1991 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles – Singles

Singles
Singles
1991 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
Final
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Kimiko Date
Score	6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles
	← 1990 · LA Women's Tennis Championships · 1992 →

Monica Seles was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Kimiko Date 6–3, 6–1 in the final. Despite the win, Seles lost the world No. 1 spot to Steffi Graf, as her opponent needed to be in a high ranking in order to Seles to earn bonus points (Date was No. 112 while Gabriela Sabatini, defeated at the semifinals, was No. 3)^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Champion

Monica Seles

Runner-up

Kimiko Date

Score6–3, 6–1

Draw56

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Date also became the first Japanese female player on reaching the final of any Tier II tournament.^[2]

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Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Monica Seles	6	6

	Mercedes Paz	2	2
					1	Monica Seles	6⁵	6	6

					3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7⁷	4	4
3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6

6	Helena Suková	6	4	0
										1	Monica Seles	6	6

										Q	Kimiko Date	3	1
Q	Kimiko Date	6	6

	Jo Durie	4	1
					Q	Kimiko Date	3	6	6

					2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	1	4
8	Lori McNeil	3	6	5

2	Gabriela Sabatini	6	4	7

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	M Seles	6	6
	E Reinach	5	6	6		E Reinach	1	0
	C Wood	7	1	3						1	M Seles	6	6
	P Fendick	0	2								A Coetzer	4	1
	R White	6	6			R White	4	4
	A Coetzer	6	7			A Coetzer	6	6
14	R Rajchrtová	4	5												1	M Seles	6	6
16	A Minter	3	6	1												M Paz	2	2
	N Bradtke	6	4	6		N Bradtke	6	6²	3
	E deLone	1	6	3		M Paz	3	7⁷	6
	M Paz	6	3	6							M Paz	3	7⁸	6
	L Ferrando	6	6							7	A Frazier	6	6⁶	1
Q	S Gomer	3	4			L Ferrando	4	2
					7	A Frazier	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	I Demongeot	7⁷	6			I Demongeot	2	3
	A May	6³	3							3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
LL	JA Faull	3	1								P Paradis-Mangon	1	3
Q	Stephanie Martin	6	6		Q	Stephanie Martin	3	6	4
	P Paradis-Mangon	1	6	6		P Paradis-Mangon	6	3	6
	R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	3	3											3	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
11	M Pierce	6	4	6											6	H Suková	6	4	0
	P Tarabini	2	6	0	11	M Pierce	6	6
	N van Lottum	6	6			N van Lottum	2	2
	S Stafford	3	4							11	M Pierce	7⁷	2	2
Q	N Herreman	6	6							6	H Suková	6⁴	6	6
Q	C Toleafoa	3	1		Q	N Herreman	0	4
					6	H Suková	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	L Meskhi	4	1
Q	K Date	6	6		Q	K Date	6	6
	C Dahlman	2	2							Q	K Date	6	6
	L Savchenko	0	0							10	Y Basuki	2	2
	A Grossman	6	6			A Grossman	3	4
	C Porwik	6	2	4	10	Y Basuki	6	6
10	Y Basuki	2	6	6										Q	K Date	6	6
13	T Whitlinger	3	7⁷	4											J Durie	4	1
	G Magers	6	6³	6		G Magers	6	7
	G Helgeson	7	6			G Helgeson	4	5
	M Javer	5	2								G Magers	3	4
	P Harper	6	3	3							J Durie	6	6
	J Durie	2	6	6		J Durie	6	6³	7
					4	Z Garrison	3	7⁷	5

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	L McNeil	6	6
Q	M Endo	2	3		Q	S Rottier	1	4
Q	S Rottier	6	6							8	L McNeil	6⁵	6	6
	A Dechaume	6	6							15	C Lindqvist	7⁷	0	1
	K Po	1	1			A Dechaume	6	1	2
	C Benjamin	5	3		15	C Lindqvist	2	6	6
15	C Lindqvist	7	6												8	L McNeil	3	6	5
12	S Sloane	1	1^r												2	G Sabatini	6	4	7
	D Graham	6	2			D Graham	6	6
	C Suire	6	5	1	Q	P Kamstra	1	0
Q	P Kamstra	4	7	6							D Graham	3	1
	P Hy	6	7							2	G Sabatini	6	6
LL	H Ludloff	4	5			P Hy	3	0
					2	G Sabatini	6	6

1991 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles – Singles

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