# 1991 Virginia Slims of Florida – Singles

Defending champion Gabriela Sabatini defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Virginia Slims of Florida.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Steffi Graf (final)
* Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
* Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinal)
* Jennifer Capriati (semifinal)
* Conchita Martínez (second round)
* Barbara Paulus (second round)
* Natalia Zvereva (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (semifinal)
* Helen Kelesi (third round)
* Sandra Cecchini (first round)
* Anne Smith (first round)
* Laura Gildemeister (third round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (first round)
* Anke Huber (third round)
* n/a
* Meredith McGrath (quarterfinal)

## 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 |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Meredith McGrath | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Meredith McGrath | 3 | 1 | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | M Joe Fernández | 1 | 5 | 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 7 | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 7 |
| | Claudia Porwik | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Regina Rajchrtová | 2 | 2 | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | 1 | S Graf | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dahlman | 6 | 6 | | C Dahlman | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Smith | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Strnadová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 14 | A Huber | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Halard | 4 | 5 | | A Strnadová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 3 | 5 | 14 | A Huber | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Huber | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | M McGrath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Meredith McGrath | 3 | 1 |
| | M Daniels | 2 | 0 | 16 | M McGrath | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 6 | | L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Allen | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 16 | M McGrath | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Bonder-Kreiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Bonder-Kreiss | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 4 | 1 | | L Bonder-Kreiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | B Paulus | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M J Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 1 | 0 | | | A Coetzer | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 6 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | 3 | M J Fernandez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 12 | L Gildemeister | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Pampoulova | 0 | 6 | 3 | | L Ferrando | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 4 | 3 | | 12 | L Gildemeister | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mary Joe Fernández | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | S Cecchini | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 7 |
| | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | B Fulco | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 6 | 6 | 7 | | P Hy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | P Hy | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Harper | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Shiflet | 5 | 6 | 2 | | M Harper | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | C Martínez | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 6 | 5 | 4 | | C Porwik | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | C Porwik | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | E Brioukhovets | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | H Kelesi | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | H Kelesi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | H Kelesi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Claudia Porwik | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 |
| | G Fernandez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | G Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gomer | 4 | 4 | | | S Martin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Fernandez | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 3 | 5 | | | K Kschwendt | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | N Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 5 | 6 | | | C Suire | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | N Zvereva | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 5 | 6 | 3 | | L Savchenko | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jackson-Nobrega | 2 | 6 | | | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Regina Rajchrtová | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | A Smith | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | M Werdel | 7 | 6 | | | M Werdel | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger | 3 | 5 | | | N Medvedeva | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Medvedeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Werdel | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E de Lone | 3 | 6 | 7 | | E de Lone | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |