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Singles
1991 Virginia Slims of Florida
Final
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Score	6–4, 7–6
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Defending champion Gabriela Sabatini defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 6–4, 7–6 to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Virginia Slims of Florida.

Seeds

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

1. Steffi Graf (final)
2. Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
3. Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinal)
4. Jennifer Capriati (semifinal)
5. Conchita Martínez (second round)
6. Barbara Paulus (second round)
7. Natalia Zvereva (third round)
8. Nathalie Tauziat (semifinal)
9. Helen Kelesi (third round)
10. Sandra Cecchini (first round)
11. Anne Smith (first round)
12. Laura Gildemeister (third round)
13. Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (first round)
14. Anke Huber (third round)
15. n/a
16. Meredith McGrath (quarterfinal)

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	Steffi Graf	6	6
	16	Meredith McGrath	3	1
								1	Steffi Graf	6	6
								8	Nathalie Tauziat	1	2
	3	M Joe Fernández	1	5
	8	Nathalie Tauziat	6	7
															1	Steffi Graf	4	6
															2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	7
		Claudia Porwik	1	4
	4	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
								4	Jennifer Capriati	5	2
								2	Gabriela Sabatini	7	6
		Regina Rajchrtová	2	2
	2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Graf	w/o
		C Dahlman	6	6					C Dahlman
		S Smith	0	0											1	S Graf	6	6
		A Strnadová	6	7											14	A Huber	0	1
		J Halard	4	5					A Strnadová	6	7
		N Herreman	3	5				14	A Huber	2	5
	14	A Huber	6	7																		1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	16	M McGrath	6	6																		16	Meredith McGrath	3	1
		M Daniels	2	0				16	M McGrath	3	6	6
		L Harvey-Wild	6	6					L Harvey-Wild	6	3	0
		L Allen	4	1											16	M McGrath	6	6
		L Bonder-Kreiss	6	6												L Bonder-Kreiss	4	3
		S Stafford	4	1					L Bonder-Kreiss	6	6
								6	B Paulus	4	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	M J Fernandez	6	6
		I Demongeot	1	0					A Coetzer	4	1
		A Coetzer	6	3											3	M J Fernandez	7	6
		L Ferrando	6	4	6										12	L Gildemeister	5	4
		E Pampoulova	0	6	3				L Ferrando	7	6
		K Habšudová	4	3				12	L Gildemeister	5	4
	12	L Gildemeister	6	6																		3	Mary Joe Fernández	1	5
	10	S Cecchini	1	0																		8	Nathalie Tauziat	6	7
		B Fulco	6	6					B Fulco	6	2
		P Hy	6	6	7				P Hy	7	6
		J Durie	7	1	5											P Hy	2	4
		M Harper	7	4	6										8	N Tauziat	6	6
		J Shiflet	5	6	2				M Harper	0	3
								8	N Tauziat	6	6

Bottom half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	C Martínez	4	6	5
		A Dechaume	6	5	4				C Porwik	6	3	7
		C Porwik	2	7	6											C Porwik	6	7
		E Brioukhovets	1	0											9	H Kelesi	4	5
		H Cioffi	6	6					H Cioffi	6	6
		C Caverzasio	1	6	2			9	H Kelesi	3	1
	9	H Kelesi	6	3	6																		Claudia Porwik	1	4
	13	R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	4	2																	4	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
		G Fernandez	4	6	6				G Fernandez	6	6
		S Gomer	4	4					S Martin	3	4
		S Martin	6	6												G Fernandez	3	2
		K Kschwendt	6	7											4	J Capriati	6	6
		A Grossman	3	5					K Kschwendt	7	1	1
								4	J Capriati	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	N Zvereva	7	6
		K Rinaldi	5	6					C Suire	6	4
		C Suire	7	7											7	N Zvereva	3	3
		L Savchenko	7	3	6											R Rajchrtová	6	6
		B Schultz	5	6	3				L Savchenko	4	5
		M Jackson-Nobrega	2	6					R Rajchrtová	6	7
		R Rajchrtová	6	7																			Regina Rajchrtová	2	2
	11	A Smith	5	4																		2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
		M Werdel	7	6					M Werdel	6	4	7
		T Whitlinger	3	5					N Medvedeva	4	6	5
		N Medvedeva	6	7												M Werdel	3	0
		B Rittner	6	1	6										2	G Sabatini	6	6
		E de Lone	3	6	7				E de Lone	2	2
								2	G Sabatini	6	6

References

1. "1991 Boca Raton WTA Draw" (PDF). wtatennis.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
2. "Boca Raton (04 Mar 1991 – 10 Mar 1991) – Singles – Main Draw". event.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

• 1991 WTA Tour
• Virginia Slims of Florida
• March 1991 sports events in the United States
• 1991 in American tennis
• 1991 in sports in Florida