1991 Citizen Cup – Singles

Steffi Graf won the tournament for the fifth time in a row after defeating Monica Seles 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 in the final.[1][2]

Singles
1991 Citizen Cup
Final
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Score7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Monica Seles (final)
  2.   Steffi Graf (champion)
  3.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  4.   Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
  5.   Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  6.   Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
  7.   Leila Meskhi (quarterfinals)
  8.   Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
  9.   Helen Kelesi (first round)
  10.   Anke Huber (third round)
  11.   Isabel Cueto (second round)
  12.   Eva Švíglerová (first round)
  13.   Regina Rajchrtová (third round)
  14.   Julie Halard (third round)
  15.   Catarina Lindqvist (third round)
  16.   Wiltrud Probst (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Monica Seles 6 6
6   Helena Suková 0 1
1   Monica Seles 6 6
3   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 4
3   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6
7   Leila Meskhi 2 1
1   Monica Seles 5 77 3
2   Steffi Graf 7 64 6
8   Judith Wiesner 6 6
4   Jana Novotná 1 3
8   Judith Wiesner 0 1
2   Steffi Graf 6 6
5   Katerina Maleeva 3 3
2   Steffi Graf 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   M Seles 6 6
  E Pfaff 2 6 4   A Leand 1 1
  A Leand 6 2 6 1   M Seles 6 6
  N Guerrée 77 6 13   R Rajchrtová 3 0
  C Tanvier 64 4   N Guerrée 2 1r
  M Jaggard 3 1 13   R Rajchrtová 6 3
13   R Rajchrtová 6 6 1   M Seles 6 6
16   W Probst 63 1 6   H Suková 0 1
  N Provis 77 6   N Provis 1 4
  E Brioukhovets 6 6   E Brioukhovets 6 6
  R Baranski 3 0   E Brioukhovets 4 2
  C Tessi 6 6 6   H Suková 6 6
  K Quentrec 0 1   C Tessi 3 2
6   H Suková 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   A Sánchez Vicario 6 3 6
  P Langrová 1 3   E Reinach 1 6 2
  E Reinach 6 6 3   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  M Strandlund 3 4 10   A Huber 2 3
  R McQuillan 6 6   R McQuillan 77 65 4
  B Rittner 5 3 10   A Huber 65 77 6
10   A Huber 7 6 3   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
11   I Cueto 6 6 7   L Meskhi 2 1
  S Smith 3 3 11   I Cueto 2 2
  K Kschwendt 6 2 77   K Kschwendt 6 6
  M Kidowaki 1 6 63   K Kschwendt 4 0
  C Porwik 6 6 7   L Meskhi 6 6
  H ter Riet 4 4   C Porwik 4 3
7   L Meskhi 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   J Wiesner 6 6
  S Meier 6 5 6   S Meier 4 2
  L Field 3 7 1 8   J Wiesner 6 6
  S Dopfer 7 5 6 15   C Lindqvist 2 1
  A Coetzer 5 7 4   S Dopfer 3 2
  P Vásquez 4 4 15   C Lindqvist 6 6
15   C Lindqvist 6 6 8   J Wiesner 6 6
12   E Švíglerová 2 2 4   J Novotná 1 3
  P Tarabini 6 6   P Tarabini 6 4 6
  E Pampoulova 4 6 6   E Pampoulova 1 6 1
  M Babel 6 3 2   P Tarabini
  N Jagerman 2 2 4   J Novotná w/o
  L Savchenko 6 6   L Savchenko 0 1
4   J Novotná 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   K Maleeva 6 6
  S Frankl 6 6   S Frankl 2 2
  L Corsato 2 4 5   K Maleeva 6 6
  C Toleafoa 2 0   R Zrubáková 3 0
  D Szabová 6 6   D Szabová 3 6 3
  R Zrubáková 6 6   R Zrubáková 6 4 6
9   H Kelesi 4 1 5   K Maleeva 3 3
14   J Halard 6 6 2   S Graf 6 6
  C Cohen 0 3 14   J Halard 2 6 6
  B Fulco 6 0 2   R Simpson-Alter 6 1 2
  R Simpson-Alter 2 6 6 14   J Halard 2 3
  M Kochta 710 6 2   S Graf 6 6
  A Temesvári 68 4   M Kochta 1 3
2   S Graf 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Graf defeats Seles in Citizen Cup final". Hamburg. United Press International. 6 May 1991. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "TENNIS ROUNDUP : Graf Goes to the Forehand to Beat Seles". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 7 May 1991. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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