1991 Dow Classic – Doubles

1991 Dow Classic
1990 Champions   Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Champions   Australia Nicole Provis
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Runners-up   United States Sandy Collins
South Africa Elna Reinach
Final score   63, 64
Events
Singles   Doubles

Larisa Savchenko-Neiland and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Sandy Collins and Elna Reinach.

Collins and Reinach were defeated in the final by Nicole Provis and Elizabeth Smylie, 63, 64.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko-Neiland / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
  2. Australia Nicole Provis / Australia Elizabeth Smylie (Champions)
  3. United States Kathy Jordan / United States Lori McNeil (Withdrew)
  4. South Africa Lise Gregory / United States Gretchen Magers (Semifinals)
  5. United States Elise Burgin / United States Patty Fendick (Second Round)
  6. Canada Jill Hetherington / United States Kathy Rinaldi (First Round)
  7. United States Katrina Adams / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (Second Round)
  8. United States Sandy Collins / South Africa Elna Reinach (Final)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
8  United States S Collins
 South Africa E Reinach
72 6    
4  South Africa L Gregory
 United States G Magers
68 4    
  8  United States S Collins
 South Africa E Reinach
3 4  
  2  Australia N Provis
 Australia E Smylie
6 6  
   Australia J-A Faull
 Australia L Field
1 3  
2  Australia N Provis
 Australia E Smylie
6 6    

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Soviet Union L Savchenko-Neiland
 Soviet Union N Zvereva
6 6    
   France I Demongeot
 United Kingdom J Durie
6 6          France I Demongeot
 United Kingdom J Durie
4 4    
   South Africa L Barnard
 United States A Henricksson
1 4         1  Soviet Union L Savchenko-Neiland
 Soviet Union N Zvereva
68 6 3  
   United States Z Garrison-Jackson
 United States C Rubin
4 6 6       8  United States S Collins
 South Africa E Reinach
710 3 6  
   United Kingdom K Hand
 United Kingdom J Salmon
6 3 3        United States Z Garrison-Jackson
 United States C Rubin
7 65 3
   Japan E Ilda
 Japan N Miyagi
1 4       8  United States S Collins
 South Africa E Reinach
5 77 7  
8  United States S Collins
 South Africa E Reinach
6 6         8  United States S Collins
 South Africa E Reinach
77 6  
         South Africa L Gregory
 United States G Magers
62 4  
    4  South Africa L Gregory
 United States G Magers
6 77    
   United States C Benjamin
 United States T Whittington
6 4 5        Japan K Date
 United States C MacGregor
2 63    
   Japan K Date
 United States C MacGregor
4 6 7       4  South Africa L Gregory
 United States G Magers
6 6  
Q  Sweden M Lindström
 United States H Ludloff
6 4 6       Q  Sweden M Lindström
 United States H Ludloff
2 4    
   Netherlands I Driehuis
 Poland B Schultz
3 6 4     Q  Sweden M Lindström
 United States H Ludloff
6 6  
   Poland R Baranski
 Australia T Morton
5 6 9        Poland R Baranski
 Australia T Morton
3 3    
6  Canada J Hetherington
 United States K Rinaldi
7 3 7  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
5  United States E Burgin
 United States P Fendick
7 6    
   Italy L Golarsa
 France N Tauziat
5 2       5  United States E Burgin
 United States P Fendick
3 6 2  
   Australia J-A Faull
 Australia L Field
79 6          Australia J-A Faull
 Australia L Field
6 3 6  
   West Germany E Pfaff
 Australia R Stubbs
67 1            Australia J-A Faull
 Australia L Field
6 6    
   France P Paradis-Mangon
 Australia A Scott
78 3 8       Alt  United States D Faber
 Australia K-A Guse
4 2    
   Australia K Godridge
 Australia N Pratt
66 6 10        Australia K Godridge
 Australia N Pratt
4 6 2
    Alt  United States D Faber
 Australia K-A Guse
6 4 6  
         Australia J-A Faull
 Australia L Field
1 3  
7  United States K Adams
 Netherlands M Bollegraf
4 77 6       2  Australia N Provis
 Australia E Smylie
6 6  
   New Zealand B Cordwell
 Sweden C Lindqvist
6 63 4     7  United States K Adams
 Netherlands M Bollegraf
5 64    
   United States S Rehe
 Hungary A Temesvári-Trunkos
6 6          United States S Rehe
 Hungary A Temesvári-Trunkos
7 77    
   Netherlands C Bakkum
 Netherlands N Jagerman
1 3            United States S Rehe
 Hungary A Temesvári-Trunkos
3 4  
   Indonesia Y Basuki
 Indonesia S Wibowo
1 4         2  Australia N Provis
 Australia E Smylie
6 6    
   Australia M Jaggard
 France C Suire
6 6          Australia M Jaggard
 France C Suire
2 2  
    2  Australia N Provis
 Australia E Smylie
6 6    
 

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