1991 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

1991 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships USA Lori McNeil BEL Sabine Appelmans 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open 32 (2WC Wild cards/4Q Qualifiers) 8 1991 Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships Catarina Lindqvist was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to qualifier Kumiko Okamoto. Lori McNeil won the title by defeating Sabine Appelmans 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.TENNIS ROUNDUP : Edberg Defeats Chang, Faces Lendl https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-14-sp-289-story.html 25 May 2026 Los Angeles Times Associated Press 14 April 1991 Lori McNeil came back from an opening-set loss to defeat second-seeded Sabine Appelmans of Belgium, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, in the women’s final. Seeds 30em USA Amy Frazier (quarterfinals) BEL Sabine Appelmans (final) JPN Naoko Sawamatsu (first round) SWE Catarina Lindqvist (second round) PER Laura Gildemeister (semifinals) TCH Eva Švíglerová (quarterfinals) USA Lori McNeil (champion) USA Marianne Werdel (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 7 USA Lori McNeil 77 6 5 PER Laura Gildemeister 64 3 Q JPN Rika Hiraki 4 4 2 BEL Sabine Appelmans 6 6 7 USA Lori McNeil 2 6 6 2 BEL Sabine Appelmans 6 2 1 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA A Frazier 6 6 NED P Kamstra 0 3 JPN K Date 5 4 LUX K Kschwendt 7 6 GBR S Loosemore 2 5 USA C Cunningham 6 7 PER P Vásquez 1 4 7 USA L McNeil 6 6 4 SWE C Lindqvist 6 6 JPN M Kidowaki 1 3 AUS A Minter 3 4 Q JPN K Okamoto 6 6 Q INA Y Basuki 2 6 7 JPN N Miyagi 6 4 5 JPN A Kijimuta 4 7 5 5 PER L Gildemeister 6 5 7 1 USA A Frazier 6 6 LUX K Kschwendt 4 3 USA C Cunningham 3 4 7 USA L McNeil 6 6 4 SWE C Lindqvist 5 3 Q JPN K Okamoto 7 6 Q INA Y Basuki 6 3 3 5 PER L Gildemeister 3 6 6 1 USA A Frazier 3 3 7 USA L McNeil 6 6 Q JPN K Okamoto 4 4 5 PER L Gildemeister 6 6 7 USA L McNeil 77 6 5 PER L Gildemeister 64 3 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 TCH E Švíglerová 6 7 AUS K Godridge 1 5 USA E deLone 2 6 7 JPN T Takagi 6 4 5 AUS N Provis 2 65 Q JPN R Hiraki 6 77 NED M Oremans 7 4 6 3 JPN N Sawamatsu 5 6 4 8 USA M Werdel 5 6 6 WC JPN Y Kamio 7 3 3 GBR M Javer 6 6 WC JPN M Miyauchi 0 4 JPN M Endo 77 6 AUS L Field 65 0 Q JPN M Yanagi 3 2 2 BEL S Appelmans 6 6 6 TCH E Švíglerová 6 2 6 USA E deLone 3 6 3 Q JPN R Hiraki 7 7 NED M Oremans 5 5 8 USA M Werdel 6 2 6 GBR M Javer 2 6 1 JPN M Endo 3 1 2 BEL S Appelmans 6 6 6 TCH E Švíglerová 77 4 4 Q JPN R Hiraki 64 6 6 8 USA M Werdel 3 6 1 2 BEL S Appelmans 6 3 6 Q JPN R Hiraki 4 4 2 BEL S Appelmans 6 6 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Singles Category:1991 in Japanese women's sport Category:1991 WTA Tour