1991 Australian Open – Women's Singles

1991 Australian Open

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Australian Open

< 1990

1992 >

Monica Seles defeated Jana Novotná 5–7 6–3 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1991 Australian Open, which was held from 14 through 27 January 1991. She became the first woman in the Open Era to win the Australian Open after saving a match point (in the semifinals, versus Mary Joe Fernandez).

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

23x15px Steffi Graf (Quarterfinalist)
23x15px Monica Seles (Champion)
23x15px Mary Joe Fernandez (Semifinalist)
23x15px Gabriela Sabatini (Quarterfinalist)
23x15px Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinalist)
23x15px Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinalist)
23x16px Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (Second round)
23x15px Zina Garrison (Fourth round)

23x15px Helena Suková (Third round)
23x15px Jana Novotná (Finalist)
23x15px Natasha Zvereva (Fourth round)
23x15px Barbara Paulus (Second round)
23x15px Amy Frazier (Fourth round)
23x15px Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (Third round)
23x15px Laura Gildemeister (Second round)
23x15px Sabine Appelmans (Fourth round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

1	23x15px Steffi Graf	7	4	6
10	23x15px Jana Novotná	5	6	8
					10	23x15px Jana Novotná	6	6

					6	23x15px Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	4
4	23x15px Gabriela Sabatini	1	3

6	23x15px Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
										10	23x15px Jana Novotná	7	3	1
										2	23x15px Monica Seles	5	6	6
5	23x15px Katerina Maleeva	3	2
3	23x15px Mary Joe Fernandez	6	6
					3	23x15px Mary Joe Fernandez	3	6	7

					2	23x15px Monica Seles	6	0	9
	23x15px Anke Huber	3	1

2	23x15px Monica Seles	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

1	23x15px S Graf	6	6
	23x15px J Santrock	3	0		1	23x15px S Graf	6	6
	Template:Country data JPN M Kidowaki	1	6	6		Template:Country data JPN M Kidowaki	1	0
	23x15px K Sharpe	6	1	4						1	23x15px S Graf	6	6
	Template:Country data JPN K Date	6	6								23x15px N Provis	4	2
	23x15px N Herreman	2	1			Template:Country data JPN K Date	6	0	4
	23x15px N Provis	6	6			23x15px N Provis	4	6	6
	23x15px E Reinach	2	0												1	23x15px S Graf	6	6
	23x15px K Habšudová	6	7⁷													23x15px K Habšudová	0	1
	23x15px C Tessi	2	6⁵			23x15px K Habšudová	7¹²	6
	23x15px A Smith	6	6			23x15px A Smith	6¹⁰	2
	23x15px E Sviglerova	3	4								23x15px K Habšudová	6	3	8
	23x15px E Smylie	2	6	6							23x15px E Smylie	0	6	6
	23x15px C Kohde-Kilsch	6	4	4		23x15px E Smylie	6	2	9
	23x15px P Vasquez	1	1		15	23x15px L Gildemeister	3	6	7
15	23x15px L Gildemeister	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

10	23x15px J Novotná	7⁹	6
	23x15px A Minter	6⁷	2		10	23x15px J Novotná	6	6
	23x15px K Quentrec	7⁸	2	7		23x15px K Quentrec	2	2
	23x15px A Grossman	6⁶	6	5						10	23x15px J Novotná	6²	6	8
	23x15px S Stafford	6	6								23x15px S Stafford	7⁷	1	6
	23x15px M Bollegraf	4	4			23x15px S Stafford	5	6	6
	23x15px G Magers	6	6			23x15px G Magers	7	2	2
	23x16px E Zardo	4	2												10	23x15px J Novotná	7⁷	6
	23x15px A Dechaume	6	7												8	23x15px Z Garrison	6¹	4
	23x15px K Godridge	3	5			23x15px A Dechaume	6	6
	23x15px V Martinek	6	6			23x15px V Martinek	2	3
	Template:Country data JPN A Kijimuta	3	1								23x15px A Dechaume	2	4
	Template:Country data JPN N Miyagi	7	1	8						8	23x15px Z Garrison	6	6
	23x15px A Gavaldón	5	6	6		Template:Country data JPN N Miyagi	6	0	2
WC	23x15px R Stubbs	2	0		8	23x15px Z Garrison	2	6	6
8	23x15px Z Garrison	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

4	23x15px G Sabatini	6	6
	23x15px L Harvey-Wild	3	1		4	23x15px G Sabatini	6	6
Q	23x15px M Ekstrand	6	7		Q	23x15px M Ekstrand	1	1
	23x15px J Pospíšilová	1	5							4	23x15px G Sabatini	6	6
	23x15px A Strnadová	7⁷	6								23x15px A Strnadová	1	1
	23x15px S Wasserman	6²	4			23x15px A Strnadová	6	6
	23x15px J Durie	6	3	7		23x15px J Durie	3	2
WC	23x15px T Morton	1	6	5										4	23x15px G Sabatini	6	6
	Template:Country data JPN T Takagi	6	3	6											23x15px R McQuillan	3	1
	23x15px P Fendick	2	6	3		Template:Country data JPN T Takagi	2	4
Q	23x15px S Schefflin	7	6		Q	23x15px S Schefflin	6	6
LL	23x15px M Oremans	5	4							Q	23x15px S Schefflin	4	0
	23x15px R McQuillan	2	6	6							23x15px R McQuillan	6	6
	23x15px E Brioukhovets	6	4	1		23x15px R McQuillan	6	6⁷	6
	23x15px P Thoren	3	3		12	23x15px B Paulus	4	7⁹	4
12	23x15px B Paulus	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

13	23x15px A Frazier	6	6
WC	23x15px K McDonald	3	4		13	23x15px A Frazier	6	6
	23x15px A Leand	7⁷	1	8		23x15px A Leand	3	0
Q	23x15px I Driehuis	6³	6	6						13	23x15px A Frazier	3	6	6
	23x15px C Lindqvist	7	4	6							23x15px C Cunningham	6	2	2
	23x15px C Macgregor	5	6	3		23x15px C Lindqvist	1	0
	23x15px C Cunningham	6	6			23x15px C Cunningham	6	6
WC	23x15px N Pratt	1	1												13	23x15px A Frazier	3	2
	23x15px L McNeil	5	7⁷	6											6	23x15px A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	23x15px K Rinaldi	7	6⁵	1		23x15px L McNeil	6	4	6
	23x15px L Savchenko-Neiland	6	6			23x15px L Savchenko-Neiland	3	6	3
WC	23x15px D Jones	2	2								23x15px L McNeil	4	6	0
	23x15px M Javer	6	6							6	23x15px A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	6
	23x15px A Keller	2	2			23x15px M Javer	6	4	2
	23x15px N Medvedeva	0	2		6	23x15px A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
6	23x15px A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 5

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

5	23x15px K Maleeva	6	6
	23x15px B Schultz	1	3		5	23x15px K Maleeva	6	6
	23x15px S Martin	6	6			23x15px S Martin	2	0
WC	23x15px C Barclay	1	1						5	23x15px K Maleeva	6	6
	23x15px W Probst	4	7⁸	6						23x15px D Faber	3	2
	23x15px A Henricksson	6	6⁶	4		23x15px W Probst	2	0
	23x15px D Faber	5	6	6		23x15px D Faber	6	6
	23x15px E de Lone	7	3	2									5	23x15px K Maleeva	6	6
	23x15px C Toleafoa	7	6											23x15px M Maleeva	3	2
	23x15px S Rottier	5	0			23x15px C Toleafoa	0	3
	23x15px M Maleeva	6	5	6		23x15px M Maleeva	6	6
	23x15px M Jaggard	4	7	4						23x15px M Maleeva	6	6
	23x15px T Whitlinger	6³	6	6					14	23x15px R Fairbank-Nideffer	2	3
	23x15px R Reggi	7⁷	2	2		23x15px T Whitlinger	4	1
	23x15px G Fernández	3	2		14	23x15px R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6
14	23x15px R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6

Section 6

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

16	23x15px S Appelmans	6	6
	23x15px M Paz	0	1		16	23x15px S Appelmans	7	6
	23x15px P Tarabini	6	6			23x15px P Tarabini	5	1
	23x15px M Strandlund	4	0						16	23x15px S Appelmans	6	6
	23x15px J Halard	6	6						Q	23x15px P Kamstra	4	3
	23x15px D Szabová	2	3			23x15px J Halard	3	4
Q	23x15px P Kamstra	6	6		Q	23x15px P Kamstra	6	6
	23x15px R White	4	2										16	23x15px S Appelmans	3	3
	23x15px B Rittner	4	6	6									3	23x15px M J Fernandez	6	6
	23x15px S Loosemore	6	3	1		23x15px B Rittner	3	3
	Template:Country data JPN N Sawamatsu	6	6			Template:Country data JPN N Sawamatsu	6	6
	23x15px E Burgin	4	3							Template:Country data JPN N Sawamatsu	1	1
	23x15px F Romano	7	6						3	23x15px M J Fernandez	6	6
Q	23x15px M Zivec-Skulj	5	2			23x15px F Romano	1	2
	23x15px S Gomer	1	0		3	23x15px M J Fernandez	6	6
3	23x15px M J Fernandez	6	6

Section 7

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

7	23x16px M Maleeva-Fragniere	6	6
WC	23x15px J-A Faull	2	0		7	23x16px M Maleeva-Fragniere	4	4
	23x15px A Huber	6	6			23x15px A Huber	6	6
	23x15px J Richardson	4	1								23x15px A Huber	6	7
	23x15px E Pfaff	7⁸	3	6							23x15px P Shriver	3	5
	23x15px L Field	6⁶	6	3		23x15px E Pfaff	3	6⁴
	23x15px P Shriver	6	6			23x15px P Shriver	6	7⁷
	23x15px N van Lottum	3	1												23x15px A Huber	6	6
	23x15px C Bartos	6	6											11	23x15px N Zvereva	3	4
	23x15px N Guerree-Spitzer	3	2			23x15px C Bartos	6	3	0
	23x15px C Wood	3	7⁷	6		23x15px C Wood	3	6	6
Q	23x15px S Collins	6	6⁴	0							23x15px C Wood	1	3
	23x15px C Porwik	7⁸	6							11	23x15px N Zvereva	6	6
Q	23x15px M Kochta	6⁶	3			23x15px C Porwik	6⁹	4
11	23x15px N Zvereva	6	6		11	23x15px N Zvereva	7¹¹	6
Q	23x15px G Helgeson	3	4

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

9	23x15px H Suková	6	6
	23x15px B Cordwell	2	1		9	23x15px H Suková	6	7
	23x15px I Cueto	6	2	7		23x15px I Cueto	2	5
	23x15px P Ritter	4	6	5						9	23x15px H Suková	6	1	4
	23x15px C Tanvier	6	6								23x15px C Tanvier	4	6	6
	23x15px R Baranski	4	1			23x15px C Tanvier	6⁷	7	6
	23x15px P Hy	6	6			23x15px P Hy	7⁹	5	1
	23x15px B Bowes	4	3													23x15px C Tanvier	2	1
	23x15px K Kschwendt	2	6	6											2	23x15px M Seles	6	6
	23x15px P Langrová	6	3	2		23x15px K Kschwendt	6	6
	23x15px R Rajchrtová	4	7	8		23x15px R Rajchrtová	1	1
WC	23x15px L Stacey	6	5	6							23x15px K Kschwendt	3	1
	23x15px C Caverzasio	6	3	6						2	23x15px M Seles	6	6
	23x15px S Meier	3	6	3		23x15px C Caverzasio	1	0
	23x15px S Hack	0	0		2	23x15px M Seles	6	6
2	23x15px M Seles	6	6

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1991 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

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