1991 Italian Open – Women's singles

1991 Italian Open ARG Gabriela Sabatini YUG Monica Seles 6–3, 6–2 56 (8 Q Qualifiers) 16 1991 Italian Open Gabriela Sabatini defeated the defending champion Monica Seles in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 Italian Open.The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992 1992 CollinsWillow London 9780002184304 166 John Barrett1991 Rome WTA Draw https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1991/709.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20230212000849/https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1991/709.pdf 12 February 2023 18 February 2023 wtatennis.comRome (06 May 1991 – 12 May 1991) – Singles – Main Draw https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000993&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020001305 live https://archive.today/20230206215615/https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000993&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020001305 2023-02-06 2023-02-06 event.itftennis.com Sabatini dropped just 13 games in her five matches, 1 less than the 14 games Seles dropped in the previous year’s tournament. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em YUG Monica Seles (final) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (champion) USA Martina Navratilova (quarterfinal) USA Mary Joe Fernández (semifinal) ESP Conchita Martínez (semifinal) SUI Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (third round) USA Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinal) URS Leila Meskhi (quarterfinal) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (third round) n/a ITA Sandra Cecchini (first round) CAN Helen Kelesi (third round) GER Anke Huber (third round) ARG Mercedes Paz (first round) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (first round) ITA Federica Bonsignori (first round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 185 1 YUG Monica Seles 6 6 8 URS Leila Meskhi 0 1 4 USA Mary Joe Fernández 6 6 Q ARG Bettina Fulco 3 2 5 ESP Conchita Martínez 6 6 3 USA Martina Navratilova 3 4 7 USA Jennifer Capriati 0 2 2 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 1 YUG Monica Seles 7 2 6 4 USA Mary Joe Fernández 5 6 4 5 ESP Conchita Martínez 1 0 2 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 1 YUG Monica Seles 3 2 2 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS N Provis 6 6 ITA L Golarsa 4 1 ITA K Piccolini 6 7 LL FRA S Testud 2 6 FRA K Quentrec 6 7 11 ITA S Cecchini 4 5 RSA 1982 R Fairbank-Nideffer 6 6 ITA N Baudone 2 3 USA A Grossman 4 6 6 JPN A Kijimuta 6 2 7 ITA L Ferrando 6 6 SWE C Lindqvist 2 1 1 YUG M Seles 6 6 AUS N Provis 3 1 ITA K Piccolini 6 6 FRA K Quentrec 2 3 RSA 1982 R Fairbank-Nideffer 3 6 5 JPN A Kijimuta 6 4 7 ITA L Ferrando 6 0 8 URS L Meskhi 7 6 1 YUG M Seles 6 6 ITA K Piccolini 3 1 JPN A Kijimuta 1 7 1 8 URS L Meskhi 6 6 6 1 YUG Monica Seles 6 6 8 URS Leila Meskhi 0 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ITA L Jachia 6 6 6 USA H Cioffi 7 2 3 FRA N Herreman 6 6 ITA R Grande 2 1 FRG B Rittner 6 6 16 ITA F Bonsignori 2 3 14 ARG M Paz 1 4 Q ARG B Fulco 6 6 Q URS E Maniokova 7 6 Q FRA I Demongeot 5 1 Q ITA S Lucchi 3 6 3 ARG F Labat 6 1 6 4 USA M Joe Fernández 7 6 Q ITA L Jachia 5 3 FRA N Herreman 4 7 6 FRG B Rittner 6 5 7 Q ARG B Fulco 7 6 Q URS E Maniokova 6 4 ARG F Labat 2 1 6 SUI M Maleeva-Fragniere 6 6 4 USA M Joe Fernández 6 6 FRG B Rittner 1 3 Q ARG B Fulco 2 6 6 6 SUI M Maleeva-Fragniere 6 4 1 4 USA Mary Joe Fernández 6 6 Q ARG Bettina Fulco 3 2 Bottom half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR S Loosemore 2 4 Q USA S Martin 6 6 AUS R McQuillan 6 6 Q ITA F Fortuni 2 0 USA G Helgeson 2 0 12 CAN H Kelesi 6 6 13 GER A Huber 6 6 FRA A Dechaume 1 3 TCH E Švíglerová 6 6 5 ITA L Garrone 2 7 7 TCH R Rajchrtová 5 6 4 RSA 1982 E Reinach 7 4 6 5 ESP C Martínez 6 6 Q USA S Martin 3 3 AUS R McQuillan 2 3 12 CAN H Kelesi 6 6 13 GER A Huber 6 6 6 ITA L Garrone 7 1 2 RSA 1982 E Reinach 3 0 3 USA M Navratilova 6 6 5 ESP C Martínez 6 6 12 CAN H Kelesi 1 1 13 GER A Huber 6 1 3 3 USA M Navratilova 3 6 6 5 ESP Conchita Martínez 6 6 3 USA Martina Navratilova 3 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRG C Kohde-Kilsch 2 4 ARG C Tessi 6 6 USA C Cunningham 7 6 ITA S Farina 5 4 FRA J Halard 3 6 7 15 BUL M Maleeva 6 4 6 9 FRA N Tauziat 6 6 6 Q CAN R Alter 2 7 4 GBR J Durie 4 5 TCH A Strnadová 6 7 RSA 1982 A Coetzer 6 6 ITA F Romano 2 4 7 USA J Capriati 7 7 ARG C Tessi 5 6 USA C Cunningham 6 0 2 FRA J Halard 3 6 6 9 FRA N Tauziat 3 6 6 TCH A Strnadová 6 3 3 RSA 1982 A Coetzer 2 2 2 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 7 USA J Capriati 6 6 FRA J Halard 2 4 9 FRA N Tauziat 0 1 2 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 7 USA Jennifer Capriati 0 2 2 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:1991 WTA Tour Category:1991 in Italian women's sport