| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1991 Canadian Open | |
| Champions |  Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Natalia Zvereva |
| Runners-up |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch  Helena Suková |
| Score | 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Draw | 28 (1 Q) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Betsy Nagelsen and Gabriela Sabatini were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland and Natalia Zvereva won the title, defeating Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Helena Suková in the finals, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2. [1] [2]
The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Larisa Savchenko / Natalia Zvereva (champions) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková (final)
Nicole Bradtke / Elizabeth Smylie (semifinal)
Jill Hetherington / 
Kathy Rinaldi (semifinal)
Magdalena Maleeva / 
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (quarterfinal)
Jo Durie / Katerina Maleeva (first round)
Laura Gildemeister / 
Nathalie Tauziat (second round) Helen Kelesi / Regina Rajchrtová (second round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Nicole Bradtke Elizabeth Smylie | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Frazier L Spadea | 1 | 5 | R Collins P Hy-Boulais | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Collins P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 7 | 1 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Benjamin  B Paulus | 6 | 6 | 5 | M Maleeva M Maleeva-Fragniere | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Alexander-Brower C Delisle | 1 | 4 | C Benjamin B Paulus | d | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Segal  H ter Riet | 3 | 0 | 5 | M Maleeva M Maleeva-Fragniere | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | M Maleeva M Maleeva-Fragniere | 6 | 6 | 1 | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicole Bradtke Elizabeth Smylie | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Bradtke E Smylie | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Farina Elia K Piccolini | 3 | 5 | S Farina Elia K Piccolini | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Glitz J Goodling | 6 | 7 | 3 | N Bradtke E Smylie | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Emmons  M Strandlund-Tomsvik | 4 | 7 | 5 | A Rosenfield  R Hiraki | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Rosenfield R Hiraki | 6 | 6 | 7 | A Rosenfield R Hiraki | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 R Baranski S Gomer | 1 | 4 | 8 | H Kelesi R Rajchrtová | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | H Kelesi R Rajchrtová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | L Gildemeister N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Drake S Italiano | 1 | 1 | 7 | L Gildemeister N Tauziat | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Bernard S Jeyaseelan | 3 | 2 | J Smoller M Werdel-Witmeyer | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Smoller M Werdel-Witmeyer | 6 | 6 | J Smoller M Werdel-Witmeyer | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Amiach A Minter | 3 | 2 | 4 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Date A Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | K Date A Kijimuta | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Durie K Maleeva | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 B Cordwell M Lindström | 6 | 5 | 6 | B Cordwell M Lindström | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Salmon B Thompson | 3 | 7 | 2 | E Pfaff  P Thorén | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Pfaff P Thorén | 6 | 6 | 6 | B Cordwell M Lindström | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Henricksson E Iida | 6 | 7 | 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E De Lone A Keller | 3 | 6 | A Henricksson E Iida | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | C Kohde-Kilsch H Suková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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