1991 Virginia Slims of Florida
Appearance
1991 Virginia Slims of Florida | |
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Date | March 4–10 |
Edition | 13th |
Category | Tier I |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $500,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
Venue | The Polo Club |
Champions | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1991 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from March 4 through March 10, 1991. Second seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title, her second consecutive at the event and third in total.
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Gabriela Sabatini defeated
Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
- It was Sabatini's 2nd singles title of the year and the 17th of her career.
Doubles
[edit] Larisa Neiland /
Natasha Zvereva defeated
Meredith McGrath /
Samantha Smith 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
- It was Neiland's 2nd title of the year and the 20th of her career. It was Zvereva's 3rd title of the year and the 14th of her career.
Entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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Steffi Graf | 1 | 1 |
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Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 2 |
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Mary Joe Fernández | 5 | 3 |
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Jennifer Capriati | 11 | 4 |
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Conchita Martínez | 10 | 5 |
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Barbara Paulus | 16 | 6 |
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Natasha Zvereva | 14 | 7 |
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Nathalie Tauziat | 17 | 8 |
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Helen Kelesi | 18 | 9 |
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Sandra Cecchini | 21 | 10 |
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Anne Smith | 22 | 11 |
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Laura Arraya | 24 | 12 |
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Rosalyn Fairbank | 25 | 13 |
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Anke Huber | 23 | 14 |
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Meredith McGrath | 38 | 16 |
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Halle Cioffi
Catherine Suire
Shaun Stafford
Julie Shiflet
Bettina Fulco
Samantha Smith
Michelle Jackson-Nobrega
Louise Allen