ARG Mercedes Paz | ||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships | |||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D | USA Lori McNeil | ||||
| 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 | BEL Sabine Appelmans | PER Laura Gildemeister | |||
| JPN Rika Hiraki | USA Amy Frazier | ||||
| JPN Kumiko Okamoto | |||||
| TCH Eva Švíglerová | |||||
| USA Marianne Werdel | |||||
| USA Amy Frazier | |||||
| JPN Maya Kidowaki | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | JPN Yone Kamio | ||||
| JPN Akiko Kijimuta | |||||
| Apr 15 | Volvo Women's Open | ||||
| Pattaya, Thailand | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | INA Yayuk Basuki | ||||
| 6–2, 6–2 | JPN Naoko Sawamatsu | JPN Rika Hiraki | |||
| USA Marianne Werdel | GBR Sarah Loosemore | ||||
| GER Karin Kschwendt | |||||
| JPN Misumi Miyauchi | |||||
| GBR Monique Javer | |||||
| JPN Nana Miyagi | |||||
| INA Suzanna Wibowo | |||||
| 6–1, 6–4 | JPN Rika Hiraki | ||||
| JPN Akemi Nishiya | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Houston | |||||
| Houston, United States | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Clay – $350,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | USA Mary Joe Fernández | ITA Sandra Cecchini | |||
| USA Linda Harvey-Wild | ITA Federica Bonsignori | ||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| USA Ann Grossman | |||||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | |||||
| USA Kathy Rinaldi | |||||
| 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 | USA Patty Fendick | ||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| Apr 22 | Croatian Lottery Cup | ||||
| Bol, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ITA Sandra Cecchini | ||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | BUL Magdalena Maleeva | CAN Helen Kelesi | |||
| FRA Sandrine Testud | HUN Anna-Maria Foldenyi | ||||
| ITA Laura Garrone | |||||
| SUI Csilla Bartos | |||||
| TCH Andrea Strnadová | |||||
| ITA Laura Golarsa | |||||
| BUL Magdalena Maleeva | |||||
| Walkover | ITA Sandra Cecchini | ||||
| ITA Laura Garrone | |||||
| International Championships of Spain | |||||
| Barcelona, Spain | |||||
| Tier III event | |||||
| Clay – $225,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ESP Conchita Martínez | ||||
| 6–4, 6–1 | SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| FRA Julie Halard | |||||
| SUI Emanuela Zardo | |||||
| AUT Judith Wiesner | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||||
| 6–1, 6–3 | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | ||||
| AUT Judith Wiesner | |||||
| Apr 29 | Citizen Cup | ||||
| Hamburg, Germany | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Clay – $350,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | GER Steffi Graf | ||||
| 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 | YUG Monica Seles | AUT Judith Wiesner | |||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | TCH Helena Suková | ||||
| URS Leila Meskhi | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| URS Larisa Neiland | |||||
| 7–5, 6–1 | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| Ilva Trophy | |||||
| Taranto, Italy | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | SUI Emanuela Zardo | ||||
| 7–5, 6–2 | AUT Petra Ritter | ITA Silvia Farina | |||
| FIN Nanne Dahlman | ITA Federica Bonsignori | ||||
| ARG Florencia Labat | |||||
| FIN Petra Thorén | |||||
| FRA Noëlle van Lottum | |||||
| FRA Alexia Dechaume | |||||
| ARG Florencia Labat | |||||
| 6–2, 7–5 | ITA Laura Golarsa | ||||
| USA Ann Grossman |
May
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 | Peugeot Italian Open | ||||
| Rome, Italy | |||||
| Tier I event | |||||
| Clay – $500,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ||||
| 6–3, 6–2 | YUG Monica Seles | USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||
| ESP Conchita Martínez | URS Leila Meskhi | ||||
| ARG Bettina Fulco | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Jennifer Capriati | |||||
| USA Jennifer Capriati | |||||
| YUG Monica Seles | |||||
| 7–5, 6–2 | AUS Nicole Provis | ||||
| RSA Elna Reinach | |||||
| May 13 | Lufthansa Cup | ||||
| Berlin, Germany | |||||
| Tier I event | |||||
| Clay – $500,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | GER Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6) | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | TCH Jana Novotná | |||
| USA Jennifer Capriati | TCH Radka Zrubáková | ||||
| USA Ginger Helgeson | |||||
| FRA Julie Halard | |||||
| GER Anke Huber | |||||
| URS Larisa Neiland | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | AUS Nicole Provis | ||||
| RSA Elna Reinach | |||||
| May 20 | Internationaux de Strasbourg | ||||
| Strasbourg, France | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | TCH Radka Zrubáková | ||||
