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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Country Player Rank Seed
  GER Steffi Graf 1 1
  ARG Gabriela Sabatini 4 2
  USA Mary Joe Fernández 5 3
  USA Jennifer Capriati 11 4
  ESP Conchita Martínez 10 5
  AUT Barbara Paulus 16 6
  Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 14 7
  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 17 8
  CAN Helen Kelesi 18 9
  ITA Sandra Cecchini 21 10
  USA Anne Smith 22 11
  USA Laura Arraya 24 12
  RSA Rosalyn Fairbank 25 13
  GER Anke Huber 23 14
  USA Meredith McGrath 38 16

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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