# 1991 French Open – Women's doubles

Jana Novotná and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but they participated in this tournament with different partners. Suková played alongside Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná and Gigi Fernández. Fernández and Novotná then won the title, defeating Larisa Neiland and Natasha Zvereva in the final 6–4, 6–0.

## Seeds

* Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná (champions)
* Larisa Neiland / Natasha Zvereva (final)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals)
* Kathy Jordan / Meredith McGrath (quarterfinals)
* Nicole Provis / Elizabeth Smylie (second round)
* Elise Burgin / Patty Fendick (quarterfinals)
* Mercedes Paz / Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
* Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (third round)
* Helen Kelesi / Kathy Rinaldi (first round)
* Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer / Elna Reinach (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat / Judith Wiesner (third round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Leila Meskhi (third round)
* Rachel McQuillan / Catherine Tanvier (third round)
* Brenda Schultz / Caroline Vis (first round)
* Sabine Appelmans / Sandra Cecchini (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Elise Burgin Patty Fendick | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Elise Burgin Patty Fendick | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | Sandy Collins Mary Pierce | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandy Collins Mary Pierce | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson | 1 | 2 | | 8 | Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | |
| 5 | Kathy Jordan Meredith McGrath | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | |
| 2 | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 5 | 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 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bakkum N Jagerman | 3 | 3 | | 1 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Driehuis M Kidowaki | 6 | 4 | 2 | | G Coorengel A van Buuren | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Coorengel A van Buuren | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Pospíšilová A Scott | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Halard A Huber | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild S Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | L Harvey-Wild S Stafford | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Halard A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | J Halard A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | H Kelesi K Rinaldi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | C Kohde-Kilsch L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Burgin P Fendick | 3 | 4 |
| WC | S Amiach K Quentrec | 0 | 3 | | 13 | C Kohde-Kilsch L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | P Langrová R Zrubáková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suire S Testud | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 13 | C Kohde-Kilsch L Meskhi | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Cunningham A Temesvári | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | E Burgin P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Novelo B Somerville | 1 | 6 | 6 | | L Novelo B Somerville | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J-A Faull M Jaggard | 4 | 4 | | 7 | E Burgin P Fendick | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Burgin P Fendick | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Baranski B Fulco | 1 | 2 | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Housset S Niox-Château | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | N Housset S Niox-Château | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lásková A Noháčová | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Chabalgoity S Smith | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | G Helgeson W Probst | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Pampoulova E Švíglerová | 6 | 6 | | | E Pampoulova E Švíglerová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson W Probst | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Helgeson W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | B Schultz C Vis | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | R Fairbank-Nideffer E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Collins M Pierce | 3 | 2 |
| | L Field M Strandlund | 2 | 2 | | 11 | R Fairbank-Nideffer E Reinach | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff R Stubbs | 6 | 1 | 4 | | S Collins M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins M Pierce | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Collins M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Gregory P Mager | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | T Morton C Wood | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Morton C Wood | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | T Morton C Wood | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová A Strnadová | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | N Provis E Smylie | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Provis E Smylie | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | M Paz G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger T Whittington | 0 | 1 | | 8 | M Paz G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | A Dechaume F Labat | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Budařová S Meier | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | M Paz G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Basuki J Fuchs | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 9 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Grossman N Kijimuta | 0 | 6 | 2 | | Y Basuki J Fuchs | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Maleeva M Maleeva | 2 | 4 | | 9 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Paz G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | R McQuillan C Tanvier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson | 1 | 2 |
| WC | A Fusai O Gravereaux | 2 | 5 | | 14 | R McQuillan C Tanvier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | L Ferrando L Golarsa | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin A Coetzer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 14 | R McQuillan C Tanvier | 2 | $^r$ | | | | |
| | A Blumberga C Schneider | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | 4 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister T Scheuer-Larsen | 3 | 6 | 3 | | A Blumberga C Schneider | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Alter H ter Riet | 4 | 1 | | 4 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison-Jackson | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | K Jordan M McGrath | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil S Rehe | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | K Jordan M McGrath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva-Fragniere M Strebel | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Maleeva-Fragniere M Strebel | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio N Herreman | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | K Jordan M McGrath | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | L Garrone K Kschwendt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | N Tauziat J Wiesner | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen J Smoller | 4 | 4 | | | L Garrone K Kschwendt | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Milvidskaia S Sabas | 5 | 6$^1$ | | 12 | N Tauziat J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | N Tauziat J Wiesner | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Jordan M McGrath | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | S Appelmans S Cecchini | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Neiland N Zvereva | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | E Brioukhovets E Maniokova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | E Brioukhovets E Maniokova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Devries K Zakopalová | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | I Jankovská E Melicharová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Jankovská E Melicharová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | I Jankovská E Melicharová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | S Hack H Sprung | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | L Neiland N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Farina K Godridge | 6 | 7 | | | S Farina K Godridge | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi S Wibowo | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | L Neiland N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Neiland N Zvereva | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |