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Singles
1991 Family Circle Cup
Final
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Leila Meskhi
Score	6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw	56 (8Q / 1 WC)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Gabriela Sabatini defeated Leila Meskhi in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1991 Family Circle Cup.

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Meskhi.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Navratilova (quarterfinal)
2. Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinal)
4. Jana Novotná (quarterfinal)
5. Katerina Maleeva (second round)
6. Jennifer Capriati (third round)
7. Helena Suková (quarterfinal)
8. Natalia Zvereva (semifinal)
9. Leila Meskhi (final)
10. Helen Kelesi (third round)
11. Sandra Cecchini (third round)
12. Isabel Cueto (second round)
13. Regina Rajchrtová (first round)
14. Mercedes Paz (third round)
15. Katia Piccolini (first round)
16. Sabine Hack (third round)

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	4	6	4
	9	Leila Meskhi	6	2	6
								9	Leila Meskhi	6	3	6
								8	Natalia Zvereva	3	6	4
	4	Jana Novotná	6	4
	8	Natalia Zvereva	7	6
															9	Leila Meskhi	1	1
															2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
		Federica Bonsignori	3	2
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
								3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	4	3
								2	Gabriela Sabatini	4	6	6
	7	Helena Suková	0	1
	2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Navratilova	6	7
	Q	S Frankl	1	6					A Coetzer	2	5
		A Coetzer	6	7											1	M Navratilova	6	6
		L Garrone	1	1												P Langrová	3	4
	Q	M de Swardt	6	6				Q	M de Swardt	1	2
		P Langrová	6	6					P Langrová	6	6
	15	K Piccolini	2	2																		1	Martina Navratilova	4	6	4
	9	L Meskhi	6	7																		9	Leila Meskhi	6	2	6
		V Martinek	4	5				9	L Meskhi	6	6
		R Zrubáková	3	6	6				R Zrubáková	3	2
		E Brioukhovets	6	3	4										9	L Meskhi	3	6	6
		M Daniels	6	6	2										6	J Capriati	6	3	3
		A Keller	7	3	6				A Keller	5	1
								6	J Capriati	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	J Novotná	6	6
	LL	L Corsato-Owsianka	2	7	3				C Kohde-Kilsch	1	2
		C Kohde-Kilsch	6	5	6										4	J Novotná	6	6
	Q	A Kerek	6	6												F Labat	1	1
		L Lapi	4	1				Q	A Kerek	5	2
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	7	6
	13	R Rajchrtová	0	0																		4	Jana Novotná	6	4
	11	S Cecchini	6	6																		8	Natalia Zvereva	7	6
	Q	K Adams	1	0				11	S Cecchini	6	6
		C Tessi	6	4	2			Q	B Bowes	4	0
	Q	B Bowes	3	6	6										11	S Cecchini	6	3
		S Meier	6	6											8	N Zvereva	7	6
		D Faber	7	7					D Faber	1	3
								8	N Zvereva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	K Maleeva	7	2	4
		P Tarabini	4	2					F Bonsignori	6	6	6
		F Bonsignori	6	6												F Bonsignori	6	6
		R Baranski	7	6											16	S Hack	2	4
	Q	E Hakami	5	1					R Baranski	1	1
		T Whitlinger	2	1				16	S Hack	6	6
	16	S Hack	6	6																			Federica Bonsignori	3	2
	12	I Cueto	6	6																		3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	L Allen	0	2				12	I Cueto	1	6	4
		A Kanellopoulou	0	6					H Cioffi	6	4	6
		H Cioffi	6	7												H Cioffi	1
		B Fulco	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6
		S Schefflin	4	4					B Fulco	2	3
								3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	H Suková	6	6
	WC	G Helgeson	5	7	7			WC	G Helgeson	2	1
		S Martin	7	6	6										7	H Suková	6	6
		A Temesvári-Trunkos	6	6											14	M Paz	4	0
	WC	S Collins	3	3					A Temesvári-Trunkos	3	1
	Q	L Lásková	4	2				14	M Paz	6	6
	14	M Paz	6	6																		7	Helena Suková	0	1
	10	H Kelesi	7	6																		2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6
		S Wasserman	5	4				10	H Kelesi	6	1	6
		C Caverzasio	5	6	6				C Benjamin	1	6	2
		C Benjamin	7	2	7										10	H Kelesi	3	2
		L Harvey-Wild	6	6											2	G Sabatini	6	6
		S Smith	3	2					L Harvey-Wild	0	0
								2	G Sabatini	6	6

References

1. "1991 Hilton Head WTA Draw" (PDF). wtatennis.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
2. "Hilton Head (01 Apr 1991 – 07 Apr 1991) – Singles – Main Draw". event.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

• 1991 WTA Tour
• Charleston Open
• February 1991 sports events in the United States