1991 Midland Bank Championships

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1991 Midland Bank Championships
Date22–27 October
Edition14th
CategoryTier II
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$350,000
Surface Carpet (Supreme) / indoor
Location Brighton, England
Venue Brighton Centre
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
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The 1991 Midland Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the Tier II of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 22 October until 27 October 1991. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth consecutive at the event and fifth in total, and earned $70,000 first-prize money. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison 5–7, 6–4, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison / Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–2

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References

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