# 1991 US Open – Women's doubles

Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Katrina Adams and Manon Bollegraf.
Pam Shriver and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ against Jana Novotná and Larisa Savchenko.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Jana Novotná / Larisa Savchenko (final)
* Gigi Fernández / Martina Navratilova (third round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková (third round)
* Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison (semifinals)
* Gretchen Magers / Robin White (second round)
* Pam Shriver / Natasha Zvereva (champions)
* Nicole Provis / Elizabeth Smylie (second round)
* Elna Reinach / Anne Smith (third round)
* Jill Hetherington / Kathy Rinaldi (first round)
* Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
* Patty Fendick / Lori McNeil (third round)
* Mary Lou Daniels / Lise Gregory (third round)
* Leila Meskhi / Mercedes Paz (semifinals)
* Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer / Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat / Judith Wiesner (third round)
* Sandy Collins / Rachel McQuillan (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison | 4 | 2 | 1 | Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | 6 | Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| 13 | Leila Meskhi Mercedes Paz | 1 | 0 | 6 | Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Novotná L Savchenko | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco N Jagerman | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | 1 | J Novotná L Savchenko | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stafford M Werdel | 6 | 6 | | | S Stafford M Werdel | 4 | 7$^{12}$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume F Labat | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Halard A Huber | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | 12 | M L Daniels L Gregory | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | D Graham S McCarthy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | D Graham S McCarthy | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina L Garrone | 3 | 1 | | 12 | M L Daniels L Gregory | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M L Daniels L Gregory | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná L Savchenko | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | S Collins R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S Collins R McQuillan | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | B Cordwell C Lindqvist | 4 | 3 | | 16 | S Collins R McQuillan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | L Ferrando W Probst | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström C Suire | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | S Collins R McQuillan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ta Whitlinger Te Whitlinger | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | Ta Whitlinger Te Whitlinger | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson R Simpson-Alter | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | Ta Whitlinger Te Whitlinger | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin A Temesvári | 1 | 3 | | 5 | G Magers R White | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Magers R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 4 | M J Fernández Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi B Somerville | 2 | 0 | | 4 | M J Fernández Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová R Zrubáková | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | K Godridge K Radford | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Godridge K Radford | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M J Fernández Z Garrison | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Louie-Harper A May | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | S Appelmans C Benjamin | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J-A Faull M Jaggard | 6 | 7 | | | J-A Faull M Jaggard | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans C Benjamin | 6 | 7 | | | S Appelmans C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M J Fernández Z Garrison | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | R Fairbank-Nideffer C Kohde-Kilsch | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | R Fairbank-Nideffer C Kohde-Kilsch | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | E Brioukhovets K Maleeva | 5 | 3 | | 14 | R Fairbank-Nideffer C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pierce L Spadea | 4 | 1 | | | T Morton C Wood | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Morton C Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | R Fairbank-Nideffer C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | P Barg-Mager C MacGregor | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | | 8 | E Reinach A Smith | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier M Kidowaki | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | A Frazier M Kidowaki | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Maniokova P Thorén | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | E Reinach A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Reinach A Smith | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| 7 | N Provis E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Baranski B Borneo | 3 | 1 | | 7 | N Provis E Smylie | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Coorengel A van Buuren | 2 | 1 | | | Y Basuki J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki J Durie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Y Basuki J Durie | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Maleeva M Maleeva-Fragnière | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 15 | N Tauziat J Wiesner | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | K-A Guse A Nishiya | 7 | 6 | | | K-A Guse A Nishiya | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Devries S Wasserman | 1 | 3 | | 15 | N Tauziat J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | N Tauziat J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Basuki J Durie | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | L Meskhi M Paz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | L Meskhi M Paz | 6 | 6 |
| | C Cunningham L Gildemeister | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | L Meskhi M Paz | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field M Strandlund | 6 | 1 | 2 | | H Kelesi C Vis | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi C Vis | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 13 | L Meskhi M Paz | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Grossman R Stubbs | 1 | 3 | | | I Demongeot C Martínez | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date A Kijimuta | 2 | 2 | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | P Shriver N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson J Smoller | 2 | 2 | | 6 | P Shriver N Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt B Schultz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | K Kschwendt B Schultz | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini P Tarabini | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | P Shriver N Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Alexander N Arendt | 2 | 7$^{14}$ | 4 | | | | | | 11 | P Fendick L McNeil | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio N Herreman | 6 | 6$^{12}$ | 6 | | C Caverzasio N Herreman | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gooden R Hiraki | 1 | 2 | | 11 | P Fendick L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | P Fendick L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Shriver N Zvereva | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 4 | 3 |
| | I Jankovská E Melicharová | 1 | 4 | | 10 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | P Paradis S Testud | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Noháčová E Švíglerová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | E Pfaff C Porwik | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | 2 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | |
| | L Davenport N London | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | E Pfaff C Porwik | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová A Strnadová | 2 | 4 | | 2 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |