1991 Dow Classic – Singles

1991 Dow Classic
1990 Champion   United States Zina Garrison
Champion   United States Martina Navratilova
Runner-up   Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva
Final score   64, 76(86)
Events
Singles   Doubles
Main article: 1991 Dow Classic

Zina Garrison was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natalia Zvereva.

Martina Navratilova won in the final against Zvereva, 64, 76(86).

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Martina Navratilova (Champion)
  2. United States Zina Garrison (Semifinals)
  3. France Nathalie Tauziat (Third Round)
  4. Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva (Final)
  5. United States Lori McNeil (Quarterfinals)
  6. United States Meredith McGrath (Second Round)
  7. Japan Naoko Sawamatsu (Second Round)
  8. Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (Quarterfinals)

  1. United States Gretchen Magers (Third Round)
  2. West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (First Round)
  3. Sweden Catarina Lindqvist (Second Round)
  4. United States Ginger Helgeson (Withdrew)
  5. Australia Anne Minter (Second Round)
  6. United States Stephanie Rehe (First Round)
  7. Japan Akiko Kijimuta (First Round)
  8. United States Pam Shriver (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States Martina Navratilova 6 6    
5  United States Lori McNeil 3 2    
  1  United States Martina Navratilova 6 6    
     Netherlands Brenda Schultz 3 2    
   Netherlands Brenda Schultz 6 6  
  LL  France Catherine Suire 3 2    
    1  United States Martina Navratilova 6 78  
  4  Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva 4 66  
  8  Netherlands Manon Bollegraf 4 77 2  
4  Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva 6 65 6  
  4  Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva 2 77 8
  2  United States Zina Garrison 6 64 6  
   South Africa Mariaan de Swardt 3 4  
  2  United States Zina Garrison 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  United States M Navratilova 6 6    
   United Kingdom J Durie 6 3 3        Indonesia Y Basuki 2 3    
   Indonesia Y Basuki 4 6 6       1  United States M Navratilova 6 6    
   Japan N Miyagi 61 4            Japan M Kidowaki 0 2    
   Japan M Kidowaki 77 6          Japan M Kidowaki 78 78  
Q  United States S Collins 3 2       13  Australia A Minter 66 66    
13  Australia A Minter 6 6         1  United States M Navratilova 6 6  
15  Japan A Kijimuta 65 3         5  United States L McNeil 3 2  
   United Kingdom C Wood 77 6          United Kingdom C Wood 77 1 4  
   United States B Nagelsen 2 6 4        United States A Henricksson 64 6 6  
   United States A Henricksson 6 3 6          United States A Henricksson 2 3  
   West Germany E Pfaff 3 4         5  United States L McNeil 6 6    
Q  Australia R Stubbs 6 6       Q  Australia R Stubbs 6 5 2
    5  United States L McNeil 4 7 6  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  France N Tauziat 65 6 6  
   South Africa E Reinach 77 5 6        South Africa E Reinach 77 4 4  
   Italy L Golarsa 64 7 3       3  France N Tauziat 3 5    
   Hungary A Temesvári-Trunkos 6 6            Netherlands B Schultz 6 7    
   United Kingdom S Loosemore 4 4          Hungary A Temesvári-Trunkos 66 2  
   Netherlands B Schultz 6 6          Netherlands B Schultz 78 6    
10  West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 4 1            Netherlands B Schultz 6 6  
LL  France C Suire 6 77         LL  France C Suire 3 2  
   Australia L Field 3 61       LL  France C Suire 6 3 6  
   Australia K Godridge 6 6          Australia K Godridge 4 6 2  
   France N van Lottum 2 4         LL  France C Suire 6 77  
   Poland R Baranski 2 4            New Zealand B Cordwell 2 64    
   New Zealand B Cordwell 6 6          New Zealand B Cordwell 6 6  
    7  Japan N Sawamatsu 2 4    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8  Netherlands M Bollegraf 4 6 8  
   Australia E Smylie 6 6          Australia E Smylie 6 2 6  
   United States D Faber 2 3         8  Netherlands M Bollegraf 6 6    
Q  Australia M Jaggard 6 77         16  United States P Shriver 4 3    
   United States S Martin 4 64       Q  Australia M Jaggard 3 4  
   United Kingdom J Salmon 0 4       16  United States P Shriver 6 6    
16  United States P Shriver 6 6         8  Netherlands M Bollegraf 4 77 2
14  United States S Rehe 4 6 5       4  Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 65 6
   Japan K Date 6 2 7        Japan K Date 77 2 6  
   Japan T Tanagi 6 67 6        Japan T Tanagi 62 6 2  
Q  Australia J-A Faull 0 79 2          Japan K Date 3 1  
Q  United States C MacGregor 5 6 6       4  Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6    
   United Kingdom A Grunfeld 7 4 4     Q  United States C MacGregor 79 63 4
    4  Soviet Union N Zvereva 67 77 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6  United States M McGrath 65 0    
   Netherlands N Jagerman 4 1          South Africa M de Swardt 77 6    
   South Africa M de Swardt 6 6            South Africa M de Swardt 6 6    
   Sweden C Dahlman 4 6 1       9  United States G Magers 3 4    
Q  United States K Adams 6 4 6     Q  United States K Adams 2 2  
Q  Sweden M Lindström 4 4       9  United States G Magers 6 6    
9  United States G Magers 6 6            South Africa M de Swardt 3 4  
11  Sweden C Lindqvist 6 7         2  United States Z Garrison 6 6  
   United Kingdom B Griffiths 3 5       11  Sweden C Lindqvist 6 2 1  
Q  Indonesia S Wibowo 0 1          United Kingdom S Gomer 2 6 6  
   United Kingdom S Gomer 6 6            United Kingdom S Gomer 6 2 4
   France P Paradis-Mangon 6 4 6       2  United States Z Garrison 4 6 6  
LL  Netherlands M Oremans 2 6 3        France P Paradis-Mangon 4 3  
    2  United States Z Garrison 6 6    
 

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