1991 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Gabriela Sabatini defeated Leila Meskhi in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Family Circle Cup.

Singles
1991 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Leila Meskhi
Score	6–1, 6–1
Draw	56 (8Q / 1 WC)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1991 Family Circle Cup

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Meskhi.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Navratilova (quarterfinal)
2. Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinal)
4. Jana Novotná (quarterfinal)
5. Katerina Maleeva (second round)
6. Jennifer Capriati (third round)
7. Helena Suková (quarterfinal)
8. Natalia Zvereva (semifinal)
9. Leila Meskhi (final)
10. Helen Kelesi (third round)
11. Sandra Cecchini (third round)
12. Isabel Cueto (second round)
13. Regina Rajchrtová (first round)
14. Mercedes Paz (third round)
15. Katia Piccolini (first round)
16. Sabine Hack (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	4	6	4
	9	Leila Meskhi	6	2	6
								9	Leila Meskhi	6	3	6
								8	Natalia Zvereva	3	6	4
	4	Jana Novotná	6	4
	8	Natalia Zvereva	7	6
															9	Leila Meskhi	1	1
															2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
		Federica Bonsignori	3	2
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
								3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	4	3
								2	Gabriela Sabatini	4	6	6
	7	Helena Suková	0	1
	2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Navratilova	6	7
	Q	S Frankl	1	6					A Coetzer	2	5
		A Coetzer	6	7											1	M Navratilova	6	6
		L Garrone	1	1												P Langrová	3	4
	Q	M de Swardt	6	6				Q	M de Swardt	1	2
		P Langrová	6	6					P Langrová	6	6
	15	K Piccolini	2	2																		1	Martina Navratilova	4	6	4
	9	L Meskhi	6	7																		9	Leila Meskhi	6	2	6
		V Martinek	4	5				9	L Meskhi	6	6
		R Zrubáková	3	6	6				R Zrubáková	3	2
		E Brioukhovets	6	3	4										9	L Meskhi	3	6	6
		M Daniels	6	6	2										6	J Capriati	6	3	3
		A Keller	7	3	6				A Keller	5	1
								6	J Capriati	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	J Novotná	6	6
	LL	L Corsato-Owsianka	2	7	3				C Kohde-Kilsch	1	2
		C Kohde-Kilsch	6	5	6										4	J Novotná	6	6
	Q	A Kerek	6	6												F Labat	1	1
		L Lapi	4	1				Q	A Kerek	5	2
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	7	6
	13	R Rajchrtová	0	0																		4	Jana Novotná	6	4
	11	S Cecchini	6	6																		8	Natalia Zvereva	7	6
	Q	K Adams	1	0				11	S Cecchini	6	6
		C Tessi	6	4	2			Q	B Bowes	4	0
	Q	B Bowes	3	6	6										11	S Cecchini	6	3
		S Meier	6	6											8	N Zvereva	7	6
		D Faber	7	7					D Faber	1	3
								8	N Zvereva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	K Maleeva	7	2	4
		P Tarabini	4	2					F Bonsignori	6	6	6
		F Bonsignori	6	6												F Bonsignori	6	6
		R Baranski	7	6											16	S Hack	2	4
	Q	E Hakami	5	1					R Baranski	1	1
		T Whitlinger	2	1				16	S Hack	6	6
	16	S Hack	6	6																			Federica Bonsignori	3	2
	12	I Cueto	6	6																		3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	L Allen	0	2				12	I Cueto	1	6	4
		A Kanellopoulou	0	6					H Cioffi	6	4	6
		H Cioffi	6	7												H Cioffi	1r
		B Fulco	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6
		S Schefflin	4	4					B Fulco	2	3
								3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	H Suková	6	6
	WC	G Helgeson	5	7	7			WC	G Helgeson	2	1
		S Martin	7	6	6										7	H Suková	6	6
		A Temesvári-Trunkos	6	6											14	M Paz	4	0
	WC	S Collins	3	3					A Temesvári-Trunkos	3	1
	Q	L Lásková	4	2				14	M Paz	6	6
	14	M Paz	6	6																		7	Helena Suková	0	1
	10	H Kelesi	7	6																		2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
		S Wasserman	5	4				10	H Kelesi	6	1	6
		C Caverzasio	5	6	6				C Benjamin	1	6	2
		C Benjamin	7	2	7										10	H Kelesi	3	2
		L Harvey-Wild	6	6											2	G Sabatini	6	6
		S Smith	3	2					L Harvey-Wild	0	0
								2	G Sabatini	6	6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details