1991 Virginia Slims of Florida
DateMarch 4–10
Edition13th
CategoryTier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$500,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
VenueThe Polo Club
Champions
Singles
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Doubles
Soviet Union Larisa Neiland / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva

The 1991 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from March 4 through March 10, 1991. Second seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title, her second consecutive at the event and third in total.

Entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank Seed
 GER Steffi Graf 1 1
 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 4 2
 USA Mary Joe Fernández 5 3
 USA Jennifer Capriati 11 4
 ESP Conchita Martínez 10 5
 AUT Barbara Paulus 16 6
 Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 14 7
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 17 8
 CAN Helen Kelesi 18 9
 ITA Sandra Cecchini 21 10
 USA Anne Smith 22 11
 USA Laura Arraya 24 12
 RSA Rosalyn Fairbank 25 13
 GER Anke Huber 23 14
 USA Meredith McGrath 38 16

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Argentina Gabriela Sabatini defeated Germany Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–6(8–6)

  • It was Sabatini's 2nd singles title of the year and the 17th of her career.

Doubles

Soviet Union Larisa Neiland / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva defeated United States Meredith McGrath / United Kingdom Samantha Smith 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

  • It was Neiland's 2nd title of the year and the 20th of her career. It was Zvereva's 3rd title of the year and the 14th of her career.
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