# 1991 Virginia Slims of Palm Springs – Singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Monica Seles in the final, 6–2, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Monica Seles (final)
* Martina Navratilova (champion)
* Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Helena Suková (second round)
* Amy Frazier (third round)
* Barbara Paulus (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
* Helen Kelesi (semifinals)
* Anke Huber (second round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (third round)
* Sabine Appelmans (third round)
* Lori McNeil (second round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (third round)
* Marianne Werdel (first round)
* Julie Halard (quarterfinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Helen Kelesi | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Helen Kelesi | 0 | 3 | 1 | Monica Seles | 2 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 7 | Nathalie Tauziat | 3 | 6$^3$ | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Javer | 6 | 6 | | | M Javer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Kuhlman | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Keller | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | S Appelmans | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 0 | 0 | | A Keller | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild | 3 | 4 | | 11 | S Appelmans | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | M Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Hy | 5 | 2 |
| | A Minter | 3 | 7 | 6 | | A Minter | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 2 | 5 | | | P Hy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | P Hy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Dahlman | 7$^8$ | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 5 | A Frazier | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Field | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6$^5$ | | C Dahlman | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Frazier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 6$^5$ | 2$^r$ | | | P Louie-Harper | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Louie-Harper | 7$^7$ | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | P Louie-Harper | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | P Nelson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | H Na | 5 | 4 | | WC | P Nelson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi | 4 | 2 | | 13 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Louie-Harper | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | H Kelesi | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | N Herreman | 2 | 2 | | 10 | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 5 | 6 | 6 | | I Demongeot | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Phebus | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | C Wood | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | H Kelesi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Pierce | 6$^4$ | 4 | | Q | C Wood | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | H Kelesi | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Date | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Date | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Reinstadler | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Kschwendt | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Strnadová | 4 | 4 | | | K Kschwendt | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | P Vásquez | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 12 | L McNeil | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | L McNeil | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Tauziat | 7$^8$ | 7$^8$ |
| 14 | M Werdel | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Katerina Maleeva | 6$^6$ | 6$^6$ |
| | S Martin | 7 | 6 | | | S Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 6 | 2 | 4 | | T Takagi | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Takagi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Martin | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | C Benjamin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Katerina Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Paradis | 6 | 6 | | | P Paradis | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Katerina Maleeva | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rehe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Rehe | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | B Paulus | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | J Halard | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 7 | 6 | | | A Temesvári | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Watanabe | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | J Halard | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Halard | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | J Halard | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | A Huber | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 7 |
| Q | R Simpson-Alter | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | A Huber | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 2 | 2 | | Q | G Helgeson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Helgeson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | G Helgeson | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | T Whitlinger | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | A Coetzer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |