1991 US Open – Women's Singles

World No. 2 Monica Seles won her third major of the year with this title, defeating four-time champion Martina Navratilova in the final 7–6(7–1), 6–1, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1991 U.S. Open. Following this win, Monica recaptured the world No. 1 ranking from her rival Steffi Graf, and would end up holding it until her 1993 stabbing.

Women's Singles
1991 US Open
Champion Monica Seles
Runner-up Martina Navratilova
Final score7–6(7–1), 6–1

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion, but she lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati. This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam tournament 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)

Qualifying
Main article: 1991 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

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

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 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
K 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 1r
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

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