1991 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1991 US Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Final score	7–6^(7–1), 6–1

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion, but she lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati.

World No. 2 Monica Seles won her third Grand Slam of the year with this title, defeating four-time champion Martina Navratilova in the final. Following this win, Monica retook the World No. 1 ranking from her rival Steffi Graf, and would end up holding it until her 1993 stabbing.

This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Lindsay Davenport, the 1998 US Open singles champion, competed in the main draw.^[1]

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (Semifinals)
2. Monica Seles (Champion)
3. Gabriela Sabatini (Quarterfinals)
4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
5. Mary Joe Fernandez (Third Round)
6. Martina Navratilova (Final)
7. Jennifer Capriati (Semifinals)
8. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
9. Jana Novotná (Fourth Round)
10. Manuela Maleeva (Fourth Round)
11. Katerina Maleeva (Third Round)
12. Zina Garrison (Fourth Round)
13. Leila Meskhi (Third Round)
14. Nathalie Tauziat (First Round)
15. Helena Suková (Third Round)
16. Anke Huber (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	8	Conchita Martínez	1	3
								1	Steffi Graf	6^2	7^8	4
								6	Martina Navratilova	7^7	6^6	6
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7^8	6^5	2
	6	Martina Navratilova	6^6	7^7	6
															6	Martina Navratilova	6^1	1
															2	Monica Seles	7^7	6
	7	Jennifer Capriati	6	7^7
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	3	6^1
								7	Jennifer Capriati	3	6	6^3
								2	Monica Seles	6	3	7^7
		Gigi Fernández	1	2
	2	Monica Seles	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Graf	6	6
		A Temesvári	1	2				1	S Graf	6	6
		M Maruska	3	4					C Mothes-Jobkel	0	0
		C Mothes-Jobkel	6	6											1	S Graf	6	7
		C Lindqvist	6	6												E Švíglerová	4	5
	Q	R Alter	3	3					C Lindqvist	2	2
		E Švíglerová	6	6					E Švíglerová	6	6
		C Caverzasio	4	1																		1	S Graf	7	6
		J Wiesner	4	6	6																		J Wiesner	5	4
		A Dechaume	6	3	3				J Wiesner	3	6	6
		S Stafford	6	6					S Stafford	6	1	4
		C Tessi	3	3												J Wiesner	6	7
		A Frazier	6	7^7												F Labat	4	5
		C Wood	3	6^2					A Frazier	6	5	2
		F Labat	7	6					F Labat	2	7	6
	14	N Tauziat	5	4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	Z Garrison	7	6
		S Appelmans	5	4				12	Z Garrison	6	6
		A-M Cecchini	7^7	6					A-M Cecchini	1	1
		M Javer	6^2	1											12	Z Garrison	6	3	6
		S Sloane	4	1												B Rittner	2	6	4
		B Rittner	6	6					B Rittner	6	6
		A Coetzer	5	1					J Halard	2	0
		J Halard	7	6																		12	Z Garrison	4	4
		M Kidowaki	1	4																		8	C Martínez	6	6
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	2	3
		P Thoren	1	4					P Fendick	6	6
		P Fendick	6	6												P Fendick	5	3
		A Keller	4	3											8	C Martínez	7	6
		N Basuki	6	6					N Basuki	3	4
		C Dahlman	1	1				8	C Martínez	6	6
	8	C Martínez	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Piccolini	0	1				4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		E Smylie	3	4					K Godridge	1	1
		K Godridge	6	6											4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Brioukhovets	6	6											LL	N Herreman	2	2
		L Bonder-Kreiss	3	0					E Brioukhovets	6	6^4	6^5
	LL	N Herreman	4	6	6			LL	N Herreman	3	7^7	7^7
		C Kohde-Kilsch	6	4	3																	4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7^7
	WC	E Burgin	4	4																			N Zvereva	3	6^4
	WC	K Po	6	6				WC	K Po	6	6
		P Langrová	4	5				WC	A Smith	2	4
