1991 Dow Classic – Singles

Singles
1991 Dow Classic
1990 Champion Zina Garrison
Final
Champion Martina Navratilova
Runner-up Natalia Zvereva
Score6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Zina Garrison was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Natalia Zvereva.

Martina Navratilova won in the final against Zvereva, 6–4, 7–6(8–6).

Seeds

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

  1. Martina Navratilova (Champion)
  2. Zina Garrison (semifinals)
  3. Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
  4. Natalia Zvereva (final)
  5. Lori McNeil (quarterfinals)
  6. Meredith McGrath (second round)
  7. Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)
  8. Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
  9. Gretchen Magers (third round)
  10. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (first round)
  11. Catarina Lindqvist (second round)
  12. Ginger Helgeson (withdrew)
  13. Anne Minter (second round)
  14. Stephanie Rehe (first round)
  15. Akiko Kijimuta (first round)
  16. Pam Shriver (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 N Tauziat 65 6 6
  E Reinach 77 5 6   E Reinach 77 4 4
  L Golarsa 64 7 3 3 N Tauziat 3 5  
  A Temesvári-Trunkos 6 6     B Schultz 6 7  
  S Loosemore 4 4     A Temesvári-Trunkos 66 2  
  B Schultz 6 6     B Schultz 78 6  
10 C Kohde-Kilsch 4 1     B Schultz 6 6  
LL C Suire 6 77   LL C Suire 3 2  
  L Field 3 61   LL C Suire 6 3 6
  K Godridge 6 6     K Godridge 4 6 2
  N van Lottum 2 4   LL C Suire 6 77  
  R Baranski 2 4     B Cordwell 2 64  
  B Cordwell 6 6     B Cordwell 6 6  
7 N Sawamatsu 2 4  

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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