1991 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1991 Lipton International Players Championships
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	6–3, 7–5
Draw	96
Seeds	32

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

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1.

Steffi Graf (semifinals)

2.

Monica Seles (champion)

3.

Gabriela Sabatini (final)

4.

Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)

5.

Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals)

6.

Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)

7.

Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (quarterfinals)

8.

Natasha Zvereva (second round)

9.

Barbara Paulus (fourth round)

10.

Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)

11.

Helen Kelesi (second round)

12.

Amy Frazier (third round)

13.

Laura Gildemeister (third round)

14.

Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (second round)

15.

Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)

16.

Raffaella Reggi (fourth round)

17.

Lori McNeil (third round)

18.

Manon Bollegraf (second round)

19.

Catarina Lindqvist (second round)

20.

Susan Sloane (second round)

21.

Gretchen Magers (third round)

22.

Regina Rajchrtová (fourth round)

23.

Meredith McGrath (third round)

24.

Carrie Cunningham (second round)

25.

Julie Halard (second round)

26.

Ann Grossman (third round)

27.

Marianne Werdel (fourth round)

28.

Cathy Caverzasio (second round)

29.

Wiltrud Probst (second round)

30.

Eva Švíglerová (third round)

31.

Stephanie Rehe (second round)

32.

Elizabeth Smylie (third round)

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

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

7	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	1	3
					1	Steffi Graf	6	6⁶	1

					3	Gabriela Sabatini	0	7⁸	6
3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

5	Zina Garrison-Jackson	3	2
										3	Gabriela Sabatini	3	5

										2	Monica Seles	6	7
WC	Ginger Helgeson	1	0

4	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
					4	Mary Joe Fernández	1	3

					2	Monica Seles	6	6
6	Jennifer Capriati	6	1	4

2	Monica Seles	2	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					1	S Graf	6	6
WC	E deLone	6	6		WC	E deLone	1	2
LL	C Suire	0	3							1	S Graf	6	6
	C Benjamin	6	0	1						21	G Magers	3	0
	ML Daniels	2	6	6		ML Daniels	5	4
					21	G Magers	7	6
														1	S Graf	6	6
														27	M Werdel	0	1
					27	M Werdel	6	7
	M Maleeva	2	6	6		M Maleeva	2	5
WC	Cam MacGregor	6	4	1						27	M Werdel	6	6
Q	C Wood	6	7								C Wood	3	1
	P Kamstra	2	5			C Wood	7	2	7
					11	H Kelesi	5	6	5

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					16	R Reggi	3	6	6
	L Neiland	6	6			L Neiland	6	3	4
	K Habšudová	2	3							16	R Reggi	1	6	6
	L Ferrando	6	0	6						23	M McGrath	6	1	0
	N Medvedeva	4	6	2		L Ferrando	6	2	3
					23	M McGrath	2	6	6
															16	R Reggi	0	4
															7	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	6
					19	C Lindqvist	6	6⁵	3
	D Faber	6	7⁷			D Faber	2	7⁷	6
	E Pampoulova	3	6¹								D Faber	2	3
	B Schultz	7¹¹	6							7	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	6
	S Martin	6⁹	4			B Schultz	3	6⁵
					7	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	7⁷

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

				3	G Sabatini	6	6
	A Henricksson	6	6	28	A Henricksson	1	1
Q	S Schefflin	4	1						3	G Sabatini	6	6
WC	C Rubin	6	7						WC	C Rubin	1	3
LL	M Laval	4	5	WC	C Rubin	6	7
				18	M Bollegraf	4	5
														3	G Sabatini	6	6
														10	N Tauziat	3	1
				25	J Halard	6	1	5
Q	C Toleafoa	6	6	Q	C Toleafoa	2	6	7
WC	P Vásquez	4	2						Q	C Toleafoa	2	6	2
	P Hy	6	6						10	N Tauziat	6	3	6
	R White	2	0		P Hy	3	4
				10	N Tauziat	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					14	R Fairbank-Nideffer	2	6⁶
	M Pierce	6	6			M Pierce	6	7⁸
WC	M Louie Harper	2	0								M Pierce	6	6
	S Loosemore	5	3								B Rittner	3	2
	B Rittner	7	6			B Rittner	7⁷	6
					29	W Probst	6²	2
															M Pierce	3	4
														5	Z Garrison-Jackson	6	6
					32	E Smylie	6	3	6
	K Date	6⁷	6	5		D Graham	3	6	3
	D Graham	7⁹	3	7						32	E Smylie	4	1
	A Dechaume	4	7	4						5	Z Garrison-Jackson	6	6
	N Miyagi	6	5	6		N Miyagi	7	4	5
					5	Z Garrison-Jackson	5	6	7

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					8	N Zvereva	2	3
	J Durie	3	3		WC	G Helgeson	6	6
WC	G Helgeson	6	6							WC	G Helgeson	6	6
	T Whitlinger	6	6							30	E Švíglerová	3	0
LL	S Wasserman	3	0			T Whitlinger	7⁷	5	4
					30	E Švíglerová	6³	7	6
															WC	G Helgeson	4	6	6
															22	R Rajchrtová	6	3	3
					22	R Rajchrtová	3	6	7
	T Takagi	3	2			M Javer	6	4	5
	M Javer	6	6							22	R Rajchrtová	7⁷	2	6
Q	P Thorén	6	2	6⁶						12	A Frazier	6²	6	4
	M Maruska	3	6	7⁸		M Maruska	1	1
					12	A Frazier	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

					13	L Gildemeister	6	6
	C Mothes	2	1			C Dahlman	3	3
	C Dahlman	6	6						12	L Gildemeister	3	2
Q	M Oremans	3	5							P Shriver	6	6
	P Shriver	6	7			P Shriver	6	6
					28	C Caverzasio	1	4
														P Shriver	2	4
													4	MJ Fernández	6	6
					17	L McNeil	6	7
	K Quentrec	3	6	7		K Quentrec	3	5
	I Demongeot	6	3	5					17	L McNeil	1	2
	K Rinaldi	6⁴	3						4	MJ Fernández	6	6
	A Keller	7⁷	6			A Keller	3	2
					4	MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 7

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

				6	J Capriati	6	6
Q	Y Segal	4	1		G Fernández	3	2
	G Fernández	6	6						6	J Capriati	d
WC	L Bonder-Kreiss	1	5						26	A Grossman	5	2
	S Smith	6	7		S Smith	5	4
				26	A Grossman	7	6
													6	J Capriati	6	6
													9	B Paulus	1	3
				31	S Rehe	6⁴	1
	C Porwik	7	6		C Porwik	7⁷	6
	L Harvey-Wild	5	2							C Porwik	3	2
	S Gomer	6	6						9	B Paulus	6	6
	N Herreman	4	3		S Gomer	3	7	2
				9	B Paulus	6	5	6

Section 8

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

				15	N Sawamatsu	4	6	7
	A Coetzer	7	6		A Coetzer	6	2	5
	E Brioukhovets	5	4						15	N Sawamatsu	6	6⁵	2
Q	N Housset	6⁴	2							F Labat	1	7⁷	6
	F Labat	7⁷	6		F Labat	4	6	6
				24	C Cunningham	6	4	0
															F Labat	5	0
														2	M Seles	7	6
				20	S Sloane	6	1	4
Alt	R Simpson-Alter	3	4		K Kschwendt	4	6	6
	K Kschwendt	6	6							K Kschwendt	0	1
	P Fendick	4	3						2	M Seles	6	6
	H Cioffi	6	6		H Cioffi	1	3
				2	M Seles	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1.

Camille Benjamin (Promoted to Main Draw)

2.

Renata Baranski (second round)

3.

Bettina Fulco (second round)

4.

Nathalie Guerrée (first round)

5.

Clare Wood (qualified)

6.

Eva Pfaff (second round)

7.

Maïder Laval (qualifying competition)

8.

Michelle Jaggard (second round)

9.

Sandra Wasserman (qualified)

10.

Hu Na (first round)

11.

Cláudia Chabalgoity (second round)

12.

Claudine Toleafoa (qualified)

13.

Noëlle van Lottum (first round)

14.

Pascale Etchemendy (first round)

15.

Andrea Vieira (first round)

16.

Julie Richardson (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1.

Rene Simpson-Alter

2.

Stacey Schefflin

3.

Nathalie Housset

4.

Claudine Toleafoa

5.

Clare Wood

6.

Yael Segal

7.

Miriam Oremans

8.

Petra Thorén

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

First qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

	Tine Scheuer-Larsen	2	7	1

	Rene Simpson-Alter	6	5	6
						Rene Simpson-Alter	6	5	6

						Luanne Spadea	4	7	1
	Luanne Spadea	6	7⁷

	Shawn Foltz	3	6⁴
											Rene Simpson-Alter	6	6

											Catherine Suire	4	1
	Marie-Christine Damas	1	4

	Catherine Suire	6	6
						Catherine Suire	6	7¹¹

						Kim Steinmetz	3	6⁹
	Kim Steinmetz	6	3

10	Hu Na	1	0^r

Second qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

14	Pascale Etchemendy	3	4

	Rika Hiraki	6	6
						Rika Hiraki	6⁵	7⁸	6³

						Stacey Schefflin	7⁷	6⁶	7⁷
	Michelle Jackson-Nobrega	6	3	6⁶

	Stacey Schefflin	3	6	7⁸
											Stacey Schefflin	3	7⁷	6

											Pilar Pérez	6	6⁴	4
	Pilar Pérez	6	6

	Sandra Cacic	1	3
						Pilar Pérez	6	2	7

					8	Michelle Jaggard	3	6	5
	Sophie Amiach	3	6⁶

8	Michelle Jaggard	6	7⁸

Third qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

4	Nathalie Guerrée	1	6	4

	Jo-Anne Faull	6	1	6
						Jo-Anne Faull	3	1

						Beverly Bowes	6	6
	Silvia La Fratta	4	3

	Beverly Bowes	6	6
										Beverly Bowes	4	7	5

										Nathalie Housset	6	5	7
	Nathalie Housset	4	6	6

	Lise Gregory	6	2	3
						Nathalie Housset	6	7

						Maureen Drake	1	5
	Maureen Drake	6¹	7¹¹	6

15	Andrea Vieira	7⁷	6⁹	4

Fourth qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

12	Claudine Toleafoa	7	6

	Amy Schwartz	5	0
				12	Claudine Toleafoa	7	6

					Akiko Gooden	5	2
	Akiko Gooden	7	6

	Alysia May	5	3
									12	Claudine Toleafoa	6	6

										Anouschka Popp	2	2
	Anouschka Popp	7⁷	6

	Jill Hetherington	6⁵	4
					Anouschka Popp	3	6	6

				6	Eva Pfaff	6	4	4
	Ann Devries	2	3

6	Eva Pfaff	6	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

5	Clare Wood	0	6	6

	Niurka Sodupe	6	0	0
					5	Clare Wood	6	6

						Sandrine Testud	2	3
	Sandrine Testud	6	6

	Carin Bakkum	1	1
										5	Clare Wood	6	6

											Sandra Wasserman	3	3
	Sabine Auer	6	4	6

	Hellas ter Riet	4	6	3
						Sabine Auer	6	5	2

						Sandra Wasserman	3	7	6
	Anne Mall	6⁵	7⁷	6⁴

	Sandra Wasserman	7⁷	6⁵	7⁷

Sixth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

16	Julie Richardson	6	6

	Caroline Vis	4	3
					16	Julie Richardson	6	6

						Petra Schmitt	4	4
	Petra Schmitt	3	6	7

	Rennae Stubbs	6	4	5
									16	Julie Richardson	4^r

										Yael Segal	4
	Yael Segal	0	6	6

	Sybille Niox-Château	6	4	4
						Yael Segal	6	7

					6	Bettina Fulco	2	6⁵
	Kathy Jordan	2	6	5

3	Bettina Fulco	6	4	7

Seventh qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

7	Maïder Laval	4	6	7

	Suzanna Wibowo	6	4	5
					7	Maïder Laval	4	6	6

						Katrina Adams	6	2	3
	Louise Allen	1	1

	Katrina Adams	6	6
											Maïder Laval	1	2

											Miriam Oremans	6	6
	Miriam Oremans	6	6

	Elly Hakami	2	4
						Miriam Oremans	7⁷	6

					11	Cláudia Chabalgoity	6²	3
	Pam Casale-Telford	2	4

11	Cláudia Chabalgoity	6	6

Eighth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

13	Noëlle van Lottum	4	6	4

	Pam Nelson	6	1	6
						Pam Nelson	6¹	0

						Petra Thorén	7⁷	6
	Petra Thorén	1	6	6

	Elise Burgin	6	2	4
										Petra Thorén	6	6

										Sandy Collins	3	3
	Sandy Collins	3	6	6

	Katharina Düll	6	3	0
						Sandy Collins	7⁸	6

					2	Renata Baranski	6⁶	0
	Tammy Whittington	6	1	3

2	Renata Baranski	4	6	6

1991 WTA Tour « 1990 1992 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Boca Raton (S, D) Key Biscayne (, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Toronto (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Palm Springs (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Houston (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) Washington (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Milan (S, D) Zurich (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Sydney (S, D) San Antonio (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Leipzig (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Kitzbuhel (S, D) Albuquerque (S, D) Paris (S, D) Bayonne (S, D) San Juan (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Nashville (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D)
Tier V tournaments	São Paulo (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Wellington (S, D) Oslo (S, D) Linz (S, D) Aurora (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Bol (S, D) Taranto (S, D) Palermo (S, D) San Marino (S, D) Westchester Cup (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D) WTA Doubles Championships, Tarpon Springs (D)

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Draw

Key

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

References