1991 Australian Open – Women's Singles


Second-seeded Monica Seles won the title and defeated Jana Novotná 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1991 Australian Open. She became the first woman in the Open Era to win the Australian Open after saving a match point. Steffi Graf was the three-time defending champion, but lost to Novotná in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Steffi Graf '
  2. Monica Seles
  3. Mary Joe Fernandez '
  4. Gabriela Sabatini '
  5. Katerina Maleeva '
  6. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario '
  7. Manuela Maleeva '
  8. Zina Garrison '
  9. Helena Suková '
  10. Jana Novotná '
  11. Natasha Zvereva '
  12. Barbara Paulus '
  13. Amy Frazier '
  14. Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer '
  15. Laura Gildemeister '
  16. Sabine Appelmans

    Qualifying

Draw

Key

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8