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 | |
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Date | March 4–10 |
Edition | 13th |
Category | Tier I |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $500,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
Venue | The Polo Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Gabriela Sabatini | |
Doubles | |
Larisa Neiland / Natasha Zvereva |
Finals
editSingles
editGabriela 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
editLarisa 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
editSeeds
editCountry | Player | Rank | Seed |
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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
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: