WTA Australian Open 1991 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Monica Seles won the 1991 Australian Open, defeating Jana Novotna 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 14 to January 28, 1991.

Champion
Monica Seles
def. Jana Novotna , 5-7 6-3 6-1
Dates
Jan 14 — Jan 28
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 28, 1991* F Monica Seles #2 5-7 6-3 6-1 Jana Novotna #8 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jan 27, 1991* SF Jana Novotna #12 6-2 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 H2H Match data
Jan 27, 1991* SF Monica Seles #2 6-3 0-6 9-7 Mary Joe Fernandez #4 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jan 25, 1991* QF Monica Seles #2 6-3 6-1 Anke Huber #35 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1991* QF Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-3 6-2 Katerina Maleeva #7 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1991* QF Jana Novotna #12 5-7 6-4 8-6 Steffi Graf #1 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1991* QF Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-1 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #5 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jan 23, 1991* R16 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-3 6-2 Amy Frazier #17 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1991* R16 Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-3 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #23 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1991* R16 Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-1 Karina Habsudova #127 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1991* R16 Anke Huber #35 6-3 6-4 Natasha Zvereva #15 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1991* R16 Jana Novotna #12 7-6(1) 6-4 Zina Garrison #9 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1991* R16 Monica Seles #2 6-2 6-1 Catherine Tanvier #80 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1991* R16 Katerina Maleeva #7 6-3 6-2 Magdalena Maleeva #75 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1991* R16 Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-3 6-1 Rachel Mcquillan #48 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-1 6-1 Andrea Strnadova #142 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Amy Frazier #17 3-6 6-2 6-2 Carrie Cunningham #55 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-1 6-1 Naoko Sawamatsu #30 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Magdalena Maleeva #75 6-2 6-3 Rosalyn Fairbank #21 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Jana Novotna #12 6-7(2) 6-1 8-6 Shaun Stafford #144 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Karina Habsudova #127 6-0 3-6 8-6 Liz Smylie #54 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Anke Huber #35 6-3 7-5 Pam Shriver #56 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Sabine Appelmans #23 6-4 6-3 Petra Kamstra #199 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Natasha Zvereva #15 6-1 6-3 Clare Wood #148 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Catherine Tanvier #80 4-6 6-1 6-4 Helena Sukova #13 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Rachel Mcquillan #48 6-4 6-0 Stacey Schefflin #214 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Steffi Graf #1 6-4 6-2 Nicole Bradtke #39 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Monica Seles #2 6-3 6-1 Karin Kschwendt #118 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Katerina Maleeva #7 6-3 6-2 Donna Faber #89 H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Zina Garrison #9 6-2 6-4 Alexia Dechaume Balleret H2H Match data
Jan 20, 1991* R32 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-4 3-6 6-0 Lori Mcneil #51 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-2 6-3 Veronika Martinek #57 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Catherine Tanvier #80 6-7(7) 7-5 6-1 Patricia Hy Boulais H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Clare Wood #148 3-6 6-3 6-0 Csilla Cserepy #94 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Amy Frazier #17 6-3 6-0 Andrea Leand #141 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Magdalena Maleeva #75 6-0 6-3 Claudine Toleafoa #128 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Karin Kschwendt #118 6-1 6-1 Regina Rajchrtova #46 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Shaun Stafford #144 5-7 6-2 6-2 Gretchen Magers #34 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 4-6 6-4 6-2 Monique Javer #113 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-1 6-1 Maria Ekstrand #197 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Katerina Maleeva #7 6-2 6-0 Stacey Martin H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-0 Maya Kidowaki #88 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Rachel Mcquillan #48 6-4 6-7(7) 6-4 Barbara Paulus #14 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Karina Habsudova #127 7-6(10) 6-2 Anne Smith H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Naoko Sawamatsu #30 6-3 6-3 Barbara Rittner #110 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Natasha Zvereva #15 7-6(9) 6-4 Claudia Porwik #36 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Petra Kamstra #199 6-3 6-4 Julie Halard-Decugis #49 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-1 6-2 Francesca Romano H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Liz Smylie #54 6-3 2-6 9-7 Laura Arraya #24 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Anke Huber #35 6-4 6-4 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #10 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Stacey Schefflin #214 6-2 6-4 Tamaka Takagi H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Pam Shriver #56 6-3 7-6(4) Eva Pfaff #152 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Donna Faber #89 6-2 6-0 Wiltrud Probst #37 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Rosalyn Fairbank #21 6-4 6-1 Tami Whitlinger Jones H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Jana Novotna #12 6-2 6-2 Karine Quentrec #97 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Carrie Cunningham #55 6-1 6-0 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Lori Mcneil #51 6-3 4-6 6-3 Larisa Savchenko #63 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Sabine Appelmans #23 7-5 6-1 Patricia Tarabini #82 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Helena Sukova #13 6-2 7-5 Isabel Cueto #27 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Andrea Strnadova #142 6-3 6-2 Jo Durie #66 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Nicole Bradtke #39 4-6 6-0 6-4 Kimiko Date Krumm H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Monica Seles #2 6-1 6-0 Cathy Caverzasio #43 H2H Match data
Jan 18, 1991* R64 Zina Garrison #9 2-6 6-0 6-2 Nana Smith #112 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Patricia Hy Boulais 6-4 6-3 Beverly Bowes #146 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Liz Smylie #54 2-6 6-4 6-4 Claudia Kohde Kilsch #44 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Claudine Toleafoa #128 7-5 6-0 Stephanie Rottier #154 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Katerina Maleeva #7 6-1 6-3 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #61 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Claudia Porwik #36 7-6(6) 6-3 Marketa Kochta #158 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Stacey Martin 6-1 6-1 Catherine Barclay #289 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Patricia Tarabini #82 6-4 6-0 Maria Strandlund Tomsvik H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 7-5 4-6 6-3 Cammy Macgregor #125 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Francesca Romano 7-5 6-2 Maja Zivec Skulj H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Larisa Savchenko #63 6-2 6-2 Danielle Jones H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Eva Pfaff #152 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 Louise Field #124 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Carrie Cunningham #55 6-1 6-1 Nicole Pratt #186 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-3 7-5 Kristin Godridge #119 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Barbara Paulus #14 6-3 6-3 Petra Thoren #183 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Magdalena Maleeva #75 6-4 5-7 6-4 Michelle Jaggard Lai H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Maria Ekstrand #197 6-1 7-5 Jana Pospisilova #227 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Regina Rajchrtova #46 4-6 7-5 8-6 Louise Stacey H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Andrea Strnadova #142 7-6(2) 6-4 Sandra Wasserman #107 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Amy Frazier #17 6-3 6-4 Kate Mcdonald #226 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Jana Novotna #12 7-6(7) 6-2 Anne Minter #85 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Wiltrud Probst #37 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 Ann Henricksson #116 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Monique Javer #113 6-2 6-2 Audra Keller #101 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Gretchen Magers #34 6-4 6-2 Emanuela Zardo #65 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Natasha Zvereva #15 6-3 6-4 Ginger Helgeson #249 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Isabel Cueto #27 6-4 2-6 7-5 Petra Schwarz #145 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Barbara Rittner #110 4-6 6-3 6-1 Sarah Loosemore #92 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-0 6-2 Natalia Medvedeva #64 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Helena Sukova #13 6-2 6-1 Belinda Cordwell H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Donna Faber #89 5-7 6-3 6-2 Erika De Lone #130 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Catherine Tanvier #80 6-4 6-1 Renata Baranski H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Anke Huber #35 6-4 6-1 Julie Richardson #137 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Kimiko Date Krumm 6-2 6-1 Nathalie Herreman #68 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Veronika Martinek #57 6-3 6-1 Akiko Kijimuta #52 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Lori Mcneil #51 5-7 7-6(5) 6-1 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Pam Shriver #56 6-3 6-1 Noelle Van Lottum H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Tamaka Takagi 6-2 3-6 6-3 Patty Fendick #41 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Monica Seles #2 6-0 6-0 Sabine Hack #53 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Karine Quentrec #97 7-6(6) 2-6 7-5 Ann Grossman #45 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #10 6-2 6-0 Jo Anne Faull H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Shaun Stafford #144 6-4 6-4 Manon Bollegraf #31 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Nana Smith #112 7-5 1-6 8-6 Angelica Gavaldon #50 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Nicole Bradtke #39 6-2 6-0 Elna Reinach #99 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Rosalyn Fairbank #21 6-3 6-2 Gigi Fernandez #38 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Petra Kamstra #199 6-4 6-2 Robin White #71 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Karina Habsudova #127 6-2 7-6(5) Cristina Tessi #102 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-0 Jennifer Santrock #151 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Clare Wood #148 3-6 7-6(4) 6-0 Sandy Collins H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Laura Arraya #24 6-1 6-1 Pilar Vasquez #155 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Maya Kidowaki #88 1-6 6-1 6-4 Kirrily Sharpe #157 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Csilla Cserepy #94 6-3 6-2 Nathalie Guerree Spitzer H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-3 6-1 Linda Wild #62 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Zina Garrison #9 6-2 6-0 Rennae Stubbs #217 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Jo Durie #66 6-1 3-6 7-5 Tracey Morton Rodgers H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Naoko Sawamatsu #30 6-4 6-3 Elise Burgin #163 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Andrea Leand #141 7-6(3) 1-6 8-6 Ingelise Driehuis H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-1 6-0 Sara Gomer #93 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Anne Smith 6-3 6-4 Eva Sviglerova #86 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Sabine Appelmans #23 6-0 6-1 Mercedes Paz #33 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Cathy Caverzasio #43 6-3 3-6 6-3 Silke Meier #122 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Karin Kschwendt #118 2-6 6-3 6-2 Petra Langrova #95 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Rachel Mcquillan #48 2-6 6-4 6-1 Elena Brioukhovets #74 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Julie Halard-Decugis #49 6-2 6-3 Denisa Szabova H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Stacey Schefflin #214 7-5 6-4 Miriam Oremans #185 H2H Match data
Jan 16, 1991* R128 Tami Whitlinger Jones 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2 Raffaella Reggi Concato H2H Match data

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