Family Circle Cup 1991

WTA tour
Family Circle Cup 1991
date	1.4.1991 - 7.4.1991
Edition	17th
navigation	1990 ◄ 1991 ► 1992
venue	Hilton Head Island United States United States
Tournament number	804
category	WTA Tier I
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	56E / 32Q / 28D
Prize money	US $ 500,000

Last year's winner (individual)	United States Martina Navrátilová
Last year's winner (double)	United States Martina Navrátilová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain

Winner (singles)	Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Winner (doubles)	Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Natallja Swerawa Soviet Union

As of April 8, 2017

The 1991 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament on Hilton Head Island . The clay court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1991 and took place from April 1st to 7th, 1991.

singles

Seeding list

No.	Player	Round reached
01.	United States Martina Navrátilová	Quarter finals
02.	Argentina Gabriela Sabatini	victory
03.	Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Semifinals
04th	Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná	Quarter finals
05.	Bulgaria Katerina Maleewa	2nd round
06th	United States Jennifer Capriati	Round of 16
07th	Czechoslovakia Helena Suková	Quarter finals
08th.	Soviet Union Natallja Sverava	Semifinals

No.	Player	Round reached
09.	Soviet Union Leila Mes'chi	final
10.	Canada Helen Kelesi	Round of 16
11.	Italy Sandra Cecchini	Round of 16
12.	Germany Isabel Cueto	2nd round
13.	Czechoslovakia Regina Rajchrtová	1 round
14th	Argentina Mercedes Paz	Round of 16
15th	Italy Katia Piccolini	1 round
16.	Germany Sabine Hack	Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

9

Soviet Union Leila Mes'chi

6th

3

6th

8th

Natallja Sverava

3

6th

4th

9

Leila Mes'chi

1

2

Argentina Gabriela Sabatini

6th

3

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

6th

4th

3

2

Argentina Gabriela Sabatini

4th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

United States M. Navrátilová

6th

7th

Q

S. Frankl

1

6th

A. Coetzer

2

5

South Africa 1961 A. Coetzer

6th

7th

1

United States M. Navrátilová

6th

L. Garrone

1

P. Langrová

3

4th

Q

South Africa 1961 M. de Swardt

6th

Q

M. de Swardt

1

2

Czechoslovakia P. Langrová

6th

Czechoslovakia P. Langrová

6th

15th

K. Piccolini

2

1

M. Navrátilová

4th

6th

4th

9

Soviet Union L. Mes'chi

6th

7th

9

Soviet Union L. Mes'chi

6th

2

6th

V. Martinek

4th

5

9

Soviet Union L. Mes'chi

6th

Czechoslovakia R. Zrubáková

3

6th

R. Zrubáková

3

2

O. Bryukhovets

6th

3

4th

9

Soviet Union L. Mes'chi

3

6th

M.-L. Daniels

6th

6th

2

6th

J. Capriati

6th

3

United States A. Keller

7th

3

6th

A. Keller

5

1

6th

United States J. Capriati

7th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

Czechoslovakia J. Novotná

6th

LL

L. Corsato

2

7th

3

C. Kohde-Kilsch

1

2

Germany C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

5

6th

4th

Czechoslovakia J. Novotná

6th

Q

Germany A. Kerek

6th

F. Labat

1

L. Lapi

4th

1

Q

A. Kerek

5

2

Argentina F. Labat

6th

Argentina F. Labat

7th

6th

13

R. Rajchrtová

0

4th

J. Novotná

6th

4th

11

Italy S. Cecchini

6th

8th

Soviet Union N. Sverava

7th

6th

Q

K. Adams

1

0

11

Italy S. Cecchini

6th

C. Tessi

6th

4th

2

Q

B. Bowes

4th

0

Q

United States B. Bowes

3

6th

11

S. Cecchini

6th

3

S. Meier

6th

8th

Soviet Union N. Sverava

7th

6th

United States D. Faber

7th

D. Faber

1

3

8th

Soviet Union N. Sverava

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

K. Maleewa

7th

2

4th

P. Tarabini

4th

2

Italy F. Bonsignori

6th

6th

Italy F. Bonsignori

6th

Italy F. Bonsignori

6th

Poland R. Baranski

7th

6th

16

S. Hack

2

4th

Q

E. Hakami

5

1

R. Baranski

1

T. Whitlinger

2

1

16

Germany S. Hack

6th

16

Germany S. Hack

6th

F. Bonsignori

3

2

12

Germany I. Cueto

6th

3

Spain A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

Q

L. Allen

0

2

12

I. Cueto

1

6th

4th

A. Kanellopoulou

0

6th

United States H. Cioffi

6th

4th

6th

United States H. Cioffi

6th

7th

H. Cioffi

1

r

Argentina B. Fulco

6th

3

Spain A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

S. Schefflin

4th

B. Fulco

2

3

Spain A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

Czechoslovakia H. Suková

6th

WC

United States G. Helgeson

5

7th

WC

G. Helgeson

2

1

S. Martin

7th

6th

7th

Czechoslovakia H. Suková

6th

Hungary A. Temesvári

6th

14th

M. Paz

4th

0

WC

S. Collins

3

A. Temesvári

3

1

Q

L. Lásková

4th

2

14th

Argentina M. Paz

6th

14th

Argentina M. Paz

6th

7th

H. Suková

0

1

10

Canada H. Kelesi

7th

6th

2

Argentina G. Sabatini

6th

S. Wasserman

5

4th

10

Canada H. Kelesi

6th

1

6th

C. Caverzasio

5

6th

6th

C. Benjamin

1

6th

2

United States C. Benjamin

7th

2

7th

10

H. Kelesi

3

2

United States L. Harvey-Wild

6th

2

Argentina G. Sabatini

6th

S. Smith

3

2

L. Harvey-Wild

0

2

Argentina G. Sabatini

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	United States Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná Czechoslovakia	Quarter finals
02.	Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková Czechoslovakia	Semifinals
03.	United States Katrina Adams Mercedes Paz Argentina	Semifinals
04th	Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Natallja Swerawa Soviet Union	victory

No.	pairing	Round reached
05.	United States Mary-Lou Daniels Lise Gregory South Africa 1961	final
06th	Canada Helen Kelesi Katerina Maleewa Bulgaria	1 round
07th	United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States	Quarter finals
08th.	Italy Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini Argentina	Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

United States G. Fernández J. Novotná
Czechoslovakia

6th

6th

United States C. MacGregor P. Mager
United States

4th

7th

6th

C. MacGregor P. Mager

7th

2

4th

S. Collins L. Mes'chi

6th

6th

3

1

G. Fernández J. Novotná

4th

6th

6th

L. Barnard C. Benjamin

3

4th

5

United States M.-L. Daniels L. Gregory
South Africa 1961

6th

2

7th

WC

United States P. O'Reilly, T. O'Reilly
United States

6th

WC

P. O'Reilly, T. O'Reilly

3

6th

2

R. Casals E. Hakami

3

6th

5

United States M.-L. Daniels L. Gregory
South Africa 1961

6th

1

6th

5

United States M.-L. Daniels L. Gregory
South Africa 1961

6th

7th

5

United States M.-L. Daniels L. Gregory
South Africa 1961

6th

3

K. Adams M. Paz

4th

2

3

United States K. Adams M. Paz
Argentina

6th

P. Langrová R. Zrubáková

3

F. Labat L. Lásková

3

0

Argentina F. Labat L. Lásková
Czechoslovakia

6th

3

United States K. Adams M. Paz
Argentina

3

6th

Czechoslovakia R. Rajchrtová A. Temesvári
Hungary

6th

7th

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

4th

3

S. Hack S. Meier

1

4th

R. Rajchrtová A. Temesvári

4th

R. Baranski B. Fulco

5

4th

7th

United States M. Navrátilová P. Shriver
United States

6th

7th

United States M. Navrátilová P. Shriver
United States

7th

6th

5

M.-L. Daniels L. Gregory

4th

0

8th

Italy S. Cecchini P. Tarabini
Argentina

6th

4th

6th

4th

Germany C. Kohde-Kilsch N. Swerawa
Soviet Union

6th

G. Helgeson T. Whittington

3

6th

2

8th

Italy S. Cecchini P. Tarabini
Argentina

6th

S. Amiach M. Lindström

3

6th

3

O. Brjuchowez H. ter Riet

3

1

Soviet Union O. Brjuchowez H. ter Riet
Netherlands

6th

4th

6th

8th

S. Cecchini P. Tarabini

1

3

Q

United States L. Harvey-Wild A. Keller
United States

6th

4th

Germany C. Kohde-Kilsch N. Swerawa
Soviet Union

6th

D. Faber L. Spadea

2

4th

Q

L. Harvey-Wild A. Keller

3

5

4th

Germany C. Kohde-Kilsch N. Swerawa
Soviet Union

6th

7th

4th

Germany C. Kohde-Kilsch N. Swerawa
Soviet Union

6th

6th

H. Kelesi K. Maleewa

4th

2

A. Sánchez Vicario H. Suková

4th

2

United States J. Capriati G. Sabatini
Argentina

6th

United States J. Capriati G. Sabatini
Argentina

6th

Brazil 1968 L. Corsato S. Farina
Italy

3

7th

6th

L. Corsato S. Farina

0

2

L. Garrone S. Smith

6th

6th

1

J. Capriati G. Sabatini

6th

3

2

N. Sodupe A. Schwartz

2

4th

2

Spain A. Sánchez Vicario H. Suková
Czechoslovakia

3

6th

WC

United States L. Allen J. Emmons
United States

6th

WC

L. Allen J. Emmons

2

1

2

Spain A. Sánchez Vicario H. Suková
Czechoslovakia

6th

Web links

Family Circle Cup 1991 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
Family Circle Cup 1991 (English) on the ITF website