| 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) | AUS Rachel McQuillan | JPN Naoko Sawamatsu | |||
| AUS Anne Minter | AUT Judith Wiesner | ||||
| GER Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | |||||
| PER Laura Gildemeister | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| USA Stephanie Rehe | |||||
| 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4 | NED Manon Bollegraf | ||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| Geneva European Open | |||||
| Geneva, Switzerland | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | ||||
| 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | CAN Helen Kelesi | ESP Conchita Martínez | |||
| USA Tami Whitlinger | SUI Christelle Fauche | ||||
| USA Ginger Helgeson | |||||
| JPN Maya Kidowaki | |||||
| USA Shaun Stafford | |||||
| AUS Nicole Provis | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | SUI Cathy Caverzasio | ||||
| SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||||
| May 27 | |||||
| Jun 3 | French Open | ||||
| Paris, France | |||||
| Grand Slam | |||||
| Clay – $2,698,740 – 128S/64D/64X | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||
| GER Steffi Graf | ESP Conchita Martínez | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| 6–4, 6–0 | URS Larisa Neiland | ||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| TCH Cyril Suk | |||||
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | NED Caroline Vis | ||||
| NED Paul Haarhuis |
June
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10 | Dow Classic | ||||
| Birmingham, Great Britain | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Grass – $150,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | URS Natasha Zvereva | NED Brenda Schultz | |||
| USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | USA Lori McNeil | ||||
| FRA Catherine Suire | |||||
| NED Manon Bollegraf | |||||
| RSA Mariaan de Swardt | |||||
| AUS Nicole Provis | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | USA Sandy Collins | ||||
| RSA Elna Reinach | |||||
| Jun 17 | Pilkington Glass Championships | ||||
| Eastbourne, Great Britain | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||
| USA Gigi Fernández | USA Heather Ludloff | ||||
| INA Yayuk Basuki | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| Jun 24 | |||||
| Jul 1 | Wimbledon Championships | ||||
| London, Great Britain | |||||
| Grand Slam | |||||
| Grass – $2,728,856 – 128S/64D/64X | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | GER Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||
| USA Jennifer Capriati | USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | ||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| PER Laura Gildemeister | |||||
| URS Larisa Savchenko | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| AUS Elizabeth Smylie | |||||
| AUS John Fitzgerald | |||||
| 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | URS Natasha Zvereva | ||||
| USA Jim Pugh |
July
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | ||||
| Palermo, Italy | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D | FRA Mary Pierce | ||||
| 6–0, 6–3 | ITA Sandra Cecchini | SUI Emanuela Zardo | |||
| BEL Sandra Wasserman | ARG Cristina Tessi | ||||
| GER Silke Frankl | |||||
| FRA Maïder Laval | |||||
| FRA Catherine Mothes | |||||
| FRA Mary Pierce | |||||
| TCH Petra Langrová | |||||
| 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | ITA Laura Garrone | ||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| Jul 15 | Volvo San Marino Open | ||||
| City of San Marino, San Marino | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ITA Katia Piccolini | ||||
| 6–2, 6–3 | ITA Silvia Farina | BUL Elena Pampoulova-Wagner | |||
| TCH Denisa Szabová | ITA Raffaella Reggi | ||||
| GER Sabine Hack | |||||
| USA Carrie Cunningham | |||||
| URS Eugenia Maniokova | |||||
| AUS Kerry-Anne Guse | |||||
| JPN Akemi Nishiya | |||||
| 6–0, 6–3 | ITA Laura Garrone | ||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| Citroën Austrian Ladies Open | |||||
| Kitzbühel, Austria | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D | ESP Conchita Martínez | ||||
| 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 | AUT Judith Wiesner | TCH Radka Zrubáková | |||
| NED Nicole Jagerman | TCH Eva Švíglerová | ||||
| ITA Sandra Cecchini | |||||
| ARG Florencia Labat | |||||
| AUT Marion Maruska | |||||
| ARG Bettina Fulco | |||||
| NED Nicole Jagerman | |||||
| 7–6, 6–1 | ITA Sandra Cecchini | ||||
| ARG Patricia Tarabini | |||||
| Jul 22 | Westchester Cup | ||||
| Westchester, United States | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D | FRA Isabelle Demongeot | ||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | USA Lori McNeil | PER Laura Gildemeister | |||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer | GER Marketa Kochta | ||||
