1991 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1991 US Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Final score	7–6^(7–1), 6–1

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

World No. 2 Monica Seles won her third Grand Slam of the year with this title, defeating four-time champion Martina Navratilova in the final. Following this win, Monica retook the World No. 1 ranking from her rival Steffi Graf, and would end up holding it until her 1993 stabbing.

This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Lindsay Davenport, the 1998 US Open singles champion, competed in the main draw.^[1]

Seeds

Steffi Graf (Semifinals)
Monica Seles (Champion)
Gabriela Sabatini (Quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
Mary Joe Fernandez (Third Round)
Martina Navratilova (Final)
Jennifer Capriati (Semifinals)
Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (Fourth Round)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (Fourth Round)
Katerina Maleeva (Third Round)
Zina Garrison (Fourth Round)
Leila Meskhi (Third Round)
Nathalie Tauziat (First Round)
Helena Suková (Third Round)
Anke Huber (Second Round)

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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 Thoren	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

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
	K 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

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

10	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	6
WC	S Birch	3	1		10	M Maleeva-Fragniere	7	6
	C Porwik	3	2			A Strnadová	5	2
	A Strnadová	6	6							10	M Maleeva-Fragniere	4	6	5
	L Garrone	6	0	6²							M Pierce	6	1	1^r
	M Pierce	4	6	7⁷		M Pierce	6	3	7⁸
	L McNeil	6	6			L McNeil	3	6	6⁶
	R White	2	2												10	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6⁵	6	2
	M Maleeva	7⁷	4	6											6	M Navratilova	7⁷	1	6
	K Kschwendt	6⁵	6	4		M 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

Section 5

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-Chateau	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 de Lone	6	6¹	6					15	H Suková	4	6	1
	H Cioffi	2	7⁷	3		E de Lone	1	3
WC	J Emmons	0	6	2	15	H Suková	6	6
15	H Suková	6	4	6

Section 6

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	1^r
	N Provis	6³	3		3	G Sabatini	6	4	5
3	G Sabatini	7⁷	6

Section 7

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

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

↑ TENNIS; When a Teen-Ager Plays Just Like One - New York Times

External links

1991 US Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

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