# 1991 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Gabriela Sabatini defeated Leila Meskhi in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Family Circle Cup.
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Meskhi.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Navratilova (quarterfinal)
* Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinal)
* Jana Novotná (quarterfinal)
* Katerina Maleeva (second round)
* Jennifer Capriati (third round)
* Helena Suková (quarterfinal)
* Natalia Zvereva (semifinal)
* Leila Meskhi (final)
* Helen Kelesi (third round)
* Sandra Cecchini (third round)
* Isabel Cueto (second round)
* Regina Rajchrtová (first round)
* Mercedes Paz (third round)
* Katia Piccolini (first round)
* Sabine Hack (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 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Leila Meskhi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Leila Meskhi | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | Leila Meskhi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Natalia Zvereva | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 4 | | 8 | Natalia Zvereva | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Natalia Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Natalia Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Leila Meskhi | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | Federica Bonsignori | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Helena Suková | 0 | 1 | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 4 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Frankl | 1 | 6 | | | A Coetzer | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | P Langrová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | | Q | M de Swardt | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 6 | 6 | | | P Langrová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | K Piccolini | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | L Meskhi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Leila Meskhi | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | V Martinek | 4 | 5 | | 9 | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Zrubáková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Brioukhovets | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 9 | L Meskhi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Daniels | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 6 | J Capriati | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Keller | 7 | 3 | 6 | | A Keller | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | J Capriati | 7 | 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Corsato-Owsianka | 2 | 7 | 3 | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Kerek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Labat | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 4 | 1 | | Q | A Kerek | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | F Labat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Rajchrtová | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Natalia Zvereva | 7 | 6 |
| Q | K Adams | 1 | 0 | | 11 | S Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tessi | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q | B Bowes | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Bowes | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 11 | S Cecchini | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Meier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | N Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Faber | 7 | 7 | | | D Faber | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| | | | | 5 | K Maleeva | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 4 | 2 | | F Bonsignori | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Bonsignori | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Baranski | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | S Hack | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | E Hakami | 5 | 1 | | R Baranski | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger | 2 | 1 | 16 | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Federica Bonsignori | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| Q | L Allen | 0 | 2 | 12 | I Cueto | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 0 | 6 | | H Cioffi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 1$^r$ | | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Schefflin | 4 | 4 | | B Fulco | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 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 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Helgeson | 5 | 7 | 7 | WC | G Helgeson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Temesvári-Trunkos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | M Paz | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | S Collins | 3 | 3 | | | A Temesvári-Trunkos | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Lásková | 4 | 2 | | 14 | M Paz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Paz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Helena Suková | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | H Kelesi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | S Wasserman | 5 | 4 | | 10 | H Kelesi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 5 | 6 | 6 | | C Benjamin | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 10 | H Kelesi | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Smith | 3 | 2 | | | L Harvey-Wild | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |