1991 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1991 US Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	7–6(7–1), 6–1

Monica Seles defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 7–6^(7–1), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 US Open. It was her third major title of the year. With the win, Seles recaptured the world No. 1 ranking from Steffi Graf, and would hold it until her 1993 stabbing.

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

This marked the first major in which 1998 champion and future world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport competed in the main draw;[1] she lost in the first round to Debbie Graham.

Seeds

Steffi Graf (semifinals)
Monica Seles (champion)
Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (third round)
Martina Navratilova (final)
Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (fourth round)
Manuela Maleeva (fourth round)
Katerina Maleeva (third round)
Zina Garrison (fourth round)
Leila Meskhi (third round)
Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
Helena Suková (third round)
Anke Huber (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

8	Conchita Martínez	1	3
					1	Steffi Graf	6²	7⁸	4

					6	Martina Navratilova	7⁷	6⁶	6
4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7⁸	6⁵	2

6	Martina Navratilova	6⁶	7⁷	6
										6	Martina Navratilova	6¹	1

										2	Monica Seles	7⁷	6
7	Jennifer Capriati	6	7⁷

3	Gabriela Sabatini	3	6¹
					7	Jennifer Capriati	3	6	6³

					2	Monica Seles	6	3	7⁷
	Gigi Fernández	1	2

2	Monica Seles	6	6

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	7⁷								F Labat	4	5
	C Wood	3	6²			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	7⁷	6		A-M Cecchini	1	1
	M Javer	6²	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 Thorén	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
	E Brioukhovets	6	6							LL	N Herreman	2	2
	L Bonder-Kreiss	3	0			E Brioukhovets	6	6⁴	6⁵
LL	N Herreman	4	6	6	LL	N Herreman	3	7⁷	7⁷
	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	4	3											4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7⁷
WC	E Burgin	4	4													N Zvereva	3	6⁴
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	6⁵								N Zvereva	6	3	6
	N Zvereva	6	7⁷			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	6²							M Pierce	6	1	1^r
	M Pierce	4	6	7⁷		M Pierce	6	3	7⁸
	L McNeil	6	6			L McNeil	3	6	6⁶
	R White	2	2												10	Man Maleeva	6⁵	6	2
	Mag Maleeva	7⁷	4	6											6	M Navratilova	7⁷	1	6
	K Kschwendt	6⁵	6	4		Mag Maleeva	7¹²	1	2
	R Hiraki	1	1			P Shriver	6¹⁰	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

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	6¹			P Ritter	3	0
	P Ritter	6	7⁷						7	J Capriati	6	6
	R McQuillan	6	3	6						P Hy	1	4
Q	S Niox-Château	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	6⁶											J Durie	1	2
	B Fulco	6	4	7⁸		B Fulco	4	0
	J Durie	6	6			J Durie	6	6
	C Cunningham	4	2							J Durie	6	2	6
	E deLone	6	6¹	6					15	H Suková	4	6	1
	H Cioffi	2	7⁷	3		E deLone	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	6⁴
	G Helgeson	4	4											3	G Sabatini	6	7⁷
	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	7⁷	4	4						3	G Sabatini	6	6
	B Paulus	6¹	6	6		B Paulus	3	6	1^r
	N Provis	6³	3		3	G Sabatini	6	4	5
3	G Sabatini	7⁷	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

5	MJ Fernandez	6	6
	L Savchenko	3	3		5	MJ Fernandez	7⁷	6
	A Kijimuta	6	3	2		B Schultz	6⁴	3
	B Schultz	3	6	6						5	MJ Fernandez	1	2
Q	R Baranski	2	6³								R Zrubáková	6	6
	R Zrubáková	6	7⁷			R Zrubáková	7	6⁵	6
	K Date	7⁷	6			K Date	5	7⁷	3
	T Whitlinger	6³	4													R Zrubáková	2	2
	G Fernández	6	6													G Fernández	6	6
	S Frankl	0	4			G Fernández	6	6
	K Rinaldi	6⁴	6	6		K Rinaldi	4	1
	M Paz	7⁷	4	1							G Fernández	7⁷	6³	7⁷
	N Jagerman	6⁴	4							13	L Meskhi	6¹	7⁷	6²
	L Gildemeister	7⁷	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	7¹⁰	3		M de Swardt	3	4
	M de Swardt	6	6⁸	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

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

External links

1991 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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

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 (S, 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	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) Sao Paulo (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D)