1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
	1991 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Gabriela Sabatini
Final score	6–4, 3–6, 8–6
Draw	128 (8Q / 8WC)
Seeds	16

Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.[1] After splitting the first two sets, Sabatini served twice for the title, and was two points away from her second Grand Slam win at 6-5, before Graf saved Sabatini’s point narrowly and acquired break point. With the break won, she leveled it to 6-6, And won the next two games to win the 1991 Ladies’ Wimbledon Final. With the victory, Graf captured her third Wimbledon Singles Championship, while it proved to be Sabatini's third and final appearance in a Grand Slam final. Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati.

Seeds

01.

Steffi Graf (Champion)

02.

Gabriela Sabatini (Final)

03.

Martina Navratilova (Quarterfinals)

04.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)

05.

Mary Joe Fernández (Semifinals)

06.

Jana Novotná (Second round)

07.

Zina Garrison (Quarterfinals)

08.

Katerina Maleeva (Fourth round)

09.

Jennifer Capriati (Semifinals)

10.

Helena Suková (First round)

11.

Nathalie Tauziat (Fourth round)

12.

Natasha Zvereva (Second round)

13.

Anke Huber (Fourth round)

14.

Amy Frazier (Fourth round)

15.

Sandra Cecchini (First round)

16.

Judith Wiesner (Fourth round)

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

The original #1 seed Monica Seles withdrew due to injury before the tournament draw was made. All original seeds from 2-15 moved up one place, and a new #16 seed was added.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final


1	Steffi Graf	6	6

7	Zina Garrison	1	3
				1	Steffi Graf	6	6

				5	Mary Joe Fernández	2	4
4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	5

5	Mary Joe Fernández	6	7
								1	Steffi Graf	6	3	8

								2	Gabriela Sabatini	4	6	6
9	Jennifer Capriati	6	7

3	Martina Navratilova	4	5
				9	Jennifer Capriati	4	4

				2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
	Laura Gildemeister	2	1

2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

1	S Graf	6	6
	S Appelmans	2	2		1	S Graf	6	6
	C Porwik	4	1			M Louie Harper	0	1
	M Louie Harper	6	6						1	S Graf	6	6
	K Rinaldi	5	2							Y Basuki	2	3
	N Herreman	7	6			N Herreman	4	4
	A Henricksson	4	6⁴			Y Basuki	6	6
	Y Basuki	6	7⁷										1	S Graf	6	6
	J Halard	6	2	6									14	A Frazier	2	1
LL	C Toleafoa	1	6	3		J Halard	2	4
	D Graham	3	2			M Werdel	6	6
	M Werdel	6	6							M Werdel	2	1
	F Bonsignori	1	1						14	A Frazier	6	6
	R White	6	6			R White	5	4
	K Kschwendt	6³	4		14	A Frazier	7	6
14	A Frazier	7⁷	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

13	A Huber	6	6
	V Martinek	1	2		13	A Huber	6	6
	T Whitlinger	6	6			T Whitlinger	2	1
	M Maleeva	1	3							13	A Huber	6	6⁵	6
	M Bollegraf	6	6								M Bollegraf	3	7⁷	0
WC	V Humphreys-Davies	4	4			M Bollegraf	6	5	6
	J Durie	6	6			J Durie	3	7	3
	H Kelesi	3	2												13	A Huber	6	3	0
	N Miyagi	0	3												7	Z Garrison	4	6	6
	E Zardo	6	6			E Zardo	4	4
	M Strandlund	6	7⁷			M Strandlund	6	6
	R Hiraki	2	6⁵								M Strandlund	3	3
	E Pampoulova	2	6	6						7	Z Garrison	6	6
WC	B Borneo	6	3	4		E Pampoulova	3	1
	S Gomer	3	3		7	Z Garrison	6	6
7	Z Garrison	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	B Rittner	1	2		4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	F Romano	6⁵	2			A Coetzer	4	1
	A Coetzer	7⁷	6							4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	P Langrová	4	5								L McNeil	2	4
	L McNeil	6	7			L McNeil	3	6	6
	C Bartos-Cserepy	2	2			N Sawamatsu	6	2	2
	N Sawamatsu	6	6											4	A Sánchez Vicario	7	3	6
LL	J-A Faull	6	6												A Minter	5	6	1
	K Godridge	0	2		LL	J-A Faull	3	2
	A Minter	6	6			A Minter	6	6
	S Martin	4	0								A Minter	6	6
	D Faber	6	6⁴	6							G Fernández	3	3
	C Caverzasio	3	7⁷	2		D Faber	5	5
	G Fernández	4	6	6		G Fernández	7	7
10	H Suková	6	1	4

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Fourth Round

16	J Wiesner	6	6
	N Cioffi	1	2		16	J Wiesner	6	6
	L Savchenko	6	6⁵	8		L Savchenko	3	0
	A Temesvári	2	7⁷	6					16	J Wiesner	3	7	6
WC	B Griffiths	1	3							C Kohde-Kilsch	6	5	1
	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6			C Kohde-Kilsch	7⁷	6
Q	N Jagerman	7	6		Q	N Jagerman	6²	2
Q	M Oremans	5	4											16	J Wiesner	0	5
	P Shriver	6	7											5	MJ Fernández	6	7
	A Leand	0	5			P Shriver	6	6
	E deLone	6	2	4		B Fulco	0	3
	B Fulco	3	6	6						P Shriver	3	5
	A Keller	7	6						5	MJ Fernández	6	7
	L Golarsa	5	3			A Keller	6⁵	1
Q	P Kamstra	2	4		5	MJ Fernández	7⁷	6
5	MJ Fernández	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

6	J Novotná	6	6
LL	N Pratt	3	0		6	J Novotná	6	6⁵	4
	B Schultz	6	6			B Schultz	4	7⁷	6
	B Reinstadler	3	0								B Schultz	5	6	7
	E Nagelsen	2	1								E Brioukhovets	7	4	5
	E Brioukhovets	6	6			E Brioukhovets	7⁷	6
	S Smith	6	4	2		N Provis	6³	4
	N Provis	3	6	6												B Schultz	6	1	1
	W Probst	7⁸	7												9	J Capriati	3	6	6
	E Švíglerová	6⁶	5			W Probst	7⁷	6
Q	E Callens	7⁷	2	7	Q	E Callens	6⁵	3
	N van Lottum	6¹	6	5							W Probst	3	6	3
	R Zrubáková	7⁷	6							9	J Capriati	6	1	6
	R McQuillan	6⁴	2			R Zrubáková	2	3
	S Stafford	0	5		9	J Capriati	6	6
9	J Capriati	6	7

Section 6

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

15	A-M Cecchini	3	6	1
	E Smylie	6	3	6		E Smylie	6	6
	S Sloane	2	2		Q	C Suire	3	4
Q	C Suire	6	6							E Smylie	1	6⁵
Q	I Demongeot	1	0							C Lindqvist	6	7⁷
	C Lindqvist	6	6			C Lindqvist	6	6
	K Habšudová	6	6			K Habšudová	3	2
	C Dahlman	3	2											C Lindqvist	1	3
WC	S Bentley	6	5	1									3	M Navratilova	6	6
	M Kidowaki	1	7	6		M Kidowaki	4	3
	L Garrone	6	7⁷			L Garrone	6	6
	G Magers	4	6⁵							L Garrone	2	2
	A Dechaume	4	4						3	Navratilova	6	6
WC	A Grunfeld	6	6		WC	A Grunfeld	3	1
	E Reinach	6	2	4	3	M Navratilova	6	6
3	M Navratilova	4	6	6

Section 7

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

8	K Maleeva	7	6
WC	J Salmon	5	3		8	K Maleeva	6	6
WC	K Hand	0	4			A Grossman	4	4
	A Grossman	6	6							8	K Maleeva	6	6
	R Fairbank-Nideffer	2	6	0							P Hy	3	4
	P Hy	6	3	6		P Hy	4	6	6
	P Paradis-Mangon	6	6			P Paradis-Mangon	6	4	2
Q	K Radford	3	2											8	K Maleeva	6	2	3
	S Rehe	3	6	4											L Gildemeister	3	6	6
	M de Swardt	6	3	6		M de Swardt	4	1
	C Wood	4	4			L Gildemeister	6	6
	L Gildemeister	6	6								L Gildemeister	2
	L Harvey-Wild	6	6								L Harvey-Wild	2^r
	L Bonder-Kreiss	4	2			L Harvey-Wild	6	6
	C Tessi	6³	4		12	N Zvereva	4	1
12	N Zvereva	7⁷	6

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

11	N Tauziat	6	7
	R Rajchrtová	4	5		11	N Tauziat	3	6	6
	A Kijimuta	6	6			A Kijimuta	6	2	2
	M Paz	1	3							11	N Tauziat	6	6
LL	J Hetherington	6⁵	6	1							L Ferrando	1	1
	P Fendick	7⁷	4	6		P Fendick	6	1	5
	L Ferrando	6	3	6		L Ferrando	4	6	7
LL	K Date	4	6	2										11	N Tauziat	6³	3
	G Helgeson	6¹²	4											2	G Sabatini	7⁷	6
	C Cunningham	7¹⁴	6			C Cunningham	1	3
	A Strnadová	6	7			A Strnadová	6	6
WC	S Loosemore	4	5								A Strnadová	1	3
Q	R Stubbs	2	2							2	G Sabatini	6	6
	K Quentrec	6	6			K Quentrec	4	2
	M Javer	4	0		2	G Sabatini	6	6
2	G Sabatini	6	6

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
"Wimbledon 1991". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.