1991 Virginia Slims of Washington

Tennis tournament
1991 Virginia Slims of Washington
DateAugust 19–24
Edition18th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$350,000
SurfaceHard (DecoTurf) / outdoor
LocationWashington, D.C., U.S.
VenueWilliam H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Doubles
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Soviet Union Larisa Neiland
← 1990 · Virginia Slims of Washington

The 1991 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard court at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C. in the United States and was part of the Tier II category of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 18th and last edition of the tournament and ran from August 19 through August 24, 1991. Second-seeded Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the singles title and earned $70,000 first-prize money.[1]

Finals

Singles

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva 6–2, 7–5

  • It was Sánchez Vicario's 1st singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Doubles

Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Soviet Union Larisa Neiland defeated United States Gigi Fernández / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(12–10)

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1992). World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 153–154, 169. ISBN 9780002184304.

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