# 1991 Virginia Slims of Nashville – Singles

Natalia Medvedeva was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Katrina Adams.
Sabine Appelmans won the title by defeating Adams 6–2, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Conchita Martínez (first round)
* Julie Halard (first round)
* Radomira Zrubáková (first round)
* Sabine Appelmans (champion)
* Helen Kelesi (first round)
* Eva Švíglerová (first round)
* Natalia Medvedeva (semifinals)
* Yayuk Basuki (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| | Karina Habšudová | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Sabine Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Sabine Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Sabine Appelmans | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Katrina Adams | 2 | 4 |
| | Katrina Adams | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | Katrina Adams | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Natalia Medvedeva | 6$^3$ | 7 | 4 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | C Martínez | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | N Provis | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 7 | 6 | | | K Habšudová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vis | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Kidowaki | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Y Basuki | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | | | L Savchenko | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 1 | 1 | | 8 | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Habšudová | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | S Appelmans | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 |
| | S Sloane-Lundy | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cunningham | 6 | 6 | | | C Cunningham | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Keller | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Faber | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | Q | ML Daniels | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Tessi | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | C Tessi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | ML Daniels | 6 | 6 | | Q | ML Daniels | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | H Kelesi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | E Švíglerová | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | P Thorén | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | LL | P Thorén | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | K Adams | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 6$^5$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | K Adams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | T Whittington | 7 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | | Q | T Whittington | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 5 | 6$^{11}$ | | Q | T Whittington | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Allen | 1 | 7$^9$ | 6 | LL | L Allen | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Adams | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | N Medvedeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Medvedeva | 6$^3$ | 7 | 4 |
| | E Reinach | 1 | 2 | | 7 | N Medvedeva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | C Porwik | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Cioffi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | N Medvedeva | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | E Brioukhovets | 6 | 6 | | | E Brioukhovets | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Halard | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |