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Women's singles
1991 US Open
Final
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	7–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events
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Monica Seles defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 7–6, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 US Open. It was her third major title of the year. With the win, Seles recaptured the world No. 1 ranking from Steffi Graf, and would hold it until her 1993 stabbing.

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati.

This marked the first major in which 1998 champion and future world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport competed in the main draw; she lost in the first round to Debbie Graham.

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (semifinals)
2. Monica Seles (champion)
3. Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
5. Mary Joe Fernández (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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	8	Conchita Martínez	1	3
								1	Steffi Graf	6	7	4
								6	Martina Navratilova	7	6	6
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	6	2
	6	Martina Navratilova	6	7	6
															6	Martina Navratilova	6	1
															2	Monica Seles	7	6
	7	Jennifer Capriati	6	7
	3	Gabriela Sabatini	3	6
								7	Jennifer Capriati	3	6	6
								2	Monica Seles	6	3	7
		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	7												F Labat	4	5
		C Wood	3	6					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	7	6					A-M Cecchini	1	1
		M Javer	6	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
		E Brioukhovets	6	6											LL	N Herreman	2	2
		L Bonder-Kreiss	3	0					E Brioukhovets	6	6	6
	LL	N Herreman	4	6	6			LL	N Herreman	3	7	7
		C Kohde-Kilsch	6	4	3																	4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
	WC	E Burgin	4	4																			N Zvereva	3	6
	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	6												N Zvereva	6	3	6
		N Zvereva	6	7					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	6											M Pierce	6	1	1
		M Pierce	4	6	7				M Pierce	6	3	7
		L McNeil	6	6					L McNeil	3	6	6
		R White	2	2																		10	Man Maleeva	6	6	2
		Mag Maleeva	7	4	6																	6	M Navratilova	7	1	6
		K Kschwendt	6	6	4				Mag Maleeva	7	1	2
		R Hiraki	1	1					P Shriver	6	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	6					P Ritter	3	0
		P Ritter	6	7											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	6																		J Durie	1	2
		B Fulco	6	4	7				B Fulco	4	0
		J Durie	6	6					J Durie	6	6
		C Cunningham	4	2												J Durie	6	2	6
		E deLone	6	6	6										15	H Suková	4	6	1
		H Cioffi	2	7	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	6
		G Helgeson	4	4																		3	G Sabatini	6	7
		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	7	4	4										3	G Sabatini	6	6
		B Paulus	6	6	6				B Paulus	3	6	1
		N Provis	6	3				3	G Sabatini	6	4	5
	3	G Sabatini	7	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	MJ Fernandez	6	6
		L Savchenko	3	3				5	MJ Fernandez	7	6
		A Kijimuta	6	3	2				B Schultz	6	3
		B Schultz	3	6	6										5	MJ Fernandez	1	2
	Q	R Baranski	2	6												R Zrubáková	6	6
		R Zrubáková	6	7					R Zrubáková	7	6	6
		K Date	7	6					K Date	5	7	3
		T Whitlinger	6	4																			R Zrubáková	2	2
		G Fernández	6	6																			G Fernández	6	6
		S Frankl	0	4					G Fernández	6	6
		K Rinaldi	6	6	6				K Rinaldi	4	1
		M Paz	7	4	1											G Fernández	7	6	7
		N Jagerman	6	4											13	L Meskhi	6	7	6
		L Gildemeister	7	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	7	3				M de Swardt	3	4
		M de Swardt	6	6	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

External links

• 1991 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1991 US Open (tennis)
• US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
• 1991 in women's tennis
• 1991 in American women's sports