# 1991 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Helen Kelesi and Monica Seles were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Kelesi played alongside Andrea Temesvári-Trunkos, but lost in the quarterfinal to Mary Joe Fernández and Martina Navratilova.
Seles successfully defended her title, partnering Jennifer Capriati, by defeating Nicole Provis and Elna Reinach in the finals, 7–5, 6–2.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Mary Joe Fernández / Martina Navratilova (semifinal)
* Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (final)
* n/a
* Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer / Mercedes Paz (quarterfinal)
* Jennifer Capriati / Monica Seles (champion)
* Helen Kelesi / Andrea Temesvári-Trunkos (quarterfinal)
* Rachel McQuillan / Catherine Tanvier (quarterfinal)
* Sandra Cecchini / Laura Garrone (second 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mary Joe Fernández Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Jennifer Capriati Monica Seles | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Jennifer Capriati Monica Seles | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | Jennifer Capriati Monica Seles | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Nicole Provis Elna Reinach | 5 | 2 |
| | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Nicole Provis Elna Reinach | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Nicole Provis Elna Reinach | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Joe Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman A Strnadová | 6 | 3 | 4 | | S Farina R Grande | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina R Grande | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Joe Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Halard A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | H Kelesi A Temesvári-Trunkos | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | E Maniokova S Testud | 1 | 4 | | | J Halard A Huber | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi R Field | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | H Kelesi A Temesvári-Trunkos | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | H Kelesi A Temesvári-Trunkos | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mary Joe Fernández Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jennifer Capriati Monica Seles | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | J Capriati M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Baudone K Piccolini | 1 | 6 | 6 | | N Baudone K Piccolini | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco E Švíglerová | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | J Capriati M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin G Helgeson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Benjamin G Helgeson | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | E Brusati C Piccini | 3 | 2 | | | C Benjamin G Helgeson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Attili E Savoldi | 1 | 1 | | 8 | S Cecchini L Garrone | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Cecchini L Garrone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie N Herreman | 7 | 4 | 4 | | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume F Labat | 7 | 6 | | | A Dechaume F Labat | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fuchs J Smoller | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | I Demongeot N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando L Golarsa | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | R Fairbank-Nideffer M Paz | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | R Alter M Jaggard | 7 | 6 | | | R Alter M Jaggard | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | R Fairbank-Nideffer M Paz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | R McQuillan C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nicole Provis Elna Reinach | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | L Meskhi R Rajchrtová | 1 | 2 | | 7 | R McQuillan C Tanvier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer C Cunningham | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Coetzer C Cunningham | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Glitz A Kijimuta | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | 7 | R McQuillan C Tanvier | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Canapi C Salvi | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Morton A Scott | 7 | 6 | | | T Morton A Scott | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Provis E Reinach | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |