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1991 US Open – Women's singles

Monica Seles defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 US Open. It was her third major title of the year. With the win, Seles recaptured the world No. 1 ranking from Steffi Graf, and would hold it until her 1993 stabbing.

Women's singles
1991 US Open
Final
ChampionSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Runner-upUnited States Martina Navratilova
Score7–6(7–1), 6–1
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 1991 US Open (tennis)

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati.

This marked the first major in which 1998 champion and future world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport competed in the main draw;[1] she lost in the first round to Debbie Graham.

Seeds edit

  1.   Steffi Graf (semifinals)
  2.   Monica Seles (champion)
  3.   Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
  4.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  5.   Mary Joe Fernández (third round)
  6.   Martina Navratilova (final)
  7.   Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
  8.   Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  9.   Jana Novotná (fourth round)
  10.   Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)
  11.   Katerina Maleeva (third round)
  12.   Zina Garrison (fourth round)
  13.   Leila Meskhi (third round)
  14.   Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
  15.   Helena Suková (third round)
  16.   Anke Huber (second round)

Qualifying edit

Main article: 1991 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Steffi Graf 6 6
8   Conchita Martínez 1 3
1   Steffi Graf 62 78 4
6   Martina Navratilova 77 66 6
4   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 78 65 2
6   Martina Navratilova 66 77 6
6   Martina Navratilova 61 1
2   Monica Seles 77 6
7   Jennifer Capriati 6 77
3   Gabriela Sabatini 3 61
7   Jennifer Capriati 3 6 63
2   Monica Seles 6 3 77
    Gigi Fernández 1 2
2   Monica Seles 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Graf 6 6
  A Temesvári 1 2 1   S Graf 6 6
  M Maruska 3 4   C Mothes-Jobkel 0 0
  C Mothes-Jobkel 6 6 1   S Graf 6 7
  C Lindqvist 6 6   E Švíglerová 4 5
Q   R Alter 3 3   C Lindqvist 2 2
  E Švíglerová 6 6   E Švíglerová 6 6
  C Caverzasio 4 1 1   S Graf 7 6
  J Wiesner 4 6 6   J Wiesner 5 4
  A Dechaume 6 3 3   J Wiesner 3 6 6
  S Stafford 6 6   S Stafford 6 1 4
  C Tessi 3 3   J Wiesner 6 7
  A Frazier 6 77   F Labat 4 5
  C Wood 3 62   A Frazier 6 5 2
  F Labat 7 6   F Labat 2 7 6
14   N Tauziat 5 4

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   Z Garrison 7 6
  S Appelmans 5 4 12   Z Garrison 6 6
  A-M Cecchini 77 6   A-M Cecchini 1 1
  M Javer 62 1 12   Z Garrison 6 3 6
  S Sloane 4 1   B Rittner 2 6 4
  B Rittner 6 6   B Rittner 6 6
  A Coetzer 5 1   J Halard 2 0
  J Halard 7 6 12   Z Garrison 4 4
  M Kidowaki 1 4 8   C Martínez 6 6
  K Habšudová 6 6   K Habšudová 2 3
  P Thorén 1 4   P Fendick 6 6
  P Fendick 6 6   P Fendick 5 3
  A Keller 4 3 8   C Martínez 7 6
  N Basuki 6 6   N Basuki 3 4
  C Dahlman 1 1 8   C Martínez 6 6
8   C Martínez 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  K Piccolini 0 1 4   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  E Smylie 3 4   K Godridge 1 1
  K Godridge 6 6 4   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  E Brioukhovets 6 6 LL   N Herreman 2 2
  L Bonder-Kreiss 3 0   E Brioukhovets 6 64 65
LL   N Herreman 4 6 6 LL   N Herreman 3 77 77
  C Kohde-Kilsch 6 4 3 4   A Sánchez Vicario 6 77
WC   E Burgin 4 4   N Zvereva 3 64
WC   K Po 6 6 WC   K Po 6 6
  P Langrová 4 5 WC   A Smith 2 4
WC   A Smith 6 7 WC   K Po 1 6 2
  W Probst 1 65   N Zvereva 6 3 6
  N Zvereva 6 77   N Zvereva 6 6
  A Minter 1 6 1 16   A Huber 2 4
16   A Huber 6 4 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   Man Maleeva 6 6
WC   S Birch 3 1 10   Man Maleeva 7 6
  C Porwik 3 2   A Strnadová 5 2
  A Strnadová 6 6 10   Man Maleeva 4 6 5
  L Garrone 6 0 62   M Pierce 6 1 1r
  M Pierce 4 6 77   M Pierce 6 3 78
  L McNeil 6 6   L McNeil 3 6 66
  R White 2 2 10   Man Maleeva 65 6 2
  Mag Maleeva 77 4 6 6   M Navratilova 77 1 6
  K Kschwendt 65 6 4   Mag Maleeva 712 1 2
  R Hiraki 1 1   P Shriver 610 6 6
  P Shriver 6 6   P Shriver 5 1
WC   L Davenport 3 2 6   M Navratilova 7 6
  D Graham 6 6   D Graham 1 4
  P Tarabini 2 2 6   M Navratilova 6 6
6   M Navratilova 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   J Capriati 6 6
Q   E Pfaff 1 0 7   J Capriati 6 6
  R Fairbank-Nideffer 4 61   P Ritter 3 0
  P Ritter 6 77 7   J Capriati 6 6
  R McQuillan 6 3 6   P Hy 1 4
Q   S Niox-Château 4 6 0   R McQuillan 1 2
  P Hy 6 6   P Hy 6 6
  M Strandlund 3 0 7   J Capriati 6 6
  E Reinach 2 6 66   J Durie 1 2
  B Fulco 6 4 78   B Fulco 4 0
  J Durie 6 6   J Durie 6 6
  C Cunningham 4 2   J Durie 6 2 6
  E deLone 6 61 6 15   H Suková 4 6 1
  H Cioffi 2 77 3   E deLone 1 3
WC   J Emmons 0 6 2 15   H Suková 6 6
15   H Suková 6 4 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   J Novotná 6 4 6
  A Grossman 3 6 1 9   J Novotná 6 6
  M Werdel 4 7 4   M Louie-Harper 2 3
  M Louie-Harper 6 5 6 9   J Novotná 6 6
  F Romano 1 4 Q   D Monami 1 2
Q   D Monami 6 6 Q   D Monami 6 6
WC   C Rubin 6 6 WC   C Rubin 4 3
  S Farina 4 0 9   J Novotná 4 64
  G Helgeson 4 4 3   G Sabatini 6 77
  D Faber 6 6   D Faber 3 3
  G Magers 5 6 6   G Magers 6 6
Q   E Maniokova 7 4 3   G Magers 3 4
  S Hack 77 4 4 3   G Sabatini 6 6
  B Paulus 61 6 6   B Paulus 3 6 1r
  N Provis 63 3 3   G Sabatini 6 4 5
3   G Sabatini 77 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   MJ Fernandez 6 6
  L Savchenko 3 3 5   MJ Fernandez 77 6
  A Kijimuta 6 3 2   B Schultz 64 3
  B Schultz 3 6 6 5   MJ Fernandez 1 2
Q   R Baranski 2 63   R Zrubáková 6 6
  R Zrubáková 6 77   R Zrubáková 7 65 6
  K Date 77 6   K Date 5 77 3
  T Whitlinger 63 4   R Zrubáková 2 2
  G Fernández 6 6   G Fernández 6 6
  S Frankl 0 4   G Fernández 6 6
  K Rinaldi 64 6 6   K Rinaldi 4 1
  M Paz 77 4 1   G Fernández 77 63 77
  N Jagerman 64 4 13   L Meskhi 61 77 62
  L Gildemeister 77 6   L Gildemeister 4 6 0
  P Paradis-Mangon 6 3 2 13   L Meskhi 6 3 6
13   L Meskhi 3 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   K Maleeva 6 6
  M Bollegraf 3 4 11   K Maleeva 6 6
  C Suire 1 710 3   M de Swardt 3 4
  M de Swardt 6 68 6 11   K Maleeva 6 3 3
  R Rajchrtová 6 6   R Rajchrtová 2 6 6
  C Bartos-Cserepy 1 3   R Rajchrtová 6 6
  L Ferrando 4 2   N Sawamatsu 2 4
  N Sawamatsu 6 6   R Rajchrtová 1 1
  N van Lottum 3 5 2   M Seles 6 6
  H Kelesi 6 7   H Kelesi 2 6 3
Q   S Rottier 3 1   S Gomer 6 2 6
  S Gomer 6 6   S Gomer 1 4
Q   K Nowak 5 1 2   M Seles 6 6
  E Zardo 7 6   E Zardo 0 6 0
WC   N Arendt 2 0 2   M Seles 6 4 6
2   M Seles 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ TENNIS; When a Teen-Ager Plays Just Like One - New York Times

External links edit

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