1991 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles
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Doubles | |
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1991 Virginia Slims Championships | |
Champions | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
Runners-up | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná |
Final score | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie were the defending champions, but Jordan did not qualify for this year. Smylie partnered with Nicole Provis and lost in quarterfinals to Gigi Fernández and Jana Novotná.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won the title by defeating Fernández and Novotná 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final. It was the 3rd title of the year, 11th Tour Championships title and 158th overall title for Navratilova, and the 4th title of the year, 10th Tour Championships title and 106th overall title for Shriver, in their respective doubles careers.
Seeds[]
- Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná (final)
- Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková (semifinals)
- Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison (semifinals)
Draw[]
Key[]
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Draw[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Nicole Provis Elizabeth Smylie | 3 | 4 | 1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Gretchen Rush Robin White | 3 | 2 | 1 | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 3 | 7 | 0r | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||
3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 7 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 1 | 5 |
References[]
Categories:
- WTA Tour Championships
- 1991 WTA Tour