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Singles
1991 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs
Final
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	6–2, 7–6
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
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Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Monica Seles in the final, 6–2, 7–6.

Seeds

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

1. Monica Seles (final)
2. Martina Navratilova (champion)
3. Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
4. Helena Suková (second round)
5. Amy Frazier (third round)
6. Barbara Paulus (third round)
7. Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
8. Helen Kelesi (semifinals)
9. Anke Huber (second round)
10. Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (third round)
11. Sabine Appelmans (third round)
12. Lori McNeil (second round)
13. Catarina Lindqvist (third round)
14. Marianne Werdel (first round)
15. Julie Halard (quarterfinals)
16. Magdalena Maleeva (first 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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	6
	8	Helen Kelesi	0	3
								1	Monica Seles	2	6
								2	Martina Navratilova	6	7
	7	Nathalie Tauziat	3	6
	2	Martina Navratilova	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Seles	6	6
		M Javer	6	6					M Javer	3	1
	Q	C Kuhlman	4	1											1	M Seles	6	6
		A Keller	2	6	6										11	S Appelmans	3	0
		E Reinach	6	0	0				A Keller	2	7	3
		L Harvey-Wild	3	4				11	S Appelmans	6	5	6
	11	S Appelmans	6	6																		1	M Seles	7	6
	16	M Maleeva	6	5	1																		P Hy	5	2
		A Minter	3	7	6				A Minter	1	4
		B Rittner	2	5					P Hy	6	6
		P Hy	6	7												P Hy	4	6	6
		C Dahlman	7	5	7										5	A Frazier	6	4	3
		L Field	6	7	6				C Dahlman	3	5
								5	A Frazier	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	H Suková	6	6	6
		P Fendick	6	2					P Louie-Harper	7	3	7
		P Louie-Harper	7	3												P Louie-Harper	3	6	6
	WC	P Nelson	7	6											13	C Lindqvist	6	4	3
		H Na	5	4				WC	P Nelson	1	3
		N Miyagi	4	2				13	C Lindqvist	6	6
	13	C Lindqvist	6	6																			P Louie-Harper	4	6	2
	10	R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6																		8	H Kelesi	6	3	6
		N Herreman	2	2				10	R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6	6
		I Demongeot	5	6	6				I Demongeot	7	3	1
	WC	K Phebus	7	3	4										10	R Fairbank-Nideffer	7	3	1
	Q	C Wood	7	6											8	H Kelesi	6	6	6
		M Pierce	6	4				Q	C Wood	4	4
								8	H Kelesi	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	N Tauziat	6	6
	Q	K Date	6	6				Q	K Date	2	2
		B Reinstadler	3	3											7	N Tauziat	6	6
		K Kschwendt	6	6												K Kschwendt	3	3
		A Strnadová	4	4					K Kschwendt	2	7	7
		P Vásquez	6	3				12	L McNeil	6	6	6
	12	L McNeil	7	6																		7	N Tauziat	7	7
	14	M Werdel	5	4																		3	Katerina Maleeva	6	6
		S Martin	7	6					S Martin	6	6
		K Rinaldi	6	2	4				T Takagi	3	5
		T Takagi	3	6	6											S Martin	0	2
	Q	C Benjamin	3	4											3	Katerina Maleeva	6	6
		P Paradis	6	6					P Paradis	1	0
								3	Katerina Maleeva	6	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	B Paulus	6	6
		S Rehe	4	6	6				S Rehe	4	3
		J Durie	6	4	4										6	B Paulus	6	2	4
		A Henricksson	5	4											15	J Halard	3	6	6
		A Temesvári	7	6					A Temesvári	2	6
	Q	J Watanabe	5	6	3			15	J Halard	6	7
	15	J Halard	7	4	6																	15	J Halard	2	5
	9	A Huber	6	4	6																	2	M Navratilova	6	7
	Q	R Simpson-Alter	3	6	1			9	A Huber	6	3	2
		A Dechaume	2	2				Q	G Helgeson	2	6	6
	Q	G Helgeson	6	6											Q	G Helgeson	0	2
	Q	T Whitlinger	6	5	0										2	M Navratilova	6	6
		A Coetzer	3	7	6				A Coetzer	2	2
								2	M Navratilova	6	6

External links

• Drawsheet

• 1991 WTA Tour
• 1991 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs