1991 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1991 Australian Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Jana Novotná
Score	5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Monica Seles defeated Jana Novotná in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 Australian Open. She became the first woman in the Open Era to win the Australian Open after saving a match point, doing so in the semifinals against Mary Joe Fernández.

Steffi Graf was the three-time defending champion, but lost to Novotná in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

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

Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
Monica Seles (champion)
Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
Manuela Maleeva (second round)
Zina Garrison (fourth round)
Helena Suková (third round)
Jana Novotná (finalist)
Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
Barbara Paulus (second round)
Amy Frazier (fourth round)
Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (third round)
Laura Gildemeister (second round)
Sabine Appelmans (fourth round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

1	Steffi Graf	7	4	6

10	Jana Novotná	5	6	8
					10	Jana Novotná	6	6

					6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	4
4	Gabriela Sabatini	1	3

6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
										10	Jana Novotná	7	3	1

										2	Monica Seles	5	6	6
5	Katerina Maleeva	3	2

3	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
					3	Mary Joe Fernández	3	6	7

					2	Monica Seles	6	0	9
	Anke Huber	3	1

2	Monica Seles	6	6

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	S Graf	6	6
	J Santrock	3	0		1	S Graf	6	6
	M Kidowaki	1	6	6		M Kidowaki	1	0
	K Sharpe	6	1	4						1	S Graf	6	6
	K Date	6	6								N Provis	4	2
	N Herreman	2	1			K Date	6	0	4
	N Provis	6	6			N Provis	4	6	6
	E Reinach	2	0												1	S Graf	6	6
	K Habšudová	6	7⁷													K Habšudová	0	1
	C Tessi	2	6⁵			K Habšudová	7¹²	6
	A Smith	6	6			A Smith	6¹⁰	2
	E Švíglerová	3	4								K Habšudová	6	3	8
	E Smylie	2	6	6							E Smylie	0	6	6
	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	4	4		E Smylie	6	2	9
	P Vásquez	1	1		15	L Gildemeister	3	6	7
15	L Gildemeister	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

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

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

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

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

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

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

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

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

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

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

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

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

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

External links

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

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Australian Open (Open Era) singles drawsheets
Men's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Women's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

1991 WTA Tour « 1990 1992 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Boca Raton (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Toronto (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Palm Springs (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Houston (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) Washington (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Milan (S, D) Zurich (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Sydney (S, D) San Antonio (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Leipzig (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Kitzbuhel (S, D) Albuquerque (S, D) Paris (S, D) Bayonne (S, D) San Juan (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Nashville (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D)
Tier V tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Wellington (S, D) Oslo (S, D) Linz (S, D) Aurora (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Bol (S, D) Taranto (S, D) Palermo (S, D) San Marino (S, D) Westchester Cup (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Sao Paulo (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D)