1991 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1991 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q)
Seeds	16
Events

Gabriela Sabatini defeated the defending champion Monica Seles in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 Italian Open.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Monica Seles (final)
Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
Martina Navratilova (quarterfinal)
Mary Joe Fernández (semifinal)
Conchita Martínez (semifinal)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (third round)
Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinal)
Leila Meskhi (quarterfinal)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
n/a
Sandra Cecchini (first round)
Helen Kelesi (third round)
Anke Huber (third round)
Mercedes Paz (first round)
Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
Federica Bonsignori (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Monica Seles	6	6

8	Leila Meskhi	0	1
				1	Monica Seles	7	2	6

				4	Mary Joe Fernández	5	6	4
4	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6

Q	Bettina Fulco	3	2
									1	Monica Seles	3	2

									2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
5	Conchita Martínez	6	6

3	Martina Navratilova	3	4
				5	Conchita Martínez	1	0

				2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
7	Jennifer Capriati	0	2

2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	M Seles	6	6
	N Provis	6	6			N Provis	3	1
	L Golarsa	4	1							1	M Seles	6	6
	K Piccolini	6	7								K Piccolini	3	1
LL	S Testud	2	6			K Piccolini	6	6
	K Quentrec	6	7			K Quentrec	2	3
11	S Cecchini	4	5												1	Monica Seles	6	6
	R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6												8	Leila Meskhi	0	1
	N Baudone	2	3			R Fairbank-Nideffer	3	6	5
	A Grossman	4	6	6		A Kijimuta	6	4	7
	A Kijimuta	6	2	7							A Kijimuta	1	7	1
	L Ferrando	6	6							8	L Meskhi	6	6	6
	C Lindqvist	2	1			L Ferrando	6	0
					8	L Meskhi	7	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	M Joe Fernández	7	6
Q	L Jachia	6	6	6	Q	L Jachia	5	3
	H Cioffi	7	2	3						4	M Joe Fernández	6	6
	N Herreman	6	6								B Rittner	1	3
	R Grande	2	1			N Herreman	4	7	6
	B Rittner	6	6			B Rittner	6	5	7
16	F Bonsignori	2	3												4	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
14	M Paz	1	4												Q	Bettina Fulco	3	2
Q	B Fulco	6	6		Q	B Fulco	7	6
Q	E Maniokova	7	6		Q	E Maniokova	6	4
Q	I Demongeot	5	1							Q	B Fulco	2	6	6
Q	S Lucchi	3	6	3						6	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	4	1
	F Labat	6	1	6		F Labat	2	1
					6	M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	6

Bottom half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					5	C Martínez	6	6
	S Loosemore	2	4		Q	S Martin	3	3
Q	S Martin	6	6							5	C Martínez	6	6
	R McQuillan	6	6							12	H Kelesi	1	1
Q	F Fortuni	2	0			R McQuillan	2	3
	G Helgeson	2	0		12	H Kelesi	6	6
12	H Kelesi	6	6												5	Conchita Martínez	3	4
13	A Huber	6	6												3	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	A Dechaume	1	3		13	A Huber	6	6	6
	E Švíglerová	2	7	7		L Garrone	7	1	2
	L Garrone	6	6	5						13	A Huber	6	1	3
	R Rajchrtová	5	6	4						3	M Navratilova	3	6	6
	E Reinach	7	4	6		E Reinach	3	0
					3	M Navratilova	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	J Capriati	7	7
	C Kohde-Kilsch	2	4			C Tessi	5	6
	C Tessi	6	6							7	J Capriati	6	6
	C Cunningham	7	6								J Halard	2	4
	S Farina	5	4			C Cunningham	3	6	6
	J Halard	3	6	7		J Halard	6	0	2
15	M Maleeva	6	4	6										7	Jennifer Capriati	0	2
9	N Tauziat	6	6	6										2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
Q	R Alter	2	7	4	9	N Tauziat	3	6	6
	J Durie	4	5			A Strnadová	6	3	3
	A Strnadová	6	7							9	N Tauziat	0	1
	A Coetzer	6	6							2	G Sabatini	6	6
	F Romano	2	4			A Coetzer	2	2
					2	G Sabatini	6	6

References

^ "1991 Rome WTA Draw" (PDF). wtatennis.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ "Rome (06 May 1991 – 12 May 1991) – Singles – Main Draw". event.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

External links

ITF tournament edition details

[1] "1991 Rome WTA Draw" (PDF). wtatennis.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[2] "Rome (06 May 1991 – 12 May 1991) – Singles – Main Draw". event.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

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