1991 French Open – Women's doubles

1991 French Open s USA Gigi FernándezTCH Jana Novotná URS Larisa NeilandURS Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–0 64 (4 WC Wild Cards) 16 French Open – Women's doubles French Open – Women's doubles 1991 French Open Jana Novotná and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but they participated in this tournament with different partners. Suková played alongside Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná and Gigi Fernández. Fernández and Novotná then won the title, defeating Larisa Neiland and Natasha Zvereva in the final 6–4, 6–0. Seeds 30em USA Gigi Fernández / TCH Jana Novotná (champions) URS Larisa Neiland / URS Natasha Zvereva (final) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / TCH Helena Suková (semifinals) USA Mary Joe Fernández / USA Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals) USA Kathy Jordan / USA Meredith McGrath (quarterfinals) AUS Nicole Provis / AUS Elizabeth Smylie (second round) USA Elise Burgin / USA Patty Fendick (quarterfinals) ARG Mercedes Paz / ARG Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals) USA Katrina Adams / NED Manon Bollegraf (third round) CAN Helen Kelesi / USA Kathy Rinaldi (first round) RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer / RSA 1928 Elna Reinach (second round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat / AUT Judith Wiesner (third round) GER Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / URS Leila Meskhi (third round) AUS Rachel McQuillan / FRA Catherine Tanvier (third round) NED Brenda Schultz / NED Caroline Vis (first round) BEL Sabine Appelmans / ITA Sandra Cecchini (first round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Gigi FernándezTCH Jana Novotná 6 6   7 USA Elise BurginUSA Patty Fendick 3 4   3 ESP Arantxa Sánchez VicarioTCH Helena Suková 6 6 USA Sandy CollinsFRA Mary Pierce 3 2 8 ARG Mercedes PazARG Gabriela Sabatini 6 6 4 USA Mary Joe FernándezUSA Zina Garrison-Jackson 1 2 5 USA Kathy JordanUSA Meredith McGrath 3 7 0 2 URS Larisa NeilandURS Natasha Zvereva 6 5 6 1 USA Gigi FernándezTCH Jana Novotná 7 5 6 3 ESP Arantxa Sánchez VicarioTCH Helena Suková 5 7 4 8 ARG Mercedes PazARG Gabriela Sabatini 3 7 7 2 URS Larisa NeilandURS Natasha Zvereva 6 5 9 1 USA Gigi FernándezTCH Jana Novotná 6 6 2 URS Larisa NeilandURS Natasha Zvereva 4 0 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA G FernándezTCH J Novotná 6 6   NED C BakkumNED N Jagerman 3 3 NED I DriehuisJPN M Kidowaki 6 4 2   NED G CoorengelNED A van Buuren 4 6 6   TCH J PospíšilováAUS A Scott 1 3 USA L Harvey-WildUSA S Stafford 6 6 WC FRA J HalardGER A Huber 6 6 10 CAN H KelesiUSA K Rinaldi 1 1 13 GER C Kohde-KilschURS L Meskhi 6 6 WC FRA S AmiachFRA K Quentrec 0 3   TCH P LangrováTCH R Zrubáková 6 6 FRA C SuireFRA S Testud 3 1   USA C CunninghamHUN A Temesvári 6 3 4   MEX L NoveloUSA B Somerville 1 6 6 AUS J-A FaullAUS M Jaggard 4 4 7 USA E BurginUSA P Fendick 6 6 1 USA G FernándezTCH J Novotná 6 6 NED G CoorengelNED A van Buuren 2 2 USA L Harvey-WildUSA S Stafford 1 2 FRA J HalardGER A Huber 6 6 13 GER C Kohde-KilschURS L Meskhi 6 6 TCH P LangrováTCH R Zrubáková 2 3 MEX L NoveloUSA B Somerville 2 6 4 7 USA E BurginUSA P Fendick 6 3 6 1 USA G FernándezTCH J Novotná 6 7 FRA J HalardGER A Huber 4 6 13 GER C Kohde-KilschURS L Meskhi 4 3 7 USA E BurginUSA P Fendick 6 6 1 USA G FernándezTCH J Novotná 6 6 7 USA E BurginUSA P Fendick 3 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 ESP A Sánchez VicarioTCH H Suková 6 6   USA R BaranskiARG B Fulco 1 2 WC FRA N HoussetFRA S Niox-Château 6 77 TCH L LáskováTCH A Noháčová 3 65 BRA C ChabalgoityGBR S Smith 2 4 BUL E PampoulovaTCH E Švíglerová 6 6 USA G HelgesonGER W Probst 3 6 6 15 NED B SchultzNED C Vis 6 3 4 11 RSA 1928 R Fairbank-NidefferRSA 1928 E Reinach 6 6   AUS L FieldSWE M Strandlund 2 2   GER E PfaffAUS R Stubbs 6 1 4 USA S CollinsFRA M Pierce 4 6 6   RSA 1928 L GregoryUSA P Mager 63 3 AUS T MortonGBR C Wood 77 6   TCH R RajchrtováTCH A Strnadová 7 3 4 6 AUS N ProvisAUS E Smylie 5 6 6 3 ESP A Sánchez VicarioTCH H Suková 6 6 FRA N HoussetFRA S Niox-Château 0 0 BUL E PampoulovaTCH E Švíglerová 3 2 USA G HelgesonGER W Probst 6 6 11 RSA 1928 R Fairbank-NidefferRSA 1928 E Reinach 3 2 USA S CollinsFRA M Pierce 6 6 AUS T MortonGBR C Wood 6 7 6 AUS N ProvisAUS E Smylie 3 5 3 ESP A Sánchez VicarioTCH H Suková 6 6 USA G HelgesonGER W Probst 2 3 USA S CollinsFRA M Pierce 6 6 AUS T MortonGBR C Wood 2 4 3 ESP A Sánchez VicarioTCH H Suková 6 6 USA S CollinsFRA M Pierce 3 2 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 ARG M PazARG G Sabatini 6 6   USA T WhitlingerUSA T Whittington 0 1   FRA A DechaumeARG F Labat 6 6   TCH I BudařováGER S Meier 1 1   INA Y BasukiUSA J Fuchs 6 3 6 USA A GrossmanJPN N Kijimuta 0 6 2 BUL K MaleevaBUL M Maleeva 2 4 9 USA K AdamsNED M Bollegraf 6 6 14 AUS R McQuillanFRA C Tanvier 6 7 WC FRA A FusaiFRA O Gravereaux 2 5 ITA L FerrandoITA L Golarsa 6 6 USA C BenjaminRSA 1928 A Coetzer 2 2 URS A BlumbergaGER C Schneider 6 0 6 PER L GildemeisterDEN T Scheuer-Larsen 3 6 3 CAN R AlterNED H ter Riet 4 1 4 USA MJ FernándezUSA Z Garrison-Jackson 6 6 8 ARG M PazARG G Sabatini 6 6 FRA A DechaumeARG F Labat 2 3 INA Y BasukiUSA J Fuchs 2 4 9 USA K AdamsNED M Bollegraf 6 6 14 AUS R McQuillanFRA C Tanvier 6 7 ITA L FerrandoITA L Golarsa 1 5 URS A BlumbergaGER C Schneider 1 2 4 USA MJ FernándezUSA Z Garrison-Jackson 6 6 8 ARG M PazARG G Sabatini 6 6 9 USA K AdamsNED M Bollegraf 2 2 14 AUS R McQuillanFRA C Tanvier 2 r 4 USA MJ FernándezUSA Z Garrison-Jackson 6 8 ARG M PazARG G Sabatini 6 6 4 USA MJ FernándezUSA Z Garrison-Jackson 1 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 USA K JordanUSA M McGrath 4 6 6 USA L McNeilUSA S Rehe 6 4 3   SUI M Maleeva-FragniereSUI M Strebel 2 6 6   SUI C CaverzasioFRA N Herreman 6 2 4   ITA L GarroneGER K Kschwendt 6 6   USA B NagelsenUSA J Smoller 4 4   URS V MilvidskaiaFRA S Sabas 5 61 12 FRA N TauziatAUT J Wiesner 7 77 16 BEL S AppelmansITA S Cecchini 3 6 2   URS E BrioukhovetsURS E Maniokova 6 2 6   BEL A DevriesTCH K Zakopalová 2 62   TCH I JankovskáTCH E Melicharová 6 77   GER S HackAUT H Sprung 4 5   ITA S FarinaAUS K Godridge 6 7   JPN N MiyagiINA S Wibowo 7 1 5 2 URS L NeilandURS N Zvereva 5 6 7 5 USA K JordanUSA M McGrath 6 6 SUI M Maleeva-FragniereSUI M Strebel 1 3 ITA L GarroneGER K Kschwendt 2 3 12 FRA N TauziatAUT J Wiesner 6 6 URS E BrioukhovetsURS E Maniokova 3 6 4 TCH I JankovskáTCH E Melicharová 6 1 6 ITA S FarinaAUS K Godridge 2 3 2 URS L NeilandURS N Zvereva 6 6 5 USA K JordanUSA M McGrath 4 6 8 12 FRA N TauziatAUT J Wiesner 6 2 6 TCH I JankovskáTCH E Melicharová 2 4 2 URS L NeilandURS N Zvereva 6 6 5 USA K JordanUSA M McGrath 3 7 0 2 URS L NeilandURS N Zvereva 6 5 6 References Main Draw 1991 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles French Open - Women's Doubles Category:French Open by year – Women's doubles Category:1991 in women's tennis Category:1991 in French women's sport