1991 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1991 Lipton International Players Championships
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Score	6–3, 7–5

Main article: 1991 Lipton International Players Championships

Defending champion Monica Seles defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 Miami Open.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Steffi Graf (semifinals)

02.   Monica Seles (champion)

03.   Gabriela Sabatini (final)

04.   Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)

05.   Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals)

06.   Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)

07.   Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (quarterfinals)

08.   Natasha Zvereva (second round)

09.   Barbara Paulus (fourth round)

10.   Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)

11.   Helen Kelesi (second round)

12.   Amy Frazier (third round)

13.   Laura Gildemeister (third round)

14.   Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (second round)

15.   Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)

16.   Raffaella Reggi (fourth round)

17.   Lori McNeil (third round)

18.   Manon Bollegraf (second round)

19.   Catarina Lindqvist (second round)

20.   Susan Sloane (second round)

21.   Gretchen Magers (third round)

22.   Regina Rajchrtová (fourth round)

23.   Meredith McGrath (third round)

24.   Carrie Cunningham (second round)

25.   Julie Halard (second round)

26.   Ann Grossman (third round)

27.   Marianne Werdel (fourth round)

28.   Cathy Caverzasio (second round)

29.   Wiltrud Probst (second round)

30.   Eva Švíglerová (third round)

31.   Stephanie Rehe (second round)

32.   Elizabeth Smylie (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	7	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	1	3
								1	Steffi Graf	6	66	1
								3	Gabriela Sabatini	0	78	6
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	5	Zina Garrison-Jackson	3	2
															3	Gabriela Sabatini	3	5
															2	Monica Seles	6	7
	WC	Ginger Helgeson	1	0
	4	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
								4	Mary Joe Fernández	1	3
								2	Monica Seles	6	6
	6	Jennifer Capriati	6	1	4
	2	Monica Seles	2	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	S Graf	6	6
	WC	E deLone	6	6				WC	E deLone	1	2
	LL	C Suire	0	3											1	S Graf	6	6
		C Benjamin	6	0	1										21	G Magers	3	0
		ML Daniels	2	6	6				ML Daniels	5	4
								21	G Magers	7	6
																						1	S Graf	6	6
																						27	M Werdel	0	1
								27	M Werdel	6	7
		M Maleeva	2	6	6				M Maleeva	2	5
	WC	Cam MacGregor	6	4	1										27	M Werdel	6	6
	Q	C Wood	6	7												C Wood	3	1
		P Kamstra	2	5					C Wood	7	2	7
								11	H Kelesi	5	6	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	R Reggi	3	6	6
		L Neiland	6	6					L Neiland	6	3	4
		K Habšudová	2	3											16	R Reggi	1	6	6
		L Ferrando	6	0	6										23	M McGrath	6	1	0
		N Medvedeva	4	6	2				L Ferrando	6	2	3
								23	M McGrath	2	6	6
																						16	R Reggi	0	4
																						7	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	6
								19	C Lindqvist	6	65	3
		D Faber	6	77					D Faber	2	77	6
		E Pampoulova	3	61												D Faber	2	3
		B Schultz	711	6											7	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	6
		S Martin	69	4					B Schultz	3	65
								7	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	77

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	G Sabatini	6	6
		A Henricksson	6	6				28	A Henricksson	1	1
	Q	S Schefflin	4	1											3	G Sabatini	6	6
	WC	C Rubin	6	7											WC	C Rubin	1	3
	LL	M Laval	4	5				WC	C Rubin	6	7
								18	M Bollegraf	4	5
																						3	G Sabatini	6	6
																						10	N Tauziat	3	1
								25	J Halard	6	1	5
	Q	C Toleafoa	6	6				Q	C Toleafoa	2	6	7
	WC	P Vásquez	4	2											Q	C Toleafoa	2	6	2
		P Hy	6	6											10	N Tauziat	6	3	6
		R White	2	0					P Hy	3	4
								10	N Tauziat	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	R Fairbank-Nideffer	2	66
		M Pierce	6	6					M Pierce	6	78
	WC	M Louie Harper	2	0												M Pierce	6	6
		S Loosemore	5	3												B Rittner	3	2
		B Rittner	7	6					B Rittner	77	6
								29	W Probst	62	2
																							M Pierce	3	4
																						5	Z Garrison-Jackson	6	6
								32	E Smylie	6	3	6
		K Date	67	6	5				D Graham	3	6	3
		D Graham	79	3	7										32	E Smylie	4	1
		A Dechaume	4	7	4										5	Z Garrison-Jackson	6	6
		N Miyagi	6	5	6				N Miyagi	7	4	5
								5	Z Garrison-Jackson	5	6	7

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	N Zvereva	2	3
		J Durie	3	3				WC	G Helgeson	6	6
	WC	G Helgeson	6	6											WC	G Helgeson	6	6
		T Whitlinger	6	6											30	E Švíglerová	3	0
	LL	S Wasserman	3	0					T Whitlinger	77	5	4
								30	E Švíglerová	63	7	6
																						WC	G Helgeson	4	6	6
																						22	R Rajchrtová	6	3	3
								22	R Rajchrtová	3	6	7
		T Takagi	3	2					M Javer	6	4	5
		M Javer	6	6											22	R Rajchrtová	77	2	6
	Q	P Thorén	6	2	66										12	A Frazier	62	6	4
		M Maruska	3	6	78				M Maruska	1	1
								12	A Frazier	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	L Gildemeister	6	6
		C Mothes	2	1					C Dahlman	3	3
		C Dahlman	6	6											12	L Gildemeister	3	2
	Q	M Oremans	3	5												P Shriver	6	6
		P Shriver	6	7					P Shriver	6	6
								28	C Caverzasio	1	4
																							P Shriver	2	4
																						4	MJ Fernández	6	6
								17	L McNeil	6	7
		K Quentrec	3	6	7				K Quentrec	3	5
		I Demongeot	6	3	5										17	L McNeil	1	2
		K Rinaldi	64	3											4	MJ Fernández	6	6
		A Keller	77	6					A Keller	3	2
								4	MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	J Capriati	6	6
	Q	Y Segal	4	1					G Fernández	3	2
		G Fernández	6	6											6	J Capriati	d
	WC	L Bonder-Kreiss	1	5											26	A Grossman	5	2
		S Smith	6	7					S Smith	5	4
								26	A Grossman	7	6
																						6	J Capriati	6	6
																						9	B Paulus	1	3
								31	S Rehe	64	1
		C Porwik	7	6					C Porwik	77	6
		L Harvey-Wild	5	2												C Porwik	3	2
		S Gomer	6	6											9	B Paulus	6	6
		N Herreman	4	3					S Gomer	3	7	2
								9	B Paulus	6	5	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	N Sawamatsu	4	6	7
		A Coetzer	7	6					A Coetzer	6	2	5
		E Brioukhovets	5	4											15	N Sawamatsu	6	65	2
	Q	N Housset	64	2												F Labat	1	77	6
		F Labat	77	6					F Labat	4	6	6
								24	C Cunningham	6	4	0
																							F Labat	5	0
																						2	M Seles	7	6
								20	S Sloane	6	1	4
	Alt	R Simpson-Alter	3	4					K Kschwendt	4	6	6
		K Kschwendt	6	6												K Kschwendt	0	1
		P Fendick	4	3											2	M Seles	6	6
		H Cioffi	6	6					H Cioffi	1	3
								2	M Seles	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

01.   Camille Benjamin (Promoted to Main Draw)

02.   Renata Baranski (second round)

03.   Bettina Fulco (second round)

04.   Nathalie Guerrée (first round)

05.   Clare Wood (qualified)

06.   Eva Pfaff (second round)

07.   Maïder Laval (qualifying competition)

08.   Michelle Jaggard (second round)

09.   Sandra Wasserman (qualified)

10.   Hu Na (first round)

11.   Cláudia Chabalgoity (second round)

12.   Claudine Toleafoa (qualified)

13.   Noëlle van Lottum (first round)

14.   Pascale Etchemendy (first round)

15.   Andrea Vieira (first round)

16.   Julie Richardson (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

01.   Rene Simpson-Alter

02.   Stacey Schefflin

03.   Nathalie Housset

04.   Claudine Toleafoa

05.   Clare Wood

06.   Yael Segal

07.   Miriam Oremans

08.   Petra Thorén

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
		Tine Scheuer-Larsen	2	7	1
		Rene Simpson-Alter	6	5	6
									Rene Simpson-Alter	6	5	6
									Luanne Spadea	4	7	1
		Luanne Spadea	6	77
		Shawn Foltz	3	64
																Rene Simpson-Alter	6	6
																Catherine Suire	4	1
		Marie-Christine Damas	1	4
		Catherine Suire	6	6
									Catherine Suire	6	711
									Kim Steinmetz	3	69
		Kim Steinmetz	6	3
	10	Hu Na	1	0r

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Pascale Etchemendy	3	4
		Rika Hiraki	6	6
									Rika Hiraki	65	78	63
									Stacey Schefflin	77	66	77
		Michelle Jackson-Nobrega	6	3	66
		Stacey Schefflin	3	6	78
																Stacey Schefflin	3	77	6
																Pilar Pérez	6	64	4
		Pilar Pérez	6	6
		Sandra Cacic	1	3
									Pilar Pérez	6	2	7
								8	Michelle Jaggard	3	6	5
		Sophie Amiach	3	66
	8	Michelle Jaggard	6	78

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Nathalie Guerrée	1	6	4
		Jo-Anne Faull	6	1	6
									Jo-Anne Faull	3	1
									Beverly Bowes	6	6
		Silvia La Fratta	4	3
		Beverly Bowes	6	6
																Beverly Bowes	4	7	5
																Nathalie Housset	6	5	7
		Nathalie Housset	4	6	6
		Lise Gregory	6	2	3
									Nathalie Housset	6	7
									Maureen Drake	1	5
		Maureen Drake	61	711	6
	15	Andrea Vieira	77	69	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Claudine Toleafoa	7	6
		Amy Schwartz	5	0
								12	Claudine Toleafoa	7	6
									Akiko Gooden	5	2
		Akiko Gooden	7	6
		Alysia May	5	3
															12	Claudine Toleafoa	6	6
																Anouschka Popp	2	2
		Anouschka Popp	77	6
		Jill Hetherington	65	4
									Anouschka Popp	3	6	6
								6	Eva Pfaff	6	4	4
		Ann Devries	2	3
	6	Eva Pfaff	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Clare Wood	0	6	6
		Niurka Sodupe	6	0	0
								5	Clare Wood	6	6
									Sandrine Testud	2	3
		Sandrine Testud	6	6
		Carin Bakkum	1	1
															5	Clare Wood	6	6
																Sandra Wasserman	3	3
		Sabine Auer	6	4	6
		Hellas ter Riet	4	6	3
									Sabine Auer	6	5	2
									Sandra Wasserman	3	7	6
		Anne Mall	65	77	64
		Sandra Wasserman	77	65	77

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Julie Richardson	6	6
		Caroline Vis	4	3
								16	Julie Richardson	6	6
									Petra Schmitt	4	4
		Petra Schmitt	3	6	7
		Rennae Stubbs	6	4	5
															16	Julie Richardson	4r
																Yael Segal	4
		Yael Segal	0	6	6
		Sybille Niox-Château	6	4	4
									Yael Segal	6	7
								6	Bettina Fulco	2	65
		Kathy Jordan	2	6	5
	3	Bettina Fulco	6	4	7

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Maïder Laval	4	6	7
		Suzanna Wibowo	6	4	5
								7	Maïder Laval	4	6	6
									Katrina Adams	6	2	3
		Louise Allen	1	1
		Katrina Adams	6	6
																Maïder Laval	1	2
																Miriam Oremans	6	6
		Miriam Oremans	6	6
		Elly Hakami	2	4
									Miriam Oremans	77	6
								11	Cláudia Chabalgoity	62	3
		Pam Casale-Telford	2	4
	11	Cláudia Chabalgoity	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Noëlle van Lottum	4	6	4
		Pam Nelson	6	1	6
									Pam Nelson	61	0
									Petra Thorén	77	6
		Petra Thorén	1	6	6
		Elise Burgin	6	2	4
																Petra Thorén	6	6
																Sandy Collins	3	3
		Sandy Collins	3	6	6
		Katharina Düll	6	3	0
									Sandy Collins	78	6
								2	Renata Baranski	66	0
		Tammy Whittington	6	1	3
	2	Renata Baranski	4	6	6

References

• Main and Qualifying Draws
• Official results archive (WTA)