# 1991 Lipton International Players Championships – Women's doubles

Jana Novotná and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but Suková did not compete this year.
Novotná teamed up with Gigi Fernández and lost in the final to Mary Joe Fernández and Zina Garrison. The score was 7–5, 6–2.

## Seeds

All seeded players received a bye into the second round.
* Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná (final)
* Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (third round)
* Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (third round)
* Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison (champions)
* Meredith McGrath / Anne Smith (withdrew)
* Gretchen Magers / Robin White (semifinals)
* Elise Burgin / Patty Fendick (third round)
* Katrina Adams / Helen Kelesi (quarterfinals)
* Manon Bollegraf / Raffaella Reggi (third round)
* Jo Durie / Lise Gregory (third round)
* Jill Hetherington / Kathy Rinaldi (quarterfinals)
* Brenda Schultz / Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (quarterfinals)
* Elena Brioukhovets / Natalia Medvedeva (third round)
* Mary-Lou Daniels / Peanut Louie Harper (second round)
* Jo-Anne Faull / Michelle Jaggard (second round)
* Lori McNeil / Pam Shriver (third round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Capriati Gabriela Sabatini | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Capriati Gabriela Sabatini | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eva Pfaff Rennae Stubbs | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 11 | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | Eva Pfaff Rennae Stubbs | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Eva Pfaff Rennae Stubbs | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Pfaff Rennae Stubbs | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Katrina Adams Helen Kelesi | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison | 6 | 7$^8$ | | 4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Gretchen Magers Robin White | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| 6 | Gretchen Magers Robin White | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Gretchen Magers Robin White | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| 13 | Brenda Schultz Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio S Wasserman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | C Caverzasio S Wasserman | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Steinmetz T Whittington | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Devries N van Lottum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | J Durie L Gregory | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová E Švíglerová | 4 | 1 | | A Devries N van Lottum | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | J Durie L Gregory | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Capriati G Sabatini | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 15 | J Faull M Jaggard | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Capriati G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | J Capriati G Sabatini | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A May N Miyagi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | J Capriati G Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | R Hiraki C Toleafoa | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | A Coetzer C Cunningham | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R Baranski S Smith | 6 | 6 | | R Baranski S Smith | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A Coetzer C Cunningham | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins R Reis | 4 | 5 | | | J Smoller M Werdel | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Smoller M Werdel | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | K Jordan E Smylie | 7 | 6$^2$ | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | R Seeman P Vásquez | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor P Mager | 6 | 6 | | | Ca MacGregor P Mager | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Pfaff R Stubbs | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | ML Daniels PL Harper | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff R Stubbs | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | E Pfaff R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson N Herreman | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | E Pfaff R Stubbs | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | K May-Paben L Bonder-Kreiss | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 7 | E Burgin P Fendick | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | E Burgin P Fendick | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | K Adams H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Benjamin B Bowes | 6 | 2 | 4 | | C Porwik W Probst | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik W Probst | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | K Adams H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Fulco F Labat | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 9 | M Bollegraf R Reggi | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Ferrando K Kschwendt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Ferrando K Kschwendt | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | M Bollegraf R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Adams H Kelesi | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | 12 | E Brioukhovets N Medvedeva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Chabalgoity S Anggarkusuma | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | LL | P O'Reilly Terri O'Reilly | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | P O'Reilly Terri O'Reilly | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 12 | E Brioukhovets N Medvedeva | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | H Ludloff C Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Spadea T Whitlinger | 2 | 3 | | | H Ludloff C Suire | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | G Magers R White | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Kamstra M Oremans | 6$^7$ | 6 | 3 | Q | E deLone A Keller | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E deLone A Keller | 7$^9$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | 6 | G Magers R White | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Altie Barnard Cy MacGregor | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 16 | L McNeil P Shriver | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | C Bakkum C Wood | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Bakkum C Wood | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | L McNeil P Shriver | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Magers R White | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | B Schultz R Fairbank-Nideffer | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | 13 | B Schultz R Fairbank-Nideffer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H ter Riet R Simpson-Alter | 1 | 3 | | | L Gildemeister T Scheuer-Larsen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister T Scheuer-Larsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | B Schultz R Fairbank-Nideffer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Rehe M Seles | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | 2 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume M Pierce | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 5 | | S Rehe M Seles | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |