1991 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1991 Australian Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Jana Novotná
Final score	5–7, 6–3, 6–1

Steffi Graf was the defending champion and was lost to Jana Novotná in the quarterfinals. Monica Seles won the title and defeated Novotná 5–7 6–3 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1991 Australian Open, which was held from 14 through 27 January 1991. She became the first woman in the Open Era to win the Australian Open after saving a match point (in the semifinals, versus Mary Joe Fernandez).

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Steffi Graf (Quarterfinalist)
Monica Seles (Champion)
Mary Joe Fernandez (Semifinalist)
Gabriela Sabatini (Quarterfinalist)
Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinalist)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinalist)
Manuela Maleeva (Second round)
Zina Garrison (Fourth round)

Helena Suková (Third round)
Jana Novotná (Finalist)
Natasha Zvereva (Fourth round)
Barbara Paulus (Second round)
Amy Frazier (Fourth round)
Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (Third round)
Laura Gildemeister (Second round)
Sabine Appelmans (Fourth round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

1	Steffi Graf	7	4	6
10	Jana Novotná	5	6	8
					10	Jana Novotná	6	6

					6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	4
4	Gabriela Sabatini	1	3

6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
										10	Jana Novotná	7	3	1
										2	Monica Seles	5	6	6
5	Katerina Maleeva	3	2
3	Mary Joe Fernandez	6	6
					3	Mary Joe Fernandez	3	6	7

					2	Monica Seles	6	0	9
	Anke Huber	3	1

2	Monica Seles	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

1	S Graf	6	6
	J Santrock	3	0		1	S Graf	6	6
	M Kidowaki	1	6	6		M Kidowaki	1	0
	K Sharpe	6	1	4						1	S Graf	6	6
	K Date	6	6								N Provis	4	2
	N Herreman	2	1			K Date	6	0	4
	N Provis	6	6			N Provis	4	6	6
	E Reinach	2	0												1	S Graf	6	6
	K Habšudová	6	7⁷													K Habšudová	0	1
	C Tessi	2	6⁵			K Habšudová	7¹²	6
	A Smith	6	6			A Smith	6¹⁰	2
	E Sviglerova	3	4								K Habšudová	6	3	8
	E Smylie	2	6	6							E Smylie	0	6	6
	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	4	4		E Smylie	6	2	9
	P Vásquez	1	1		15	L Gildemeister	3	6	7
15	L Gildemeister	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

10	J Novotná	7⁹	6
	A Minter	6⁷	2		10	J Novotná	6	6
	K Quentrec	7⁸	2	7		K Quentrec	2	2
	A Grossman	6⁶	6	5						10	J Novotná	6²	6	8
	S Stafford	6	6								S Stafford	7⁷	1	6
	M Bollegraf	4	4			S Stafford	5	6	6
	G Magers	6	6			G Magers	7	2	2
	E Zardo	4	2												10	J Novotná	7⁷	6
	A Dechaume	6	7												8	Z Garrison	6¹	4
	K Godridge	3	5			A Dechaume	6	6
	V Martinek	6	6			V Martinek	2	3
	A Kijimuta	3	1								A Dechaume	2	4
	N Miyagi	7	1	8						8	Z Garrison	6	6
	A Gavaldón	5	6	6		N Miyagi	6	0	2
WC	R Stubbs	2	0		8	Z Garrison	2	6	6
8	Z Garrison	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

4	G Sabatini	6	6
	L Harvey-Wild	3	1		4	G Sabatini	6	6
Q	M Ekstrand	6	7		Q	M Ekstrand	1	1
	J Pospíšilová	1	5							4	G Sabatini	6	6
	A Strnadová	7⁷	6								A Strnadová	1	1
	S Wasserman	6²	4			A Strnadová	6	6
	J Durie	6	3	7		J Durie	3	2
WC	T Morton	1	6	5										4	G Sabatini	6	6
	T Takagi	6	3	6											R McQuillan	3	1
	P Fendick	2	6	3		T Takagi	2	4
Q	S Schefflin	7	6		Q	S Schefflin	6	6
LL	M Oremans	5	4							Q	S Schefflin	4	0
	R McQuillan	2	6	6							R McQuillan	6	6
	E Brioukhovets	6	4	1		R McQuillan	6	6⁷	6
	P Thoren	3	3		12	B Paulus	4	7⁹	4
12	B Paulus	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

13	A Frazier	6	6
WC	K McDonald	3	4		13	A Frazier	6	6
	A Leand	7⁷	1	8		A Leand	3	0
Q	I Driehuis	6³	6	6						13	A Frazier	3	6	6
	C Lindqvist	7	4	6							C Cunningham	6	2	2
	C Macgregor	5	6	3		C Lindqvist	1	0
	C Cunningham	6	6			C Cunningham	6	6
WC	N Pratt	1	1												13	A Frazier	3	2
	L McNeil	5	7⁷	6											6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	K Rinaldi	7	6⁵	1		L McNeil	6	4	6
	L Savchenko-Neiland	6	6			L Savchenko-Neiland	3	6	3
WC	D Jones	2	2								L McNeil	4	6	0
	M Javer	6	6							6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	6
	A Keller	2	2			M Javer	6	4	2
	N Medvedeva	0	2		6	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 5

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

5	K Maleeva	6	6
	B Schultz	1	3		5	K Maleeva	6	6
	S Martin	6	6			S Martin	2	0
WC	C Barclay	1	1						5	K Maleeva	6	6
	W Probst	4	7⁸	6						D Faber	3	2
	A Henricksson	6	6⁶	4		W Probst	2	0
	D Faber	5	6	6		D Faber	6	6
	E de Lone	7	3	2									5	K Maleeva	6	6
	C Toleafoa	7	6											M Maleeva	3	2
	S Rottier	5	0			C Toleafoa	0	3
	M Maleeva	6	5	6		M Maleeva	6	6
	M Jaggard	4	7	4						M Maleeva	6	6
	T Whitlinger	6³	6	6					14	R Fairbank-Nideffer	2	3
	R Reggi	7⁷	2	2		T Whitlinger	4	1
	G Fernández	3	2		14	R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6
14	R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6

Section 6

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

16	S Appelmans	6	6
	M Paz	0	1		16	S Appelmans	7	6
	P Tarabini	6	6			P Tarabini	5	1
	M Strandlund	4	0						16	S Appelmans	6	6
	J Halard	6	6						Q	P Kamstra	4	3
	D Szabová	2	3			J Halard	3	4
Q	P Kamstra	6	6		Q	P Kamstra	6	6
	R White	4	2										16	S Appelmans	3	3
	B Rittner	4	6	6									3	M J Fernandez	6	6
	S Loosemore	6	3	1		B Rittner	3	3
	N Sawamatsu	6	6			N Sawamatsu	6	6
	E Burgin	4	3							N Sawamatsu	1	1
	F Romano	7	6						3	M J Fernandez	6	6
Q	M Zivec-Skulj	5	2			F Romano	1	2
	S Gomer	1	0		3	M J Fernandez	6	6
3	M J Fernandez	6	6

Section 7

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

7	M Maleeva	6	6
WC	J-A Faull	2	0		7	M Maleeva	4	4
	A Huber	6	6			A Huber	6	6
	J Richardson	4	1								A Huber	6	7
	E Pfaff	7⁸	3	6							P Shriver	3	5
	L Field	6⁶	6	3		E Pfaff	3	6⁴
	P Shriver	6	6			P Shriver	6	7⁷
	N van Lottum	3	1												A Huber	6	6
	C Bartos	6	6											11	N Zvereva	3	4
	N Guerree-Spitzer	3	2			C Bartos	6	3	0
	C Wood	3	7⁷	6		C Wood	3	6	6
Q	S Collins	6	6⁴	0							C Wood	1	3
	C Porwik	7⁸	6							11	N Zvereva	6	6
Q	M Kochta	6⁶	3			C Porwik	6⁹	4
11	N Zvereva	6	6		11	N Zvereva	7¹¹	6
Q	G Helgeson	3	4

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

9	H Suková	6	6
	B Cordwell	2	1		9	H Suková	6	7
	I Cueto	6	2	7		I Cueto	2	5
	P Ritter	4	6	5						9	H Suková	6	1	4
	C Tanvier	6	6								C Tanvier	4	6	6
	R Baranski	4	1			C Tanvier	6⁷	7	6
	P Hy	6	6			P Hy	7⁹	5	1
	B Bowes	4	3													C Tanvier	2	1
	K Kschwendt	2	6	6											2	M Seles	6	6
	P Langrová	6	3	2		K Kschwendt	6	6
	R Rajchrtová	4	7	8		R Rajchrtová	1	1
WC	L Stacey	6	5	6							K Kschwendt	3	1
	C Caverzasio	6	3	6						2	M Seles	6	6
	S Meier	3	6	3		C Caverzasio	1	0
	S Hack	0	0		2	M Seles	6	6
2	M Seles	6	6

External links

1991 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

Australian Open singles drawsheets

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