Nichirei International Championships 1991

Nichirei International Championships 1991
date	9/16/1991 - 9/22/1991
Edition	2
navigation	1990  ◄  1991  ►  1992
WTA tour
venue	Tokyo Japan
Tournament number	526
category	WTA Tier II
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	28E / 14Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 350,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Mary Joe Fernández
Last year's winner (double)	Mary Joe Fernández Robin White
Winner (singles)	Monica Seles
Winner (doubles)	Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver
As of April 15, 2017

The Nichirei International Championships 1991 was a women's tennis tournament in Tokyo . The hard court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1991 and took place from September 16-22, 1991.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Monica Seles victory 02.  Mary Joe Fernández final 03.  Katerina Maleewa Semifinals 04th  Amy Frazier Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Laura Gildemeister Quarter finals 06th  Pam Shriver 1 round 07th  Marianne Werdel Quarter finals 08th.  Kimiko Date 1 round

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

M. Seles

6th

6th

Q

M. Miyauchi

6th

4th

0

R. Hiraki

3

4th

R. Hiraki

4th

6th

6th

1

M. Seles

6th

6th

M. Kidowaki

6th

6th

M. Kidowaki

0

0

C. Tessi

2

1

M. Kidowaki

5

7th

6th

C. Cunningham

2

6th

7th

C. Cunningham

7th

6th

1

8th

K. Date

6th

4th

5

1

M. Seles

6th

6th

4th

A. Frazier

4th

0

4th

A. Frazier

6th

0

6th

N. Sawamatsu

6th

6th

N. Sawamatsu

1

6th

3

M. Endo

3

1

4th

A. Frazier

7th

6th

P. Harper

3

7th

6th

D. Graham

5

1

L. Harvey-Wild

6th

6th

1

P. Harper

4th

4th

D. Graham

7th

6th

D. Graham

6th

6th

6th

P. Shriver

5

4th

1

M. Seles

6th

6th

5

L. Gildemeister

7th

7th

2

MJ Fernández

1

1

Y. Basuki

5

5

5

L. Gildemeister

6th

6th

M. Javer

3

6th

1

A. Kijimuta

1

2

A. Kijimuta

6th

2

6th

5

L. Gildemeister

3

6th

1

Q

E. Iida

7th

3

4th

3

K. Maleewa

6th

3

6th

A. Strnadová

6th

6th

6th

A. Strnadová

1

2

3

K. Maleewa

6th

6th

3

K. Maleewa

6th

1

4th

7th

M. Werdel

6th

6th

2

MJ Fernández

3

6th

6th

Q

N. Miyagi

4th

3

7th

M. Werdel

7th

7th

A. Minter

6th

6th

A. Minter

5

6th

Q

M. Mizokuchi

2

3

7th

M. Werdel

2

3

E. Smylie

0

5

2

MJ Fernández

6th

6th

P. Hy

6th

7th

P. Hy

1

1

2

MJ Fernández

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Mary Joe Fernández Pam Shriver   victory 02.  Elizabeth Smylie Andrea Strnadová   Quarter finals 03.  Amy Frazier Maya Kidowaki   Quarter finals 04th  Kimiko Date Peanut Harper   Semifinals

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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

MJ Fernández P. Shriver

6th

6th

A. Kijimuta N. Sawamatsu

1

4th

1

MJ Fernández P. Shriver

6th

6th

E. Iida A. Nishiya

6th

6th

7th

E. Iida A. Nishiya

1

1

M. Javer, M. Miyauchi

7th

0

5

1

MJ Fernández P. Shriver

6th

6th

4th

K. Date P. Harper

6th

6th

4th

K. Date P. Harper

2

1

S. Schenck C. Tessi

2

0

4th

K. Date P. Harper

6th

7th

R. Hiraki A. Minter

2

1

Y. Basuki N. Miyagi

2

5

Y. Basuki N. Miyagi

6th

6th

1

MJ Fernández P. Shriver

6th

6th

H. Nagano M. Yokobori

0

5

C. Cunningham L. Gildemeister

3

3

C. Cunningham L. Gildemeister

6th

7th

C. Cunningham L. Gildemeister

6th

6th

Y. Tanaka S. Tokiwa

2

2

3

A. Frazier M. Kidowaki

1

2

3

A. Frazier M. Kidowaki

6th

6th

C. Cunningham L. Gildemeister

6th

6th

L. Harvey-Wild M. Werdel

6th

6th

L. Harvey-Wild M. Werdel

2

2

M. Endo M. Mizokuchi

1

4th

L. Harvey-Wild M. Werdel

6th

7th

D. Graham P. Hy

6th

2

4th

2

E. Smylie A. Strnadová

4th

6th

2

E. Smylie A. Strnadová

3

6th

6th

Web links

• Nichirei International Championships 1991 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Nichirei International Championships 1991 (English) on the ITF website