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1991 St. Petersburg Open
The 1991 St. Petersburg Open was a women's tennis tournament played from September 21 through 29, 1991,[1] on indoor carpet courts at the St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Soviet Union, that was part of Tier V of the 1991 Kraft General Foods World Tour (1991 WTA Tour). It was the third edition of the WTA tournament inaugurated under the title of Virginia Slims of Moscow in 1989 and later known as the Moscow Ladies Open.
| 1991 St. Petersburg Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 21 – September 29 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | Tier V |
| Prize money | $100,000 |
| Surface | Carpet (i) |
| Location | St. Petersburg, Soviet Union |
| Venue | St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (a.k.a. SKK Peterburgsky) |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Larisa Savchenko-Neiland | |
| Doubles | |
| Elena Brioukhovets / Natalia Medvedeva | |
Finals edit
Singles edit
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland defeated Barbara Rittner 3–6, 6–3, 6–4[2][1]
- It was Savchenko-Neiland's 1st of 2 WTA singles titles of her career.
Doubles edit
Elena Brioukhovets / Natalia Medvedeva defeated Isabelle Demongeot / Jo Durie 7–5, 6–3[1]
- It was Brioukhovets's 1st WTA doubles title of the year and the 3rd and last of her career. It was Medvedeva's 1st WTA doubles title of the year and the 5th of her career.
References edit
- ^ a b c "ОТ МЕЙДЖЕРС ДО НОВОТНОЙ / Краткая история турниров WTA Tour в России". Sport Express. 1998-10-19. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "WTA Moscow Ladies Open – Women's Singles". Grand Slam History. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
External links edit
- "От Мейджерс до Новотной. Краткая история турниров WTA Tour в России" (in Russian). Sport Express. 1998-10-19. from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-11-10.