| USA Carrie Cunningham | |||||
| USA Lisa Raymond | |||||
| USA Debbie Graham | |||||
| RSA Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer | |||||
| RSA Lise Gregory | |||||
| 7–5, 6–4 | USA Katrina Adams | ||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| 1991 Fed Cup | |||||
| Nottingham, Great Britain, Hard | |||||
| Team Event | |||||
| Clay – 32 Teams | |||||
| 2-1 | |||||
| Jul 29 | Mazda Classic | ||||
| San Diego, United States | |||||
| Tier III event | |||||
| Hard – $225,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Jennifer Capriati | ||||
| 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–2) | YUG Monica Seles | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||
| ESP Conchita Martínez | AUS Anne Minter | ||||
| SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | |||||
| USA Debbie Graham | |||||
| CAN Jill Hetherington | |||||
| USA Kathy Rinaldi | |||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat |
August
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5 | Virginia Slims of Albuquerque | ||||
| Albuquerque, United States | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| 6–0, 6–2 | FRA Julie Halard | RSA Elna Reinach | |||
| USA Susan Sloane | USA Katrina Adams | ||||
| FRA Mary Pierce | |||||
| FRA Sandrine Testud | |||||
| ITA Linda Ferrando | |||||
| USA Katrina Adams | |||||
| FRA Isabelle Demongeot | |||||
| 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–3 | RSA Lise Gregory | ||||
| USA Peanut Louie Harper | |||||
| Canadian Open | |||||
| Toronto, Canada | |||||
| Tier I event | |||||
| Hard – $500,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | USA Jennifer Capriati | ||||
| 6–2, 6–3 | BUL Katerina Maleeva | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||
| SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | TCH Helena Suková | ||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| PER Laura Gildemeister | |||||
| USA Amy Frazier | |||||
| URS Larisa Neiland | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 | GER Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| Aug 12 | Virginia Slims of Los Angeles | ||||
| Manhattan Beach, United States | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Hard – $350,000 – 56S/28D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 6–3, 6–1 | JPN Kimiko Date | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | ARG Mercedes Paz | ||||
| TCH Helena Suková | |||||
| GBR Jo Durie | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| URS Larisa Neiland | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 | USA Gretchen Magers | ||||
| USA Robin White | |||||
| Aug 19 | Virginia Slims of Washington | ||||
| Washington, United States | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Hard – $350,000 – 28S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ||||
| 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 | BUL Katerina Maleeva | USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||
| URS Leila Meskhi | AUT Judith Wiesner | ||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| URS Larisa Neiland | |||||
| 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(12–10) | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| OTB International Open | |||||
| Schenectady, United States | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | NED Brenda Schultz | ||||
| 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | FRA Alexia Dechaume | USA Marianne Werdel | |||
| AUS Nicole Provis | GER Anke Huber | ||||
| JPN Naoko Sawamatsu | |||||
| AUS Rachel McQuillan | |||||
| ARG Florencia Labat | |||||
| AUS Rachel McQuillan | |||||
| GER Claudia Porwik | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | USA Nicole Arendt | ||||
| USA Shannan McCarthy | |||||
| Aug 26 | |||||
| Sep 2 | US Open | ||||
| New York City, United States | |||||
| Grand Slam | |||||
| Hard – $2,700,000 – 128S/64D/32X | |||||
| Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 7–6(7–1), 6–1 | USA Martina Navratilova | GER Steffi Graf | |||
| USA Jennifer Capriati | ESP Conchita Martínez | ||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) | TCH Jana Novotná | ||||
| URS Larisa Neiland | |||||
| NED Manon Bollegraf | |||||
| NED Tom Nijssen | |||||
| 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ||||
| ESP Emilio Sánchez |
September
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | Nichirei International Championships | ||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Hard – $350,000 – 28S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 6–1, 6–1 | USA Mary Joe Fernández | USA Amy Frazier | |||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | JPN Maya Kidowaki | ||||
| USA Debbie Graham | |||||
| PER Laura Gildemeister | |||||
| USA Marianne Werdel | |||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | USA Carrie Cunningham | ||||
| PER Laura Gildemeister | |||||
| Clarins Open | |||||
| Paris, France | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | ESP Conchita Martínez | ||||
| 6–0, 6–3 | ARG Inés Gorrochategui | FRA Julie Halard | |||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | SUI Emanuela Zardo | ||||
| GER Veronika Martinek | |||||
| NED Nicole Jagerman | |||||
| GER Silke Meier | |||||
| TCH Petra Langrová | |||||
| TCH Radka Zrubáková | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | FRA Alexia Dechaume | ||||
| FRA Julie Halard | |||||
| Sep 23 | Open Whirlpool - Ville de Bayonne | ||||
| Bayonne, France | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D | SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | ||||
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | URS Leila Meskhi | AUS Rachel McQuillan | |||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | FRA Julie Halard | ||||
| TCH Radka Zrubáková | |||||
| TCH Eva Švíglerová | |||||
| GER Claudia Porwik | |||||
| ARG Patricia Tarabini | |||||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||||
| 6–3, Retired | AUS Rachel McQuillan | ||||
| FRA Catherine Tanvier | |||||
| St. Petersburg Open | |||||
| Saint Petersburg, Soviet Union | |||||
| Tier V event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | URS Larisa Neiland | ||||
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | GER Barbara Rittner | GBR Jo Durie | |||
| GER Katja Oeljeklaus | URS Elena Brioukhovets | ||||
| FRA Isabelle Demongeot | |||||
| FRA Sandrine Testud | |||||
| USA Ann Henricksson | |||||
| URS Elena Brioukhovets | |||||
| URS Natalia Medvedeva | |||||
| 7–5, 6–3 | FRA Isabelle Demongeot | ||||
| GBR Jo Durie | |||||
| Sep 30 | Volkswagen Cup | ||||
| Leipzig, Germany | |||||
| Tier III event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $225,000 – 28S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | GER Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | TCH Jana Novotná | AUT Barbara Paulus | |||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | AUT Judith Wiesner | ||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| GER Anke Huber | |||||
| GER Barbara Rittner | |||||
| NED Manon Bollegraf | |||||
| FRA Isabelle Demongeot | |||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | CAN Jill Hetherington | ||||
| USA Kathy Rinaldi | |||||
| Milan Ladies Open | |||||
| Milan, Italy | |||||
| Tier III event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $225,000 – 28S/16 | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | USA Martina Navratilova | ESP Conchita Martínez | |||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | TCH Helena Suková | ||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| BUL Magdalena Maleeva | |||||
| BEL Sabine Appelmans | |||||
| USA Sandy Collins | |||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| 7–6(7–0), 6–3 | BEL Sabine Appelmans | ||||
| ITA Raffaella Reggi |
October
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | BMW European Indoors | ||||
| Zürich, Switzerland | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 32S/16D | FRG Steffi Graf | ||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | TCH Helena Suková | |||
| SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | GER Marketa Kochta | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| AUT Judith Wiesner | |||||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| TCH Andrea Strnadová | |||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | ||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| Oct 14 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | ||||
| Filderstadt, Germany | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | GER Anke Huber | ||||
| 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | USA Martina Navratilova | AUT Judith Wiesner | |||
| TCH Helena Suková | FRA Nathalie Tauziat | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | |||||
| USA Mary Joe Fernández | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | USA Pam Shriver | ||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| Oct 21 | Midland Bank Championships | ||||
| Brighton, Great Britain | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | GER Steffi Graf | ||||
| 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 | USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | AUT Barbara Paulus | |||
| SWE Catarina Lindqvist | USA Lori McNeil | ||||
| FRA Nathalie Tauziat | |||||
| TCH Radka Zrubáková | |||||
| BUL Katerina Maleeva | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| URS Natasha Zvereva | |||||
| 6–1, 6–2 | USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | ||||
