1991 Canadian Open – Women's singles

Jennifer Capriati defeated Katerina Maleeva in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 Canadian Open.

Women's singles
1991 Canadian Open
Champion	Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up	Katerina Maleeva
Score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	56 (8 Q)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1991 Canadian Open (tennis)

Steffi Graf was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Gabriela Sabatini (semifinal)
2. Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (semifinal)
3. Jennifer Capriati (champion)
4. Katerina Maleeva (final)
5. Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
6. Helena Suková (quarterfinal)
7. n/a
8. Amy Frazier (quarterfinal)
9. Natalia Zvereva (quarterfinal)
10. Laura Gildemeister (quarterfinal)
11. Helen Kelesi (third round)
12. Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)
13. Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer (second round)
14. Katia Piccolini (first round)
15. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
16. Regina Rajchrtová (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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	6	Helena Suková	3	2
								1	Gabriela Sabatini	4	3r
								3	Jennifer Capriati	6	2
	3	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
	9	Natalia Zvereva	1	1
															3	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
															4	Katerina Maleeva	2	3
	10	Laura Gildemeister	2	2
	4	Katerina Maleeva	6	6
								4	Katerina Maleeva	6	1
								2	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	4	0r
	8	Amy Frazier	2	6
	2	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	G Sabatini	6	6
	Q	M Lindström	4	6	3				S Farina Elia	0	0
		S Farina Elia	6	4	6										1	G Sabatini	7	6
		S Jeyaseelan	4	6	3										11	H Kelesi	6	2
		K Date	6	4	6				K Date	4	4
		M Bernard	3	6	3			11	H Kelesi	6	6
	11	H Kelesi	6	4	6																	1	Gabriela Sabatini	3	2
	15	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	4	6																	6	Helena Suková	6	6
		L Savchenko	4	6	7				L Savchenko	1	1
		B Cordwell	3	6	3				M Endo	6	6
		M Endo	6	4	6											M Endo	1	0
		J Durie	6	2	2										6	H Suková	6	6
		M Strandlund-Tomsvik	3	6	6				M Strandlund-Tomsvik	6	4
								6	H Suková	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	J Capriati	6	6
		E De Lone	6	6	6				E De Lone	4	0
	Q	H Nagano	4	7	0										3	J Capriati	6	6
		S Gomer	6	6												S Gomer	2	3
	Q	S Italiano	3	2					S Gomer	6	7
		A Keller	2	7	6			13	M Werdel-Witmeyer	3	5
	13	M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	6	7																	3	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
	9	N Zvereva	6	6																		9	Natalia Zvereva	1	1
		Y Segal	1	3				9	N Zvereva	7	1	5
		S Dopfer	6	0	1				P Hy-Boulais	5	6	7
		P Hy-Boulais	1	6	6										9	N Zvereva	7	6
	Q	C Benjamin	1	2											Q	J Watanabe	6	0
	Q	J Watanabe	6	6				Q	J Watanabe	6	6
									J Salmon	0	1

Bottom half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	N Tauziat	6	6
		A Minter	7	7					A Minter	1	0
		R Baranski	5	5											5	N Tauziat	3	6	4
		L Field	4	2											10	L Gildemeister	6	4	6
		K Rinaldi	6	6					K Rinaldi	2	6
		A Henricksson	5	7	4			10	L Gildemeister	6	7
	10	L Gildemeister	7	5	6																	10	Laura Gildemeister	2	2
	12	N Sawamatsu	6	6																		4	Katerina Maleeva	6	6
		C Dahlman	2	4				12	N Sawamatsu	6	5	6
		P Thorén	6	6					P Thorén	4	7	2
	Q	S Loosemore	2	3											12	N Sawamatsu	1	3
		A Leand	1	r											4	K Maleeva	6	6
		M Maleeva	6						M Maleeva	3	3
								4	K Maleeva	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Frazier	7	6
	Q	M Drake	1	0					N Bradtke	5	3
		N Bradtke	6	6											8	A Frazier	6	1	6
		E Smylie	0	1												D Graham	3	6	1
		D Graham	6	6					D Graham	6	6
		J Emmons	1	6	6				J Emmons	2	3
	14	K Piccolini	6	2	3																	8	Amy Frazier	2	6
	6	R Rajchrtová	6	7																		2	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	6	7
		E Pfaff	2	5				6	R Rajchrtová	6	6
		A Kijimuta	6	6	1				R Collins	3	4
		R Collins	1	7	6										6	R Rajchrtová	1	2
		R Hiraki	7	6											2	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	6
	Q	S Amiach	5	3					R Hiraki	5	0
								2	M Maleeva-Fragniere	7	6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details