# 1991 Dow Classic – Singles

Zina Garrison was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natalia Zvereva.
Martina Navratilova won in the final against Zvereva, 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Martina Navratilova (Champion)
* Zina Garrison (semifinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Natalia Zvereva (final)
* Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
* Meredith McGrath (second round)
* Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)
* Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
* Gretchen Magers (third round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
* Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
* Ginger Helgeson (withdrew)
* Anne Minter (second round)
* Stephanie Rehe (first round)
* Akiko Kijimuta (first round)
* Pam Shriver (third 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lori McNeil | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lori McNeil | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Brenda Schultz | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Brenda Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | Brenda Schultz | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| LL | Catherine Suire | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Catherine Suire | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Natalia Zvereva | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| 8 | Manon Bollegraf | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Natalia Zvereva | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| 4 | Natalia Zvereva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Natalia Zvereva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | Natalia Zvereva | 2 | 7$^7$ | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Mariaan de Swardt | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Zina Garrison | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Zina Garrison | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 3 | 3 | | Y Basuki | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Miyagi | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | M Kidowaki | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Kidowaki | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Kidowaki | 7$^8$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Collins | 3 | 2 | | 13 | A Minter | 6$^6$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | A Kijimuta | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 3 | 2 |
| | C Wood | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Wood | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen | 2 | 6 | 4 | | A Henricksson | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Henricksson | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Pfaff | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Stubbs | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | L McNeil | 4 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | N Tauziat | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | E Reinach | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6$^4$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | N Tauziat | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Temesvári-Trunkos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Loosemore | 4 | 4 | | | A Temesvári-Trunkos | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | B Schultz | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Schultz | 6 | 6 |
| LL | C Suire | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | LL | C Suire | 3 | 2 |
| | L Field | 3 | 6$^1$ | | LL | C Suire | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Godridge | 6 | 6 | | | K Godridge | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | N van Lottum | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | LL | C Suire | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | R Baranski | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Cordwell | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | | B Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | N Sawamatsu | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | M Bollegraf | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | E Smylie | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Faber | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Jaggard | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 16 | P Shriver | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 4 | 6$^4$ | | Q | M Jaggard | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Salmon | 0 | 4 | | 16 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Bollegraf | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| 14 | S Rehe | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | K Date | 6 | 2 | 7 | | K Date | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Takagi | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | T Takagi | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-A Faull | 0 | 7$^9$ | 2 | | | | | | | K Date | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | C MacGregor | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Grunfeld | 7 | 4 | 4 | Q | C MacGregor | 7$^9$ | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | N Zvereva | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | M McGrath | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Jagerman | 4 | 1 | | | M de Swardt | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Dahlman | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | G Magers | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | K Adams | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | K Adams | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lindström | 4 | 4 | | 9 | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M de Swardt | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 |
| | B Griffiths | 3 | 5 | | 11 | C Lindqvist | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Wibowo | 0 | 1 | | | S Gomer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Gomer | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Paradis-Mangon | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | M Oremans | 2 | 6 | 3 | | P Paradis-Mangon | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |