# 1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Steffi Graf defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third Wimbledon singles title and tenth major singles title overall. It was Sabatini's third and last appearance in a major final.
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati.

## Seeds

    01. Steffi Graf (champion)
    02. Gabriela Sabatini (final)
    03. Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
    04. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
    05. Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
    06. Jana Novotná (second round)
    07. Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
    08. Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
    09. Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
    10. Helena Suková (first round)
    11. Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
    12. Natasha Zvereva (second round)
    13. Anke Huber (fourth round)
    14. Amy Frazier (fourth round)
    15. Sandra Cecchini (first round)
    16. Judith Wiesner (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
The original #1 seed Monica Seles withdrew due to injury before the tournament draw was made. All original seeds from 2-15 moved up one place, and a new #16 seed was added.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zina Garrison | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Zina Garrison | 1 | 3 | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Mary Joe Fernández | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2 | 5 | 5 | Mary Joe Fernández | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 7 | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 5 | 9 | Jennifer Capriati | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Laura Gildemeister | 2 | 1 | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 2 | 2 | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 4 | 1 | | | M Louie Harper | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Louie Harper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | Y Basuki | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 7 | 6 | | | N Herreman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | J Halard | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Frazier | 2 | 1 |
| LL | C Toleafoa | 1 | 6 | 3 | | J Halard | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Graham | 3 | 2 | | | M Werdel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Werdel | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 14 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R White | 6 | 6 | | | R White | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 14 | A Frazier | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Frazier | 7$^7$ | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Martinek | 1 | 2 | | 13 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger | 6 | 6 | | | T Whitlinger | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | A Huber | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Bollegraf | 3 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | V Humphreys-Davies | 4 | 4 | | | M Bollegraf | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | J Durie | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Huber | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | N Miyagi | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Z Garrison | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | E Zardo | 6 | 6 | | | E Zardo | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Strandlund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | M Strandlund | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | E Pampoulova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | B Borneo | 6 | 3 | 4 | | E Pampoulova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 3 | 3 | | 7 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 1 | 2 | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Romano | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | A Coetzer | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | L McNeil | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 6 | 7 | | | L McNeil | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bartos-Cserepy | 2 | 2 | | | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| LL | J-A Faull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Minter | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| | K Godridge | 0 | 2 | | LL | J-A Faull | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Faber | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | G Fernández | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | D Faber | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 4 | 6 | 6 | | G Fernández | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | H Suková | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Cioffi | 1 | 2 | | 16 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 6 | 6$^5$ | 8 | | L Savchenko | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 16 | J Wiesner | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | B Griffiths | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Jagerman | 7 | 6 | | Q | N Jagerman | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Oremans | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | J Wiesner | 0 | 5 |
| | P Shriver | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 7 |
| | A Leand | 0 | 5 | | | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E deLone | 6 | 2 | 4 | | B Fulco | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | P Shriver | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Keller | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 5 | 3 | | | A Keller | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Kamstra | 2 | 4 | | 5 | MJ Fernández | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Pratt | 3 | 0 | | 6 | J Novotná | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | B Schultz | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Reinstadler | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | E Nagelsen | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Brioukhovets | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | E Brioukhovets | 6 | 6 | | | E Brioukhovets | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Smith | 6 | 4 | 2 | | N Provis | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | W Probst | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Capriati | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | E Švíglerová | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | W Probst | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Callens | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7 | Q | E Callens | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N van Lottum | 6$^1$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | W Probst | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | J Capriati | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | R Zrubáková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 0 | 5 | | 9 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Capriati | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | A-M Cecchini | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 3 | 6 | | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sloane | 2 | 2 | | Q | C Suire | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Smylie | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| Q | I Demongeot | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | C Lindqvist | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | K Habšudová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dahlman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | C Lindqvist | 1 | 3 |
| WC | S Bentley | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | M Kidowaki | 1 | 7 | 6 | | M Kidowaki | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Magers | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | L Garrone | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Grunfeld | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Grunfeld | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | K Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Salmon | 5 | 3 | | 8 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Hand | 0 | 4 | | | A Grossman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | P Hy | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | P Hy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis-Mangon | 6 | 6 | | | P Paradis-Mangon | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Radford | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | S Rehe | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | L Gildemeister | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | M de Swardt | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M de Swardt | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wood | 4 | 4 | | | L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Gildemeister | 2 | | | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Harvey-Wild | 2$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder-Kreiss | 4 | 2 | | | L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tessi | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 12 | N Zvereva | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | N Zvereva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | N Tauziat | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová | 4 | 5 | | 11 | N Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | | | A Kijimuta | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | J Hetherington | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | L Ferrando | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | P Fendick | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 3 | 6 | | L Ferrando | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Date | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | N Tauziat | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | G Helgeson | 6$^{12}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | C Cunningham | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | | C Cunningham | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Strnadová | 6 | 7 | | | A Strnadová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Loosemore | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Strnadová | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | R Stubbs | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Quentrec | 6 | 6 | | | K Quentrec | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Javer | 4 | 0 | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |