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1991 Family Circle Cup

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1991 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 2–8
Edition19th
CategoryTier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$500,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHilton Head Island, SC, U.S.
VenueSea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Doubles
Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
← 1990 · Family Circle Cup · 1992 →

The 1991 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of Tier I of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and ran from April 2 through April 8, 1991. Second-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title, her first at the event.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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Argentina Gabriela Sabatini defeated Soviet Union Leila Meskhi 6–1, 6–1

  • It was Sabatini's 3rd singles title of the year and the 18th of her career.

Doubles

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Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated United States Mary-Lou Daniels / South Africa Lise Gregory 6–4, 6–0

  • It was Kohde-Kilsch's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 24th of her career. It was Zvereva's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 12th of her career.

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1992). World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. p. 164. ISBN 9780002184304.
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