# 1991 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Patty Fendick and Mary Joe Fernández won their first career Grand Slam title, defeating Gigi Fernández and Jana Novotná 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná (final)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková (third round)
* Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
* Patty Fendick / Mary Joe Fernández (champions)
* Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
* Gretchen Magers / Robin White (second round)
* Manon Bollegraf / Lise Gregory (quarterfinals)
* Mercedes Paz / Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
* Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (first round)
* Monica Seles / Anne Smith (semifinals)
* Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (third round)
* Elena Brioukhovets / Natalia Medvedeva (first round)
* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Brenda Schultz (first round)
* Jo-Anne Faull / Michelle Jaggard (third round)
* Jo Durie / Louise Field (first round)
* Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva (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$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabine Appelmans Raffaella Reggi | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabine Appelmans Raffaella Reggi | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 4 | | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6$^4$ | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Monica Seles Anne Smith | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 0 | 8 | 10 | Monica Seles Anne Smith | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | Monica Seles Anne Smith | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová J Pospíšilová | 3 | 2 | | 1 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan C Tanvier | 2 | 6 | 3 | | Z Garrison-Jackson P Shriver | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison-Jackson P Shriver | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume N Herreman | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | J-A Faull M Jaggard | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | M Kidowaki A Scott | 6 | 6 | | | M Kidowaki A Scott | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild P Tarabini | 3 | 2 | | 14 | J-A Faull M Jaggard | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J-A Faull M Jaggard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández J Novotná | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| 16 | K Maleeva Mag Maleeva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Appelmans R Reggi | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | S Appelmans R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | S Appelmans R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Devries I Driehuis | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | A Devries I Driehuis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy C Toleafoa | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | S Appelmans R Reggi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Lindström H Ludloff | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Paz G Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K-A Guse J Hodder | 0 | 7 | 2 | | M Lindström H Ludloff | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K McDonald L Pleming | 1 | 1 | | 8 | M Paz G Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Paz G Sabatini | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pfaff R Stubbs | 3 | 3 | | 3 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meier D Szabová | 3 | 5 | | | A Strnadová E Švíglerová | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Strnadová E Švíglerová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier A Grossman | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Godridge K Sharpe | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | K Godridge K Sharpe | 6 | 6 | | | K Godridge K Sharpe | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Hack A Nishiya | 2 | 6 | 8 | | S Hack A Nishiya | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | E Brioukhovets N Medvedeva | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | N van Lottum C Wood | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | N van Lottum C Wood | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Keller R Mawdsley | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | C Caverzasio S Wasserman | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio S Wasserman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | C Caverzasio S Wasserman | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki S Wibowo | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Limmer A Woolcock | 0 | 3 | | 6 | G Magers R White | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Magers R White | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | M Bollegraf L Gregory | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Huber B Rittner | 0 | 0 | | 7 | M Bollegraf L Gregory | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hakami P Vásquez | 6$^{11}$ | 6$^3$ | | | A Minter T Morton | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter T Morton | 7$^{13}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 7 | M Bollegraf L Gregory | 5 | 6 | 11 | | | | |
| | D Jones C Thompson | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | 11 | E Burgin R Fairbank-Nideffer | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | | |
| | B Borneo J Salmon | 5 | 6 | 6 | | B Borneo J Salmon | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes S Stafford | 5 | 2 | | 11 | E Burgin R Fairbank-Nideffer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | E Burgin R Fairbank-Nideffer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Bollegraf L Gregory | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | C Kohde-Kilsch B Schultz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Fendick MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 |
| | M Maleeva-Fragniere L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | M Maleeva-Fragniere L McNeil | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand S Loosemore | 2 | 4 | | | L Stacey J Taylor | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Stacey J Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Maleeva-Fragniere L McNeil | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Porwik W Probst | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | P Fendick MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell J Richardson | 6 | 6 | | | B Cordwell J Richardson | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barclay N Pratt | 1 | 2 | | 4 | P Fendick MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Fendick MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 5 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Maniokova V Milvidskaia | 2 | 2 | | 5 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Faber P Thorén | 6 | 0 | 7 | | D Faber P Thorén | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dahlman M Ekstrand | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 5 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis M Javer | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | A Henricksson Cam MacGregor | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | S Collins T Whitlinger | 6 | 6 | | | S Collins T Whitlinger | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson Cam MacGregor | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Henricksson Cam MacGregor | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Durie L Field | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | M Seles A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Seles A Smith | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| | L Gildemeister C Lindqvist | 1 | 1 | | 10 | M Seles A Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Radford J Smoller | 7 | 6 | | | K Radford J Smoller | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach M Strandlund | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | M Seles A Smith | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Baranski L Seemann | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt R Rajchrtová | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | R Baranski L Seemann | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A May N Miyagi | 1 | 1 | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |