1991 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1991 French Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Monica Seles was the defending champion. She defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–4 in the final of the 1991 French Open to win the Women's Singles tennis title for the second time in a row.

The tournament produced the most significant defeat ever had to suffer Steffi Graf in a Grand Slam tournament, as she won just two games in semifinal against Vicario.

Seeds

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

Monica Seles (Champion)
Steffi Graf (Semifinalist)
Gabriela Sabatini (Semifinalist)
Mary Joe Fernandez (Quarterfinalist)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Finalist)
Jana Novotná (Quarterfinalist)
Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinalist)
Zina Garrison (First round)

Manuela Maleeva (Second round)
Jennifer Capriati (Fourth round)
Katerina Maleeva (Third round)
Helena Suková (Second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinalist)
Leila Meskhi (Fourth round)
Natasha Zvereva (Second round)
Anke Huber (Third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

1	Monica Seles	6	7
7	Conchita Martínez	0	5
					1	Monica Seles	6	6

					3	Gabriela Sabatini	4	1
3	Gabriela Sabatini	5	7¹²	6

6	Jana Novotná	7	6¹⁰	0
									1	Monica Seles	6	6
									5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	4
5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
4	Mary Joe Fernandez	3	2
					5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

					2	Steffi Graf	0	2
13	Nathalie Tauziat	3	2

2	Steffi Graf	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

1	Seles	6	6
	Zrubáková	3	0		1	Seles	6	6
	de Swardt	6²	7⁷	6		de Swardt	0	2
WC	Fusai	7⁷	6⁵	1						1	Seles	6	6
	Fendick	6	6								Quentrec	1	2
	Kanellopoulou	4	2			Fendick	1	6	3
	Quentrec	7⁹	7⁸			Quentrec	6	4	6
	Helgeson	6⁷	6⁶											1	Seles	3	6	6
	Cecchini	6	3	7											Cecchini	6	3	0
	Cueto	3	6	5		Cecchini	6	6
WC	Suire	6	6		WC	Suire	2	2
	Paradis	2	3								Cecchini	6	6
	Bonsignori	6	6							16	Huber	3	4
	Herreman	3	4			Bonsignori	0	2
16	Huber	6	6		16	Huber	6	6
	Garrone	2	3

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

10	Capriati	6	7
	Piccolini	2	5		10	Capriati	6	6
	Temesvári	6	6			Temesvári	2	1
	Miyagi	1	3							10	Capriati	6	6
WC	van Lottum	6	2	6							Kidowaki	3	0
	Pampoulova	4	6	3	WC	van Lottum	3	7	6
	Kidowaki	6	6			Kidowaki	6	5	8
	Schultz	4	4											10	Capriati	3	3
	Cunningham	6	6											7	Martínez	6	6
	Martin	2	2			Cunningham	6	7
	Halard	6	7			Halard	2	5
	Habšudová	4	5								Cunningham	1	4
	Rehe	7	6							7	Martínez	6	6
	Basuki	5	3			Rehe	1	6³
7	Martínez	6	6		7	Martínez	6	7⁷
	Wiesner	4	3

Section 3

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

3	Sabatini	6	6
	Werdel	1	1	3	Sabatini	6	6
	Zardo	6	6		Zardo	1	1
	Paz	3	2						3	Sabatini	6	6
	Martinek	6	6							Pierce	2	1
	Porwik	1	0		Martinek	3	0
	Pierce	7⁷	6		Pierce	6	6
	Dahlman	6¹	0											3	Sabatini	6	6
	Fernández	7⁷	6												McQuillan	3	0
	Takagi	6⁴	2		Fernández	2	2
	McQuillan	6	7		McQuillan	6	6
	Bartos	3	5							McQuillan	6	2	6
	Kelesi	6	6							Kelesi	4	6	4
	Rittner	0	2		Kelesi	4	7	6
12	Suková	6	6	12	Suková	6	5	0
	Sviglerova	0	1

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

14	Meskhi	6	6
LL	Dopfer	2	2		14	Meskhi	7	6
	Kohde-Kilsch	6	6			Kohde-Kilsch	5	1
	Loosemore	1	3							14	Meskhi	6	6
	Harvey-Wild	6	7								Harvey-Wild	3	1
Q	Baudone	4	5			Harvey-Wild	7⁹	6⁷	11
	Gildemeister	6	2	6		Gildemeister	6⁷	7⁹	9
	Smith	3	6	1										14	Meskhi	0	6⁷
	Caverzasio	6	6											6	Novotná	6	7⁹
	Keller	4	3			Caverzasio	2	2
	Brioukhovets	1	6	7		Brioukhovets	6	6
	Dechaume	6	2	5							Brioukhovets	6⁶	2
	Hy	6	6							6	Novotná	7⁸	6
	Mothes-Jobkel	2	2			Hy	2	1
6	Novotná	7	6		6	Novotná	6	6
LL	Farina	5	2

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

5	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	McNeil	2	2		5	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Godridge	6	4	6		Godridge	1	2
	McGrath	4	6	3						5	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
Q	Fulco	6	6							Q	Fulco	1	1
	Smylie	4	0		Q	Fulco	6	6
	Tessi	6	6			Tessi	2	2
	Wood	4	1											5	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Rinaldi	6	6												Whitlinger	2	1
Q	Laskova	2	3			Rinaldi	4	0
	Whitlinger	6	7⁹			Whitlinger	6	6
	de Lone	1	6⁷								Whitlinger	7⁹	6
	Grossman	7	6								Grossman	6⁷	4
	Golarsa	5	0			Grossman	4	6	6
15	Zvereva	6	6		15	Zvereva	6	1	4
	Faber	0	0

Section 6

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

11	Maleeva	6	6
Q	Jaggard	3	4		11	Maleeva	6	6
	Kijimuta	6	6			Kijimuta	2	3
	Strandlund	0	4							11	Maleeva	4	4
	Reinach	6	6								Reinach	6	6
	Bollegraf	0	2			Reinach	6	6
	Cioffi	7	4	6		Cioffi	3	1
	Ferrando	5	6	0											Reinach	4	6²
Q	Thoren	6	6											4	Fernandez	6	7⁷
	Javer	2	2		Q	Thoren	6	3	7
	Savchenko	6	6			Savchenko	3	6	5
WC	Housset	1	4							Q	Thoren	4	3
	Hack	6	7							4	Fernandez	6	6
	Durie	4	5			Hack	4	0
4	Fernandez	6	6		4	Fernandez	6	6
	Romano	3	0

Section 7

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

	Sawamatsu	6	6
8	Garrison	4	0			Sawamatsu	6	7⁷
	Baranski	3	6	6		Baranski	0	6³
WC	Laval	6	4	3							Sawamatsu	5	6	6
WC	Niox-Chateau	6	6								Graham	7	2	4
	Demongeot	4	4		WC	Niox-Chateau	4	0
	Graham	6	7			Graham	6	6
	Reinstadler	1	5													Sawamatsu	5	6	10
	Jagerman	6	6												13	Tauziat	7	2	12
	Strnadová	2	4			Jagerman	6	5	6
	Provis	4	7⁹	6		Provis	4	7	3
	Hiraki	6	6⁷	2							Jagerman	4	0
WC	Guerree-Spitzer	6	7¹³							13	Tauziat	6	6
	Gomer	3	6¹¹		WC	Guerree-Spitzer	2	1
13	Tauziat	6	6		13	Tauziat	6	6
WC	Etchemendy	3	1

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

9	Maleeva	6	6
Q	Dahlman	2	2		9	Maleeva	4	0
	Rajchrtová	6	6			Rajchrtová	6	6
	Probst	4	3								Rajchrtová	2	0
	Coetzer	5	7	6							Appelmans	6	6
	Minter	7	5	3		Coetzer	3	7	1
	Appelmans	6	3	7		Appelmans	6	5	6
Q	Bowes	1	6	5											Appelmans	2	2
	Stafford	6	6											2	Graf	6	6
	Tanvier	2	1			Stafford	6	7
	Labat	1	7	6		Labat	3	5
Q	Rottier	6	5	1							Stafford	0	1
	Langrová	6	0	9						2	Graf	6	6
	Testud	2	6	7		Langrová	0	1
2	Graf	6	7⁸		2	Graf	6	6
	Maleeva	3	6⁶

External links

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

French Open Women's Singles drawsheets

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