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Women's singles
Women's singles
1991 French Open
Final
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles title at the 1991 French Open.

This tournament marked the most decisive defeat suffered by Steffi Graf at a major: she won just two games in the semifinals against Sánchez Vicario (a rematch of the 1989 final). It was also the first time since Wimbledon 1987 that Graf was not the top seeded player at a major.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Monica Seles (champion)
Steffi Graf (semifinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (finalist)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Zina Garrison (first round)
Manuela Maleeva (second round)
Jennifer Capriati (fourth round)
Katerina Maleeva (third round)
Helena Suková (second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Leila Meskhi (fourth round)
Natasha Zvereva (second round)
Anke Huber (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

1	Monica Seles	6	7

7	Conchita Martínez	0	5
					1	Monica Seles	6	6

					3	Gabriela Sabatini	4	1
3	Gabriela Sabatini	5	7¹²	6

6	Jana Novotná	7	6¹⁰	0
									1	Monica Seles	6	6

									5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	4
5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

4	Mary Joe Fernández	3	2
					5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

					2	Steffi Graf	0	2
13	Nathalie Tauziat	3	2

2	Steffi Graf	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	Seles	6	6
	Zrubáková	3	0		1	Seles	6	6
	de Swardt	6²	7⁷	6		de Swardt	0	2
WC	Fusai	7⁷	6⁵	1						1	Seles	6	6
	Fendick	6	6								Quentrec	1	2
	Kanellopoulou	4	2			Fendick	1	6	3
	Quentrec	7⁹	7⁸			Quentrec	6	4	6
	Helgeson	6⁷	6⁶											1	Seles	3	6	6
	Cecchini	6	3	7											Cecchini	6	3	0
	Cueto	3	6	5		Cecchini	6	6
WC	Suire	6	6		WC	Suire	2	2
	Paradis	2	3								Cecchini	6	6
	Bonsignori	6	6							16	Huber	3	4
	Herreman	3	4			Bonsignori	0	2
16	Huber	6	6		16	Huber	6	6
	Garrone	2	3

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

10	Capriati	6	7
	Piccolini	2	5		10	Capriati	6	6
	Temesvári	6	6			Temesvári	2	1
	Miyagi	1	3							10	Capriati	6	6
WC	van Lottum	6	2	6							Kidowaki	3	0
	Pampoulova	4	6	3	WC	van Lottum	3	7	6
	Kidowaki	6	6			Kidowaki	6	5	8
	Schultz	4	4											10	Capriati	3	3
	Cunningham	6	6											7	Martínez	6	6
	Martin	2	2			Cunningham	6	7
	Halard	6	7			Halard	2	5
	Habšudová	4	5								Cunningham	1	4
	Rehe	7	6							7	Martínez	6	6
	Basuki	5	3			Rehe	1	6³
7	Martínez	6	6		7	Martínez	6	7⁷
	Wiesner	4	3

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

3	Sabatini	6	6
	Werdel	1	1	3	Sabatini	6	6
	Zardo	6	6		Zardo	1	1
	Paz	3	2						3	Sabatini	6	6
	Martinek	6	6							Pierce	2	1
	Porwik	1	0		Martinek	3	0
	Pierce	7⁷	6		Pierce	6	6
	Dahlman	6¹	0											3	Sabatini	6	6
	Fernández	7⁷	6												McQuillan	3	0
	Takagi	6⁴	2		Fernández	2	2
	McQuillan	6	7		McQuillan	6	6
	Bartos	3	5							McQuillan	6	2	6
	Kelesi	6	6							Kelesi	4	6	4
	Rittner	0	2		Kelesi	4	7	6
12	Suková	6	6	12	Suková	6	5	0
	Švíglerová	0	1

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

14	Meskhi	6	6
LL	Dopfer	2	2		14	Meskhi	7	6
	Kohde-Kilsch	6	6			Kohde-Kilsch	5	1
	Loosemore	1	3							14	Meskhi	6	6
	Harvey-Wild	6	7								Harvey-Wild	3	1
Q	Baudone	4	5			Harvey-Wild	7⁹	6⁷	11
	Gildemeister	6	2	6		Gildemeister	6⁷	7⁹	9
	Smith	3	6	1										14	Meskhi	0	6⁷
	Caverzasio	6	6											6	Novotná	6	7⁹
	Keller	4	3			Caverzasio	2	2
	Brioukhovets	1	6	7		Brioukhovets	6	6
	Dechaume	6	2	5							Brioukhovets	6⁶	2
	Hy	6	6							6	Novotná	7⁸	6
	Mothes-Jobkel	2	2			Hy	2	1
6	Novotná	7	6		6	Novotná	6	6
LL	Farina	5	2

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

5	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	McNeil	2	2		5	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Godridge	6	4	6		Godridge	1	2
	McGrath	4	6	3						5	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
Q	Fulco	6	6							Q	Fulco	1	1
	Smylie	4	0		Q	Fulco	6	6
	Tessi	6	6			Tessi	2	2
	Wood	4	1											5	Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Rinaldi	6	6												Whitlinger	2	1
Q	Lásková	2	3			Rinaldi	4	0
	Whitlinger	6	7⁹			Whitlinger	6	6
	deLone	1	6⁷								Whitlinger	7⁹	6
	Grossman	7	6								Grossman	6⁷	4
	Golarsa	5	0			Grossman	4	6	6
15	Zvereva	6	6		15	Zvereva	6	1	4
	Faber	0	0

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	K Maleeva	6	6
Q	Jaggard	3	4		11	K Maleeva	6	6
	Kijimuta	6	6			Kijimuta	2	3
	Strandlund	0	4							11	K Maleeva	4	4
	Reinach	6	6								Reinach	6	6
	Bollegraf	0	2			Reinach	6	6
	Cioffi	7	4	6		Cioffi	3	1
	Ferrando	5	6	0											Reinach	4	6²
Q	Thorén	6	6											4	Fernández	6	7⁷
	Javer	2	2		Q	Thorén	6	3	7
	Savchenko	6	6			Savchenko	3	6	5
WC	Housset	1	4							Q	Thorén	4	3
	Hack	6	7							4	Fernández	6	6
	Durie	4	5			Hack	4	0
4	Fernández	6	6		4	Fernández	6	6
	Romano	3	0

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	Sawamatsu	6	6
8	Garrison	4	0			Sawamatsu	6	7⁷
	Baranski	3	6	6		Baranski	0	6³
WC	Laval	6	4	3							Sawamatsu	5	6	6
WC	Niox-Château	6	6								Graham	7	2	4
	Demongeot	4	4		WC	Niox-Château	4	0
	Graham	6	7			Graham	6	6
	Reinstadler	1	5													Sawamatsu	5	6	10
	Jagerman	6	6												13	Tauziat	7	2	12
	Strnadová	2	4			Jagerman	6	5	6
	Provis	4	7⁹	6		Provis	4	7	3
	Hiraki	6	6⁷	2							Jagerman	4	0
WC	Guerrée	6	7¹³							13	Tauziat	6	6
	Gomer	3	6¹¹		WC	Guerrée	2	1
13	Tauziat	6	6		13	Tauziat	6	6
WC	Etchemendy	3	1

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	Man. Maleeva	6	6
Q	Dahlman	2	2		9	Man. Maleeva	4	0
	Rajchrtová	6	6			Rajchrtová	6	6
	Probst	4	3								Rajchrtová	2	0
	Coetzer	5	7	6							Appelmans	6	6
	Minter	7	5	3		Coetzer	3	7	1
	Appelmans	6	3	7		Appelmans	6	5	6
Q	Bowes	1	6	5											Appelmans	2	2
	Stafford	6	6											2	Graf	6	6
	Tanvier	2	1			Stafford	6	7
	Labat	1	7	6		Labat	3	5
Q	Rottier	6	5	1							Stafford	0	1
	Langrová	6	0	9						2	Graf	6	6
	Testud	2	6	7		Langrová	0	1
	Mag. Maleeva	3	6⁶		2	Graf	6	6
2	Graf	6	7⁸