# 1991 IBF World Championships – Women's singles

The 1991 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1991. Following the results of the women's singles.

## Qualification

Sara Ussher - Sabine Aberer: 7-11, 11-2, 11-1
Helle Andersen - Nicole Baldewein: 12-10, 12-9 Bang Soo-hyun - Yuliani Santoso: 11-5, 11-5 Felicity Gallup - Martine de Souza: 12-10, 11-6 Susanna Kauhanen - Ana Laura de la Torre Saavedra: 11-2, 11-4 Astrid Crabo - Annika Nyström: 11-0, 11-2 Zhou Qianmin - Tan Lee Wai: 11-2, 11-5 Marie-Helene Loranger - Esther Sanz: 11-8, 11-5

## Main stage
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Tang Jiuhong | w.o. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Song Ok | | | Tang Jiuhong | w.o. | | | | | | | | | |
| Dayo Oyewusi | w.o. | | Dayo Oyewusi | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sarah Haring | | | | | | Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Charlotta Wihlborg | 11 | 11 | | | | Charlotta Wihlborg | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Manjusha Kanwar | 7 | 6 | Charlotta Wihlborg | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Ciara Doheny | 11 | 11 | Ciara Doheny | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Erika Henriete Stich | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | Tang Jiuhong | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Bang Soo-hyun | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Bang Soo-hyun | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| Anne Gibson | 0 | 4 | Bang Soo-hyun | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Aiko Miyamura | 11 | 11 | Aiko Miyamura | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Ludmila Basova | 3 | 2 | | | | Bang Soo-hyun | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Eline Coene | 11 | 11 | | | | Eline Coene | 11 | 8 | 4 | | | | |
| Kerstin Ubben | 3 | 4 | Eline Coene | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Cheng Yin Sat | 11 | 11 | Cheng Yin Sat | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Dolores Marco | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round |
| Pernille Nedergaard Jessen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Maria de la Paz Luna | 1 | 3 | Pernille Nedergaard Jessen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Christelle Mol | 11 | 11 | Christelle Mol | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Tove Hol | 9 | 1 | | | | | Pernille Nedergaard Jessen | 6 | 11 | 11 | |
| Si-An Deng | w.o. | | | | | | Si-An Deng | 11 | 7 | 3 | |
| Iria Bundgaard | | | Si-An Deng | 12 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Wioletta Sosnowska | 11 | 11 | Wioletta Sosnowska | 10 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Sheree Jefferson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Pernille Nedergaard Jessen |
| Liu Yuhong | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Liu Yuhong |
| Nicole van Hooren | 4 | 2 | Liu Yuhong | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Jaroensiri Somharuthai | 11 | 11 | Jaroensiri Somharuthai | 9 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ulrica von Pfaler | 1 | 1 | | | | | Liu Yuhong | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
| Felicity Gallup | w.o. | | | | | | Felicity Gallup | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| Viktoria Pron-Evtousenko | | | Felicity Gallup | 2 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Tan Sui Hoon | 11 | 11 | Tan Sui Hoon | 11 | 7 | 5 | | | | | |
| Joy Kitzmiller | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hisako Mizui | 7 | 5 | | Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Asa Palsdottir | w.o. | | | Asa Palsdottir | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rachel Bain | | | | | | | Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Irina Serova | 11 | 11 | | | | | Irina Serova | 4 | 8 | | | |
| Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen | 7 | 2 | | Irina Serova | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Monika Lipinska | 11 | 11 | | Monika Lipinska | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Catherine Dimech | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 |
| Christine Gandrup | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Christine Gandrup | 8 | 1 |
| Linda French | 0 | 2 | | Christine Gandrup | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Joanne Muggeridge | 12 | 11 | | Joanne Muggeridge | 8 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Andrea Harsagi | 10 | 4 | | | | | Christine Gandrup | 12 | 11 | | | |
| Rhona Robertson | w.o. | | | | | | Rhona Robertson | 9 | 5 | | | |
| Cathy Foo Kune | | | | Rhona Robertson | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Elodie Mansuy | 11 | 5 | 11 | Elodie Mansuy | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sara Ussher | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Zhou Lei | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Valentine Ayer | 1 | 1 | Zhou Lei | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Lim Siew Choon | w.o. | | Lim Siew Choon | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Zarina Jamal | | | | | | | Zhou Lei | w.o. | | | |
| Anna Oi Chan Lao | w.o. | | | | | | Anna Oi Chan Lao | | | | |
| Bridget Ibenero | | | Anna Oi Chan Lao | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Yuni Kartika | 11 | 11 | Yuni Kartika | 12 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| Neli Boteva | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | Zhou Lei | 11 | 11 |
| Denyse Julien | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | Denyse Julien | 6 | 4 |
| Liz Aronsohn | 1 | 8 | Denyse Julien | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Erica van den Heuvel | 11 | 11 | Erica van den Heuvel | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Christina von Pfaler | 4 | 0 | | | | | Denyse Julien | w.o. | | | |
| Chen Hsiao-Li | 11 | 11 | | | | | Chen Hsiao-Li | | | | |
| Cristina González | 7 | 2 | Chen Hsiao-Li | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Helle Andersen | w.o. | | Helle Andersen | 5 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Natalja Ivanova | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Petra Schrott | 1 | 1 | | Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Sonja Mellink | 11 | 9 | 11 | Sonja Mellink | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Jitka Gasparová | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | | Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Tan Mei Chuan | 11 | 11 | | | | | Tan Mei Chuan | 2 | 5 | | | |
| Tammy Jenkins | 7 | 5 | | Tan Mei Chuan | 11 | 12 | | | | | | |
| Gabriele Kumpfmüller | w.o. | | | Gabriele Kumpfmüller | 4 | 10 | | | | | | |
| Afshan Shakeel | | | | | | | | | | Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 11 | 11 |
| Elena Rybkina | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Elena Rybkina | 8 | 8 |
| Virginie Delvingt | 1 | 8 | | Elena Rybkina | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Feng Mei-Ying | 8 | 11 | 11 | Feng Mei-Ying | 5 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gillian Martin | 11 | 1 | 7 | | | | Elena Rybkina | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Astrid Crabo | 11 | 11 | | | | | Astrid Crabo | 5 | 1 | | | |
| Jenny Chan | 6 | 2 | | Astrid Crabo | 11 | 12 | | | | | | |
| Harumi Kohara | 11 | 11 | | Harumi Kohara | 3 | 10 | | | | | | |
| Hu Ning | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Helen Troke | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Madhumita Bisht | 4 | 7 | | Helen Troke | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrea Findhammer | 11 | 10 | 11 | Andrea Findhammer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Sonya McGinn | 4 | 12 | 7 | | | | Helen Troke | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Lisa Campbell | 11 | 11 | | | | | Lisa Campbell | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| Vandanah Seesurun | 0 | 0 | | Lisa Campbell | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Camilla Wright | w.o. | | | Camilla Wright | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Bisi Tiamiyu | | | | | | | | | | | Helen Troke | 11 | 3 | 11 |
| Lee Wai Leng | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Lee Wai Leng | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| Susanna Kauhanen | 2 | 2 | | Lee Wai Leng | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Bozena Bak | 'w.o. | | | Bozena Bak | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Monique Hoogland | | | | | | | Lee Wai Leng | 5 | 11 | 12 | | | | |
| Camilla Martin | 11 | 11 | | | | | Camilla Martin | 11 | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| Heather Poole | 3 | 1 | | Camilla Martin | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Wong Chun Fan | 11 | 11 | | Wong Chun Fan | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Silvia Albrecht | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Lee Heung-soon | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pornsawan Plungwech | 6 | 3 | | Lee Heung-soon | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Maiken Mork | w.o. | | | Maiken Mork | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Gabriela Melgoza | | | | | | | | Lee Heung-soon | 11 | 12 | | | |
| Astrid van der Knaap | 11 | 3 | 12 | | | | | Astrid van der Knaap | 1 | 9 | | | |
| Kazue Kanai | 5 | 11 | 9 | Astrid van der Knaap | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Julie Still | 7 | 11 | 11 | Julie Still | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Erika von Heiland | 11 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | Lee Heung-soon | 11 | 11 |
| Lilik Sudarwati | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Lilik Sudarwati | 3 | 0 |
| Gry Kirsti Skjonhaug | 2 | 2 | | Lilik Sudarwati | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Doris Piché | 12 | 11 | | Doris Piché | 12 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rhonda Cator | 11 | 7 | | | | | | Lilik Sudarwati | 11 | 12 | | | |
| Zhou Qianmin | w.o. | | | | | | | Zhou Qianmin | 2 | 10 | | | |
| Obiageli Olorunsola | | | | Zhou Qianmin | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Vlada Tcherniavskaia | 11 | 11 | | Vlada Tcherniavskaia | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Sandra Dimbour | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Huang Hua | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Katrin Schmidt | 3 | 6 | | Huang Hua | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Shyu Yu-Ling | 11 | 11 | | Shyu Yu-Ling | 1 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Brigitte Langthaler | 7 | 0 | | | | | Huang Hua | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Julie Bradbury | 11 | 11 | | | | | Julie Bradbury | 3 | 7 | | | |
| Elsa Nielsen | 8 | 2 | | Julie Bradbury | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Bettina Gfeller | 'w.o. | | | Bettina Gfeller | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ghazala Wadood | | | | | | | | | | Huang Hua | 11 | 11 |
| Haruko Yachi | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Haruko Yachi | 0 | 1 |
| Shirley Cefai | 0 | 0 | | Haruko Yachi | w.o. | | | | | | | |
| Catrine Bengtsson | w.o. | | | Catrine Bengtsson | | | | | | | | |
| Beata Syta | | | | | | | Haruko Yachi | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Nina Koho | 11 | 12 | | | | | Nina Koho | 4 | 7 | | | |
| Kim Myong Sun | 5 | 9 | | Nina Koho | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Marie-Helene Loranger | 8 | 11 | 11 | Marie-Helene Loranger | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Diana Knekna | 11 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Pernille Nedergaard Jessen | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Pernille Nedergaard Jessen | 7 | 1 | | Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | Susi Susanti | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | | Susi Susanti | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Zhou Lei | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Lei | 5 | 6 | | | | | | Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 6 | 1 |
| Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 6 | 1 |
| Helen Troke | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Helen Troke | 0 | 3 | | Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 2 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | Lee Heung-soon | 11 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| Lee Heung-soon | 2 | 11 | 11 | Lee Heung-soon | 11 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| Huang Hua | 11 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |