1991 Virginia Slims of Palm Springs – Singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Monica Seles in the final, 6–2, 7–6(8–6).

Singles
1991 Newsweek Champions Cup
and the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs
Final
ChampionUnited States Martina Navratilova
Runner-upSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Score6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Monica Seles (final)
  2.   Martina Navratilova (champion)
  3.   Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  4.   Helena Suková (second round)
  5.   Amy Frazier (third round)
  6.   Barbara Paulus (third round)
  7.   Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  8.   Helen Kelesi (semifinals)
  9.   Anke Huber (second round)
  10.   Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (third round)
  11.   Sabine Appelmans (third round)
  12.   Lori McNeil (second round)
  13.   Catarina Lindqvist (third round)
  14.   Marianne Werdel (first round)
  15.   Julie Halard (quarterfinals)
  16.   Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Monica Seles 6 6
8   Helen Kelesi 0 3
1   Monica Seles 2 66
2   Martina Navratilova 6 78
7   Nathalie Tauziat 3 63
2   Martina Navratilova 6 77

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   M Seles 6 6
  M Javer 6 6   M Javer 3 1
Q   C Kuhlman 4 1 1   M Seles 6 6
  A Keller 2 6 6   S Appelmans 3 0
  E Reinach 6 0 0   A Keller 2 7 3
  L Harvey-Wild 3 4   S Appelmans 6 5 6
11   S Appelmans 6 6 1   M Seles 7 6
16   M Maleeva 6 5 1   P Hy 5 2
  A Minter 3 7 6   A Minter 1 4
  B Rittner 2 5   P Hy 6 6
  P Hy 6 7   P Hy 4 6 6
  C Dahlman 78 5 77 5   A Frazier 6 4 3
  L Field 66 7 65   C Dahlman 3 5
5   A Frazier 6 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   H Suková 64 6 67
  P Fendick 65 2r   P Louie-Harper 77 3 79
  P Louie-Harper 77 3r   P Louie-Harper 3 6 6
WC   P Nelson 7 6 13   C Lindqvist 6 4 3
  H Na 5 4 WC   P Nelson 1 3
  N Miyagi 4 2 13   C Lindqvist 6 6
13   C Lindqvist 6 6   P Louie-Harper 4 6 2
10   R Fairbank-Nideffer 6 6   H Kelesi 6 3 6
  N Herreman 2 2 10   R Fairbank-Nideffer 65 6 6
  I Demongeot 5 6 6   I Demongeot 77 3 1
WC   K Phebus 7 3 4 10   R Fairbank-Nideffer 77 3 1
Q   C Wood 77 6 8   H Kelesi 65 6 6
  M Pierce 64 4 Q   C Wood 4 4
8   H Kelesi 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   N Tauziat 6 6
Q   K Date 6 6 Q   K Date 2 2
  B Reinstadler 3 3 7   N Tauziat 6 6
  K Kschwendt 6 6   K Kschwendt 3 3
  A Strnadová 4 4   K Kschwendt 2 77 77
  P Vásquez 63 3   L McNeil 6 61 63
12   L McNeil 77 6 7   N Tauziat 78 78
14   M Werdel 5 4 3   Katerina Maleeva 66 66
  S Martin 7 6   S Martin 6 6
  K Rinaldi 6 2 4   T Takagi 3 5
  T Takagi 3 6 6   S Martin 0 2
Q   C Benjamin 3 4 3   Katerina Maleeva 6 6
  P Paradis 6 6   P Paradis 1 0r
3   Katerina Maleeva 6 2

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   B Paulus 6 6
  S Rehe 4 6 6   S Rehe 4 3
  J Durie 6 4 4 6   B Paulus 6 2 4
  A Henricksson 5 4 15   J Halard 3 6 6
  A Temesvári 7 6   A Temesvári 2 65
Q   J Watanabe 5 6 3 15   J Halard 6 77
15   J Halard 7 4 6 15   J Halard 2 5
9   A Huber 6 4 6 2   M Navratilova 6 7
Q   R Simpson-Alter 3 6 1 10   A Huber 6 3 2
  A Dechaume 2 2 Q   G Helgeson 2 6 6
Q   G Helgeson 6 6 Q   G Helgeson 0 2
Q   T Whitlinger 6 5 0 2   M Navratilova 6 6
  A Coetzer 3 7 6   A Coetzer 2 2
2   M Navratilova 6 6
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