1991 WTA Tour
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Duration | November 26, 1990 – November 18, 1991 |
Edition | 21st |
Tournaments | 60 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (6) WTA Tier II (15) WTA Tier III (6) WTA Tier IV (14) WTA Tier V (14) |
Achievements (singles) | |
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Prize money leader | ![]() |
Points leader | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Doubles Team of the year | ![]() ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
Comeback player of the year | ![]() |
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The 1991 WTA Tour (officially titled 1991 Kraft General Foods World Tour after its sponsor) was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 1991 tennis season.
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule[]
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Tier I events |
Tier II events |
Tier III events |
Tier IV and V events |
Team events |
November 1990[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Nov 26 | Nivea Cup São Paulo, Brazil Tier V event $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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January[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Dec 31 | Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships A$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 12 teams |
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Danone Hardcourt Championships Brisbane, Australia Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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Jan 7 | Holden NSW Open Sydney, Australia Tier III event $225,000 – Hard – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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Jan 14 Jan 21 |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $2,000,000 – Hard – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles |
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Jan 28 | Nutri-Metics Bendon Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier V event $100,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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February[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Feb 4 | Fernleaf Classic Wellington, New Zealand Tier V event $100,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Oslo Open Oslo, Norway Tier V event $75,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Feb 11 | Austrian Tennis Grand Prix Linz, Austria Tier V event $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Aurora, United States Tier V event $100,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Feb 18 | Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Feb 25 | Virginia Slims of Palm Springs Palm Springs, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Hard – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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Cancelled due to rain |
March[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Mar 4 Mar 11 |
Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton, United States Tier I event $500,000 – Hard – 56S/28D – |
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Mar 18 | Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event $750,000 – Hard – 96S/48D Singles – Doubles |
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Mar 25 | San Antonio, United States Tier III event $225,000 – Hard – 16S/8D – |
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April[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Apr 1 | Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event $500,000 – Clay – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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Apr 8 | Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Clay – 56S/28D – |
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Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Apr 15 | Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier V event $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Apr 22 | Croatian Lottery Cup Bol, SFR Yugoslavia Tier V event $100,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Barcelona, Spain Tier III event $225,000 – Clay – 56S/28D – |
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Apr 29 | Citizen Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event $350,000 – Clay – 56S/28D – |
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Ilva Trophy Taranto, Italy Tier V event $100,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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May 6 | Peugeot Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I event $500,000 – Clay – 56S/28D – |
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May 13 | Lufthansa Cup Berlin, Germany Tier I event $500,000 – Clay – 56S/28D – |
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May 20 | Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier IV event $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Geneva European Open Geneva, Switzerland Tier IV event $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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May 27 Jun 3 |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $2,698,740 – Clay – 128S/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles |
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June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Jun 10 | Dow Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier IV event $150,000 – Grass – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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Jun 17 | Pilkington Glass Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event $350,000 – Grass – 64S/32D – |
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Jun 24 Jul 1 |
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $2,728,856 – Grass – 128S/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles |
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July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Jul 8 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy Tier V event $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Jul 15 | Volvo San Marino Open City of San Marino, San Marino Tier V event $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Kitzbühel, Austria Tier IV event $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Jul 22 | Westchester Cup Westchester, United States Tier V event $100,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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1991 Fed Cup Nottingham, Great Britain, Hard Team Event $0 – Clay – 32 Teams |
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Jul 29 | Mazda Classic San Diego, United States Tier III event $225,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Aug 5 | Albuquerque, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Tier I event $500,000 – Hard – 56S/28D – |
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Aug 12 | Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Hard – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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Aug 19 | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Hard – 28S/16D – |
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OTB International Open Schenectady, United States Tier V event $100,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Aug 26 Sep 2 |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $2,700,000 – Hard – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles |
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September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Sep 16 | Nichirei International Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier II event $350,000 – Hard – 28S/16D – |
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Clarins Open Paris, France Tier IV event $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Sep 23 | Bayonne, France Tier IV event $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Soviet Union Tier V event $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Sep 30 | Volkswagen Cup Leipzig, Germany Tier III event $225,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D – |
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Milan, Italy Tier III event $225,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D – |
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October[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Oct 7 | BMW European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Oct 14 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Oct 21 | Midland Bank Championships Brighton, Great Britain Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Puerto Rico Open Dorado, Puerto Rico Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Oct 28 | Arizona Classic Scottsdale, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Nov 4 | Virginia Slims of California Oakland, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Virginia Slims of Nashville Brentwood, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Nov 11 | Jello Classic Indianapolis, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Virginia Slims of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Novr 18 | Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States Year-end Championship $3,000,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles |
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Rankings[]
Below are the 1991 WTA year-end rankings (November 25, 1991) in both singles and doubles competition:
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1991" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1991" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
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