1991 Virginia Slims of Florida

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.

1991 Virginia Slims of Florida
DateMarch 4–10
Edition13th
CategoryTier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$500,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
VenueThe Polo Club
Champions
Singles
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Doubles
Soviet Union Larisa Neiland / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
← 1990 ·Virginia Slims of Florida· 1992 →

Finals

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Singles

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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

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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

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Seeds

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CountryPlayerRankSeed
 GERSteffi Graf11
 ARGGabriela Sabatini42
 USAMary Joe Fernández53
 USAJennifer Capriati114
 ESPConchita Martínez105
 AUTBarbara Paulus166
 Soviet UnionNatasha Zvereva147
 FRANathalie Tauziat178
 CANHelen Kelesi189
 ITASandra Cecchini2110
 USAAnne Smith2211
 USALaura Arraya2412
 RSARosalyn Fairbank2513
 GERAnke Huber2314
 USAMeredith McGrath3816

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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