	WC	A Smith	6	7											WC	K Po	1	6	2
		W Probst	1	6^5												N Zvereva	6	3	6
		N Zvereva	6	7^7					N Zvereva	6	6
		A Minter	1	6	1			16	A Huber	2	4
	16	A Huber	6	4	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	Man Maleeva	6	6
	WC	S Birch	3	1				10	Man Maleeva	7	6
		C Porwik	3	2					A Strnadová	5	2
		A Strnadová	6	6											10	Man Maleeva	4	6	5
		L Garrone	6	0	6^2											M Pierce	6	1	1^r
		M Pierce	4	6	7^7				M Pierce	6	3	7^8
		L McNeil	6	6					L McNeil	3	6	6^6
		R White	2	2																		10	Man Maleeva	6^5	6	2
		Mag Maleeva	7^7	4	6																	6	M Navratilova	7^7	1	6
		K Kschwendt	6^5	6	4				Mag Maleeva	7^12	1	2
		R Hiraki	1	1					P Shriver	6^10	6	6
		P Shriver	6	6												P Shriver	5	1
	WC	L Davenport	3	2											6	M Navratilova	7	6
		D Graham	6	6					D Graham	1	4
		P Tarabini	2	2				6	M Navratilova	6	6
	6	M Navratilova	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	J Capriati	6	6
	Q	E Pfaff	1	0				7	J Capriati	6	6
		R Fairbank-Nideffer	4	6^1					P Ritter	3	0
		P Ritter	6	7^7											7	J Capriati	6	6
		R McQuillan	6	3	6											P Hy	1	4
	Q	S Niox-Chateau	4	6	0				R McQuillan	1	2
		P Hy	6	6					P Hy	6	6
		M Strandlund	3	0																		7	J Capriati	6	6
		E Reinach	2	6	6^6																		J Durie	1	2
		B Fulco	6	4	7^8				B Fulco	4	0
		J Durie	6	6					J Durie	6	6
		C Cunningham	4	2												J Durie	6	2	6
		E de Lone	6	6^1	6										15	H Suková	4	6	1
		H Cioffi	2	7^7	3				E de Lone	1	3
	WC	J Emmons	0	6	2			15	H Suková	6	6
	15	H Suková	6	4	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	J Novotná	6	4	6
		A Grossman	3	6	1			9	J Novotná	6	6
		M Werdel	4	7	4				M Louie-Harper	2	3
		M Louie-Harper	6	5	6										9	J Novotná	6	6
		F Romano	1	4											Q	D Monami	1	2
	Q	D Monami	6	6				Q	D Monami	6	6
	WC	C Rubin	6	6				WC	C Rubin	4	3
		S Farina	4	0																		9	J Novotná	4	6^4
		G Helgeson	4	4																		3	G Sabatini	6	7^7
		D Faber	6	6					D Faber	3	3
		G Magers	5	6	6				G Magers	6	6
	Q	E Maniokova	7	4	3											G Magers	3	4
		S Hack	7^7	4	4										3	G Sabatini	6	6
		B Paulus	6^1	6	6				B Paulus	3	6	1^r
		N Provis	6^3	3				3	G Sabatini	6	4	5
	3	G Sabatini	7^7	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	MJ Fernandez	6	6
		L Savchenko	3	3				5	MJ Fernandez	7^7	6
		A Kijimuta	6	3	2				B Schultz	6^4	3
		B Schultz	3	6	6										5	MJ Fernandez	1	2
	Q	R Baranski	2	6^3												R Zrubáková	6	6
		R Zrubáková	6	7^7					R Zrubáková	7	6^5	6
		K Date	7^7	6					K Date	5	7^7	3
		T Whitlinger	6^3	4																			R Zrubáková	2	2
		G Fernández	6	6																			G Fernández	6	6
		S Frankl	0	4					G Fernández	6	6
		K Rinaldi	6^4	6	6				K Rinaldi	4	1
		M Paz	7^7	4	1											G Fernández	7^7	6^3	7^7
		N Jagerman	6^4	4											13	L Meskhi	6^1	7^7	6^2
		L Gildemeister	7^7	6					L Gildemeister	4	6	0
		P Paradis-Mangon	6	3	2			13	L Meskhi	6	3	6
	13	L Meskhi	3	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	K Maleeva	6	6
		M Bollegraf	3	4				11	K Maleeva	6	6
		C Suire	1	7^10	3				M de Swardt	3	4
		M de Swardt	6	6^8	6										11	K Maleeva	6	3	3
		R Rajchrtová	6	6												R Rajchrtová	2	6	6
		C Bartos-Cserepy	1	3					R Rajchrtová	6	6
		L Ferrando	4	2					N Sawamatsu	2	4
		N Sawamatsu	6	6																			R Rajchrtová	1	1
		N van Lottum	3	5																		2	M Seles	6	6
		H Kelesi	6	7					H Kelesi	2	6	3
	Q	S Rottier	3	1					S Gomer	6	2	6
		S Gomer	6	6												S Gomer	1	4
	Q	K Nowak	5	1											2	M Seles	6	6
		E Zardo	7	6					E Zardo	0	6	0
	WC	N Arendt	2	0				2	M Seles	6	4	6
	2	M Seles	6	6

References

1. TENNIS; When a Teen-Ager Plays Just Like One - New York Times

External links

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