1991 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1991 Lipton International Players Championships
Final
ChampionSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Runner-upArgentina Gabriela Sabatini
Score6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw96
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Defending champion Monica Seles defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 Miami Open.

Seeds

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All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Germany Steffi Graf (semifinals)
02.   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles (champion)
03.   Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (final)
04.   United States Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
05.   United States Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals)
06.   United States Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
07.   Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (quarterfinals)
08.   Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (second round)
09.   Austria Barbara Paulus (fourth round)
10.   France Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
11.   Canada Helen Kelesi (second round)
12.   United States Amy Frazier (third round)
13.   Peru Laura Gildemeister (third round)
14.   South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (second round)
15.   Japan Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)
16.   Italy Raffaella Reggi (fourth round)
17.  United States Lori McNeil (third round)
18.  Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (second round)
19.  Sweden Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
20.  United States Susan Sloane (second round)
21.  United States Gretchen Magers (third round)
22.  Czechoslovakia Regina Rajchrtová (fourth round)
23.  United States Meredith McGrath (third round)
24.  United States Carrie Cunningham (second round)
25.  Australia Julie Halard (second round)
26.  United States Ann Grossman (third round)
27.  United States Marianne Werdel (fourth round)
28.  Switzerland Cathy Caverzasio (second round)
29.  Germany Wiltrud Probst (second round)
30.  Czechoslovakia Eva Švíglerová (third round)
31.  United States Stephanie Rehe (second round)
32.  Australia Elizabeth Smylie (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
7 Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere 1 3
1 Germany Steffi Graf 6 66 1
3 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 0 78 6
3 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6 6
5 United States Zina Garrison-Jackson 3 2
3 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 3 5
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 6 7
WC United States Ginger Helgeson 1 0
4 United States Mary Joe Fernández 6 6
4 United States Mary Joe Fernández 1 3
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 6 6
6 United States Jennifer Capriati 6 1 4
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 2 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Germany S Graf 6 6
WC United States E deLone 6 6 WC United States E deLone 1 2
LL France C Suire 0 3 1 Germany S Graf 6 6
United States C Benjamin 6 0 1 21 United States G Magers 3 0
United States ML Daniels 2 6 6 United States ML Daniels 5 4
21 United States G Magers 7 6
1 Germany S Graf 6 6
27 United States M Werdel 0 1
27 United States M Werdel 6 7
Bulgaria M Maleeva 2 6 6 Bulgaria M Maleeva 2 5
WC United States Cam MacGregor 6 4 1 27 United States M Werdel 6 6
Q United Kingdom C Wood 6 7 United Kingdom C Wood 3 1
Netherlands P Kamstra 2 5 United Kingdom C Wood 7 2 7
11 Canada H Kelesi 5 6 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Italy R Reggi 3 6 6
Soviet Union L Neiland 6 6 Soviet Union L Neiland 6 3 4
Czechoslovakia K Habšudová 2 3 16 Italy R Reggi 1 6 6
Italy L Ferrando 6 0 6 23 United States M McGrath 6 1 0
Soviet Union N Medvedeva 4 6 2 Italy L Ferrando 6 2 3
23 United States M McGrath 2 6 6
16 Italy R Reggi 0 4
7 Switzerland M Maleeva-Fragniere 6 6
19 Sweden C Lindqvist 6 65 3
United States D Faber 6 77 United States D Faber 2 77 6
Bulgaria E Pampoulova 3 61 United States D Faber 2 3
Netherlands B Schultz 711 6 7 Switzerland M Maleeva-Fragniere 6 6
United States S Martin 69 4 Netherlands B Schultz 3 65
7 Switzerland M Maleeva-Fragniere 6 77

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
United States A Henricksson 6 6 28 United States A Henricksson 1 1
Q United States S Schefflin 4 1 3 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
WC United States C Rubin 6 7 WC United States C Rubin 1 3
LL France M Laval 4 5 WC United States C Rubin 6 7
18 Netherlands M Bollegraf 4 5
3 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
10 France N Tauziat 3 1
25 France J Halard 6 1 5
Q New Zealand C Toleafoa 6 6 Q New Zealand C Toleafoa 2 6 7
WC Peru P Vásquez 4 2 Q New Zealand C Toleafoa 2 6 2
Canada P Hy 6 6 10 France N Tauziat 6 3 6
United States R White 2 0 Canada P Hy 3 4
10 France N Tauziat 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 South Africa R Fairbank-Nideffer 2 66
France M Pierce 6 6 France M Pierce 6 78
WC United States M Louie Harper 2 0 France M Pierce 6 6
United Kingdom S Loosemore 5 3 Germany B Rittner 3 2
Germany B Rittner 7 6 Germany B Rittner 77 6
29 Germany W Probst 62 2
France M Pierce 3 4
5 United States Z Garrison-Jackson 6 6
32 Australia E Smylie 6 3 6
Japan K Date 67 6 5 United States D Graham 3 6 3
United States D Graham 79 3 7 32 Australia E Smylie 4 1
France A Dechaume 4 7 4 5 United States Z Garrison-Jackson 6 6
Japan N Miyagi 6 5 6 Japan N Miyagi 7 4 5
5 United States Z Garrison-Jackson 5 6 7

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Soviet Union N Zvereva 2 3
United Kingdom J Durie 3 3 WC United States G Helgeson 6 6
WC United States G Helgeson 6 6 WC United States G Helgeson 6 6
United States T Whitlinger 6 6 30 Czechoslovakia E Švíglerová 3 0
LL Belgium S Wasserman 3 0 United States T Whitlinger 77 5 4
30 Czechoslovakia E Švíglerová 63 7 6
WC United States G Helgeson 4 6 6
22 Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 6 3 3
22 Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 3 6 7
Japan T Takagi 3 2 United Kingdom M Javer 6 4 5
United Kingdom M Javer 6 6 22 Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 77 2 6
Q Finland P Thorén 6 2 66 12 United States A Frazier 62 6 4
Austria M Maruska 3 6 78 Austria M Maruska 1 1
12 United States A Frazier 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Peru L Gildemeister 6 6
France C Mothes 2 1 Sweden C Dahlman 3 3
Sweden C Dahlman 6 6 12 Peru L Gildemeister 3 2
Q Netherlands M Oremans 3 5 United States P Shriver 6 6
United States P Shriver 6 7 United States P Shriver 6 6
28 Switzerland C Caverzasio 1 4
United States P Shriver 2 4
4 United States MJ Fernández 6 6
17 United States L McNeil 6 7
France K Quentrec 3 6 7 France K Quentrec 3 5
France I Demongeot 6 3 5 17 United States L McNeil 1 2
United States K Rinaldi 64 3 4 United States MJ Fernández 6 6
United States A Keller 77 6 United States A Keller 3 2
4 United States MJ Fernández 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States J Capriati 6 6
Q Israel Y Segal 4 1 United States G Fernández 3 2
United States G Fernández 6 6 6 United States J Capriati d
WC United States L Bonder-Kreiss 1 5 26 United States A Grossman 5 2
United States S Smith 6 7 United States S Smith 5 4
26 United States A Grossman 7 6
6 United States J Capriati 6 6
9 Austria B Paulus 1 3
31 United States S Rehe 64 1
Germany C Porwik 7 6 Germany C Porwik 77 6
United States L Harvey-Wild 5 2 Germany C Porwik 3 2
United Kingdom S Gomer 6 6 9 Austria B Paulus 6 6
France N Herreman 4 3 United Kingdom S Gomer 3 7 2
9 Austria B Paulus 6 5 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Japan N Sawamatsu 4 6 7
South Africa A Coetzer 7 6 South Africa A Coetzer 6 2 5
Soviet Union E Brioukhovets 5 4 15 Japan N Sawamatsu 6 65 2
Q France N Housset 64 2 Argentina F Labat 1 77 6
Argentina F Labat 77 6 Argentina F Labat 4 6 6
24 United States C Cunningham 6 4 0
Argentina F Labat 5 0
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Seles 7 6
20 United States S Sloane 6 1 4
Alt Canada R Simpson-Alter 3 4 Germany K Kschwendt 4 6 6
Germany K Kschwendt 6 6 Germany K Kschwendt 0 1
United States P Fendick 4 3 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Seles 6 6
United States H Cioffi 6 6 United States H Cioffi 1 3
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Seles 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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01.   United States Camille Benjamin (Promoted to Main Draw)
02.   United States Renata Baranski (second round)
03.   Argentina Bettina Fulco (second round)
04.   France Nathalie Guerrée (first round)
05.   United Kingdom Clare Wood (qualified)
06.   Germany Eva Pfaff (second round)
07.   France Maïder Laval (qualifying competition)
08.   Australia Michelle Jaggard (second round)
09.   Belgium Sandra Wasserman (qualified)
10.   United States Hu Na (first round)
11.   Brazil Cláudia Chabalgoity (second round)
12.   New Zealand Claudine Toleafoa (qualified)
13.   France Noëlle van Lottum (first round)
14.   France Pascale Etchemendy (first round)
15.   Brazil Andrea Vieira (first round)
16.   New Zealand Julie Richardson (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Draw

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Key

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen 2 7 1
Canada Rene Simpson-Alter 6 5 6
Canada Rene Simpson-Alter 6 5 6
United States Luanne Spadea 4 7 1
United States Luanne Spadea 6 77
United States Shawn Foltz 3 64
Canada Rene Simpson-Alter 6 6
France Catherine Suire 4 1
France Marie-Christine Damas 1 4
France Catherine Suire 6 6
France Catherine Suire 6 711
United States Kim Steinmetz 3