# 1991 Italian Open – Women's singles

Gabriela Sabatini defeated the defending champion Monica Seles in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 Italian Open.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Monica Seles (final)
* Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
* Martina Navratilova (quarterfinal)
* Mary Joe Fernández (semifinal)
* Conchita Martínez (semifinal)
* Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (third round)
* Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinal)
* Leila Meskhi (quarterfinal)
* Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* n/a
* Sandra Cecchini (first round)
* Helen Kelesi (third round)
* Anke Huber (third round)
* Mercedes Paz (first round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
* Federica Bonsignori (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Leila Meskhi | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Leila Meskhi | 0 | 1 | 1 | Monica Seles | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Mary Joe Fernández | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mary Joe Fernández | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Bettina Fulco | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Bettina Fulco | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Monica Seles | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Martina Navratilova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Martina Navratilova | 3 | 4 | 5 | Conchita Martínez | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Jennifer Capriati | 0 | 2 | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | N Provis | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Piccolini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | K Piccolini | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| LL | S Testud | 2 | 6 | | | K Piccolini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Quentrec | 6 | 7 | | | K Quentrec | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Cecchini | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 |
| | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Leila Meskhi | 0 | 1 |
| | N Baudone | 2 | 3 | | | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Kijimuta | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kijimuta | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | A Kijimuta | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 2 | 1 | | | L Ferrando | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | L Meskhi | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | M Joe Fernández | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Jachia | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Jachia | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | M Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Rittner | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 2 | 1 | | | N Herreman | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | B Rittner | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F Bonsignori | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | M Paz | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Bettina Fulco | 3 | 2 |
| Q | B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Fulco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Maniokova | 7 | 6 | | Q | E Maniokova | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Demongeot | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | B Fulco | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Lucchi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva-Fragniere | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | F Labat | 6 | 1 | 6 | | F Labat | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva-Fragniere | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Loosemore | 2 | 4 | | Q | S Martin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | H Kelesi | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | F Fortuni | 2 | 0 | | | R McQuillan | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson | 2 | 0 | | 12 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Martina Navratilova | 3 | 4 |
| | A Dechaume | 1 | 3 | | 13 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Švíglerová | 6 | 6 | 5 | | L Garrone | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 13 | A Huber | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | M Navratilova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 7 | 4 | 6 | | E Reinach | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Navratilova | 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 | J Capriati | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 4 | | | C Tessi | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tessi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Cunningham | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Halard | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Farina | 5 | 4 | | | C Cunningham | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard | 3 | 6 | 7 | | J Halard | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Maleeva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jennifer Capriati | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| Q | R Alter | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | N Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 4 | 5 | | | A Strnadová | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Strnadová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 9 | N Tauziat | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Romano | 2 | 4 | | | A Coetzer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |