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1991 Australian Open – Women's doubles
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1991 Australian Open s USA Patty FendickUSA Mary Joe Fernández USA Gigi FernándezTCH Jana Novotná 7–6(7–4), 6–1 64 16 Australian Open – Women's doubles Australian Open – Women's doubles
1991 Australian Open
Patty Fendick and Mary Joe Fernández won their first career Grand Slam title, defeating Gigi Fernández and Jana Novotná 7–6(7–4), 6–1 in the final.
Seeds
30em USA Gigi Fernández / TCH Jana Novotná (final)
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / TCH Helena Suková (third round)
URS Larisa Savchenko / URS Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
USA Patty Fendick / USA Mary Joe Fernández (champions)
USA Kathy Jordan / AUS Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
USA Gretchen Magers / USA Robin White (second round)
NED Manon Bollegraf / RSA 1928 Lise Gregory (quarterfinals)
ARG Mercedes Paz / ARG Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
AUS Nicole Provis / RSA 1928 Elna Reinach (first round)
YUG Monica Seles / USA Anne Smith (semifinals)
USA Elise Burgin / RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (third round)
URS Elena Brioukhovets / URS Natalia Medvedeva (first round)
GER Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / NED Brenda Schultz (first round)
AUS Jo-Anne Faull / AUS Michelle Jaggard (third round)
GBR Jo Durie / AUS Louise Field (first round)
BUL Katerina Maleeva / BUL Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
Draw
Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Gigi FernándezTCH Jana Novotná 6 64 6 BEL Sabine AppelmansITA Raffaella Reggi 4 77 3 3 URS Larisa SavchenkoURS Natasha Zvereva 6 3 4 CAN Jill HetheringtonUSA Kathy Rinaldi 2 6 6 7 NED Manon BollegrafRSA 1928 Lise Gregory 4 4 4 USA Patty FendickUSA Mary Joe Fernández 6 6 5 USA Kathy JordanAUS Elizabeth Smylie 6 0 8 10 YUG Monica SelesUSA Anne Smith 4 6 10 1 USA Gigi FernándezTCH Jana Novotná 6 3 8 CAN Jill HetheringtonUSA Kathy Rinaldi 0 6 6 4 USA Patty FendickUSA Mary Joe Fernández 6 3 6 10 YUG Monica SelesUSA Anne Smith 1 6 2 1 USA Gigi FernándezTCH Jana Novotná 64 1 4 USA Patty FendickUSA Mary Joe Fernández 77 6
Top half
Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA G FernándezTCH J Novotná 6 6 TCH P LangrováTCH J Pospíšilová 3 2 AUS R McQuillanFRA C Tanvier 2 6 3 USA Z Garrison-JacksonUSA P Shriver 6 3 6 FRA A DechaumeFRA N Herreman 4 3 JPN M KidowakiAUS A Scott 6 6 USA L Harvey-WildARG P Tarabini 3 2 14 AUS J-A FaullAUS M Jaggard 6 6 16 BUL K MaleevaBUL Mag Maleeva 4 2 BEL S AppelmansITA R Reggi 6 6 BEL A DevriesNED I Driehuis 7 77 CAN P HyNZL C Toleafoa 5 63 SWE M LindströmUSA H Ludloff 6 5 6 AUS K-A GuseAUS J Hodder 0 7 2 AUS K McDonaldAUS L Pleming 1 1 8 ARG M PazARG G Sabatini 6 6 1 USA G FernándezTCH J Novotná 6 3 6 USA Z Garrison-JacksonUSA P Shriver 3 6 1 JPN M KidowakiAUS A Scott 6 3 3 14 AUS J-A FaullAUS M Jaggard 3 6 6 BEL S AppelmansITA R Reggi 6 6 BEL A DevriesNED I Driehuis 3 3 SWE M LindströmUSA H Ludloff 5 1 8 ARG M PazARG G Sabatini 7 6 1 USA G FernándezTCH J Novotná 6 6 14 AUS J-A FaullAUS M Jaggard 4 2 BEL S AppelmansITA R Reggi 6 2 6 8 ARG M PazARG G Sabatini 4 6 2 1 USA G FernándezTCH J Novotná 6 64 6 BEL S AppelmansITA R Reggi 3 77 3
Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 URS L SavchenkoURS N Zvereva 6 6 GER E PfaffAUS R Stubbs 3 3 GER S MeierTCH D Szabová 3 5 TCH A StrnadováTCH E Švíglerová 6 7 USA A FrazierUSA A Grossman 4 3 AUS K GodridgeAUS K Sharpe 6 6 GER S HackJPN A Nishiya 2 6 8 9 AUS N ProvisRSA 1928 E Reinach 6 2 6 12 URS E BrioukhovetsURS N Medvedeva 77 62 2 FRA N van LottumGBR C Wood 64 77 6 WC AUS L KellerAUS R Mawdsley 3 63 ITA C CaverzasioBEL S Wasserman 6 77 INA Y BasukiINA S Wibowo 62 5 CAN J HetheringtonUSA K Rinaldi 77 7 WC AUS J LimmerAUS A Woolcock 0 3 6 USA G MagersUSA R White 6 6 3 URS L SavchenkoURS N Zvereva 6 4 6 TCH A StrnadováTCH E Švíglerová 2 6 2 AUS K GodridgeAUS K Sharpe 6 4 7 GER S HackJPN A Nishiya 3 6 5 FRA N van LottumGBR C Wood 1 6 2 ITA C CaverzasioBEL S Wasserman 6 2 6 CAN J HetheringtonUSA K Rinaldi 6 6 6 USA G MagersUSA R White 3 3 3 URS L SavchenkoURS N Zvereva 6 6 AUS K GodridgeAUS K Sharpe 1 2 ITA C CaverzasioBEL S Wasserman 0 6 3 CAN J HetheringtonUSA K Rinaldi 6 2 6 3 URS L SavchenkoURS N Zvereva 6 3 4 CAN J HetheringtonUSA K Rinaldi 2 6 6
Bottom half
Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 NED M BollegrafRSA 1928 L Gregory 6 6 WC GER A HuberGER B Rittner 0 0 USA E HakamiPER P Vásquez 611 63 AUS A MinterAUS T Morton 713 77 AUS D JonesAUS C Thompson 7 2 4 GBR B BorneoGBR J Salmon 5 6 6 USA B BowesUSA S Stafford 5 2 11 USA E BurginRSA 1928 R Fairbank-Nideffer 7 6 13 GER C Kohde-KilschNED B Schultz 4 4 SUI M Maleeva-FragniereUSA L McNeil 6 6 USA A LeandGBR S Loosemore 2 4 AUS L StaceyAUS J Taylor 6 6 GER C PorwikGER W Probst 0 3 NZL B CordwellNZL J Richardson 6 6 AUS C BarclayAUS N Pratt 1 2 4 USA P FendickUSA MJ Fernández 6 6 7 NED M BollegrafRSA 1928 L Gregory 6 6 AUS A MinterAUS T Morton 2 4 GBR B BorneoGBR J Salmon 1 1 11 USA E BurginRSA 1928 R Fairbank-Nideffer 6 6 SUI M Maleeva-FragniereUSA L McNeil w/o AUS L StaceyAUS J Taylor NZL B CordwellNZL J Richardson 0 0 4 USA P FendickUSA MJ Fernández 6 6 7 NED M BollegrafRSA 1928 L Gregory 5 6 11 11 USA E BurginRSA 1928 R Fairbank-Nideffer 7 4 9 SUI M Maleeva-FragniereUSA L McNeil 2 2 4 USA P FendickUSA MJ Fernández 6 6 7 NED M BollegrafRSA 1928 L Gregory 4 4 4 USA P FendickUSA MJ Fernández 6 6
Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 USA K JordanAUS E Smylie 6 6 URS E ManiokovaURS V Milvidskaia 2 2 USA D FaberFIN P Thorén 6 0 7 FIN N DahlmanSWE M Ekstrand 3 6 5 USA L AntonoplisGBR M Javer 4 1 USA S CollinsUSA T Whitlinger 6 6 USA A HenrickssonUSA Cam MacGregor 77 6 15 GBR J DurieAUS L Field 63 3 10 YUG M SelesUSA A Smith 6 6 PER L GildemeisterSWE C Lindqvist 1 1 AUS K RadfordUSA J Smoller 7 6 FRA S AmiachSWE M Strandlund 5 2 USA R BaranskiUSA L Seemann 6 77 GER K KschwendtTCH R Rajchrtová 4 65 USA A MayJPN N Miyagi 1 1 2 ESP A Sánchez VicarioTCH H Suková 6 6 5 USA K JordanAUS E Smylie 6 6 USA D FaberFIN P Thorén 2 1 USA S CollinsUSA T Whitlinger 3 63 USA A HenrickssonUSA Cam MacGregor 6 77 10 YUG M SelesUSA A Smith 6 7 AUS K RadfordUSA J Smoller 2 5 USA R BaranskiUSA L Seemann 0 0 2 ESP A Sánchez VicarioTCH H Suková 6 6 5 USA K JordanAUS E Smylie 6 6 USA A HenrickssonUSA Cam MacGregor 2 3 10 YUG M SelesUSA A Smith 7 3 6 2 ESP A Sánchez VicarioTCH H Suková 5 6 2 5 USA K JordanAUS E Smylie 6 0 8 10 YUG M SelesUSA A Smith 4 6 10
References
Main Draw
External links
1991 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
Women's Doubles
Women's Doubles
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