1991 St. Petersburg Open | |
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Date | September 21 – September 29 |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | Tier V |
Prize money | $100,000 |
Surface | Carpet (i) |
Location | St. Petersburg, Soviet Union |
Venue | St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (a.k.a. SKK Peterburgsky) |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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Larisa Savchenko-Neiland defeated
Barbara Rittner 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 [2] [1]
Elena Brioukhovets /
Natalia Medvedeva defeated
Isabelle Demongeot /
Jo Durie 7–5, 6–3 [1]
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