| USA Lori McNeil | |||||
| Puerto Rico Open | |||||
| Dorado, Puerto Rico | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | FRA Julie Halard | ||||
| 7–5, 7–5 | RSA Amanda Coetzer | BEL Sabine Appelmans | |||
| FRA Mary Pierce | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| USA Susan Sloane | |||||
| USA Carrie Cunningham | |||||
| GER Barbara Rittner | |||||
| JPN Rika Hiraki | |||||
| ARG Florencia Labat | |||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | BEL Sabine Appelmans | ||||
| USA Camille Benjamin | |||||
| Oct 28 | Arizona Classic | ||||
| Scottsdale, United States | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | BEL Sabine Appelmans | ||||
| 7–5, 6–1 | USA Chanda Rubin | TCH Karina Habšudová | |||
| FRA Julie Halard | USA Ginger Helgeson | ||||
| USA Kimberly Po | |||||
| AUS Nicole Provis | |||||
| USA Patty Fendick | |||||
| USA Peanut Louie Harper | |||||
| USA Cammy MacGregor | |||||
| 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | USA Sandy Collins | ||||
| RSA Elna Reinach |
November
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | Virginia Slims of California | ||||
| Oakland, United States | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 32S/16D | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | YUG Monica Seles | SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||
| USA Lori McNeil | USA Linda Harvey-Wild | ||||
| USA Amy Frazier | |||||
| USA Stephanie Rehe | |||||
| FRA Mary Pierce | |||||
| USA Patty Fendick | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| 6–4, 7–5 | USA Martina Navratilova | ||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Nashville | |||||
| Brentwood, United States | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | BEL Sabine Appelmans | ||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | USA Katrina Adams | TCH Karina Habšudová | |||
| URS Natalia Medvedeva | INA Yayuk Basuki | ||||
| USA Mary Lou Daniels | |||||
| USA Tammy Whittington | |||||
| FRA Isabelle Demongeot | |||||
| USA Sandy Collins | |||||
| RSA Elna Reinach | |||||
| 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) | INA Yayuk Basuki | ||||
| NED Caroline Vis | |||||
| Nov 11 | Jello Classic | ||||
| Indianapolis, United States | |||||
| Tier IV event | |||||
| Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D | BUL Katerina Maleeva | ||||
| 7–6(7–1), 6–2 | USA Audra Keller | ARG Mercedes Paz | |||
| TCH Radka Zrubáková | USA Susan Sloane | ||||
| USA Mary Lou Daniels | |||||
| USA Linda Harvey-Wild | |||||
| FIN Petra Thorén | |||||
| USA Patty Fendick | |||||
| USA Gigi Fernández | |||||
| 6–4, 6–2 | USA Katrina Adams | ||||
| ARG Mercedes Paz | |||||
| Virginia Slims of Philadelphia | |||||
| Philadelphia, United States | |||||
| Tier II event | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 7–5, 6–1 | USA Jennifer Capriati | ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||
| ARG Gabriela Sabatini | USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | ||||
| NED Brenda Schultz | |||||
| SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | |||||
| ESP Conchita Martínez | |||||
| TCH Jana Novotná | |||||
| URS Larisa Neiland | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | USA Mary Joe Fernández | ||||
| USA Zina Garrison-Jackson | |||||
| Nov 18 | Virginia Slims Championships | ||||
| New York City, United States | |||||
| Year-end Championship | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $3,000,000 – 16S/8D | |||||
| Singles – Doubles | YUG Monica Seles | ||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 | USA Martina Navratilova | ARG Gabriela Sabatini | |||
| TCH Jana Novotná | USA Mary Joe Fernández | ||||
| USA Jennifer Capriati | |||||
| ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |||||
| GER Steffi Graf | |||||
| USA Martina Navratilova | |||||
| USA Pam Shriver | |||||
| 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | USA Gigi Fernández | ||||
| TCH Jana Novotná |
Rankings
Below are the 1991 WTA year-end rankings (November 25, 1991) in both singles and doubles competition:
| Singles Year-end Ranking |
|---|
| No |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 12 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
| 15 |
| 16 |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 19 |
| 20 |
| Doubles Year-end Ranking |
|---|
| No |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
| 12 |
| 13 |
| 14 |
| 15 |
| 16 |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 19 |
| 20 |
|- |}
References
References
- Hill, James. (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1991". [[Women's Tennis Association.
- Hill, James. (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1991". [[Women's Tennis Association.
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