1991 Virginia Slims of Florida

Last updated

1991 Virginia Slims of Florida
DateMarch 4–10
Edition13th
Category Tier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$500,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
VenueThe Polo Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
Doubles
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Neiland / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva
←  1990  · Virginia Slims of Florida ·  1992  →

The 1991 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from March 4 through March 10, 1991. Second seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title, her second consecutive at the event and third in total.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini defeated Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Neiland / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath / Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Steffi Graf 11
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Gabriela Sabatini 42
Flag of the United States.svg USA Mary Joe Fernández 53
Flag of the United States.svg USA Jennifer Capriati 114
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Conchita Martínez 105
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Barbara Paulus 166
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 147
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 178
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Helen Kelesi 189
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sandra Cecchini 2110
Flag of the United States.svg USA Anne Smith 2211
Flag of the United States.svg USA Laura Arraya 2412
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  RSA Rosalyn Fairbank 2513
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anke Huber 2314
Flag of the United States.svg USA Meredith McGrath 3816

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.