1991 US Open – Women's doubles

Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Katrina Adams and Manon Bollegraf.

Women's doubles
1991 US Open
Final
Champions	Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko
Score	6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
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Pam Shriver and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5) against Jana Novotná and Larisa Savchenko.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1.   Jana Novotná /   Larisa Savchenko (final)
2.   Gigi Fernández /   Martina Navratilova (third round)
3.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /   Helena Suková (third round)
4.   Mary Joe Fernández /   Zina Garrison (semifinals)
5.   Gretchen Magers /   Robin White (second round)
6.   Pam Shriver /   Natasha Zvereva (champions)
7.   Nicole Provis /   Elizabeth Smylie (second round)
8.   Elna Reinach /   Anne Smith (third round)
9.   Jill Hetherington /   Kathy Rinaldi (first round)
10.   Katrina Adams /   Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
11.   Patty Fendick /   Lori McNeil (third round)
12.   Mary Lou Daniels /   Lise Gregory (third round)
13.   Leila Meskhi /   Mercedes Paz (semifinals)
14.   Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer /   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (quarterfinals)
15.   Nathalie Tauziat /   Judith Wiesner (third round)
16.   Sandy Collins /   Rachel McQuillan (quarterfinals)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná   Larisa Savchenko	6	6
	4	Mary Joe Fernández   Zina Garrison	4	2
								1	Jana Novotná   Larisa Savchenko	4	6	6^5
								6	Pam Shriver   Natasha Zvereva	6	4	7^7
	13	Leila Meskhi   Mercedes Paz	1	0
	6	Pam Shriver   Natasha Zvereva	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Novotná   L Savchenko	0	7^7	6
		B Fulco   N Jagerman	6	6^4	4			1	J Novotná   L Savchenko	6	6^10	6
		S Stafford   M Werdel	6	6					S Stafford   M Werdel	4	7^12	1
		A Dechaume   F Labat	1	3											1	J Novotná   L Savchenko	6	6
		J Halard   A Huber	6^3	2											12	M L Daniels   L Gregory	4	2
		D Graham   S McCarthy	7^7	6					D Graham   S McCarthy	2	3
		S Farina   L Garrone	3	1				12	M L Daniels   L Gregory	6	6
	12	M L Daniels   L Gregory	6	6																		1	J Novotná   L Savchenko	3	6	6
	16	S Collins   R McQuillan	6	6																		16	S Collins   R McQuillan	6	2	4
		B Cordwell   C Lindqvist	4	3				16	S Collins   R McQuillan	6	7
		L Ferrando   W Probst	6	6					L Ferrando   W Probst	2	5
		M Lindström   C Suire	1	2											16	S Collins   R McQuillan	6	3	6
		Ta Whitlinger   Te Whitlinger	7^7	7												Ta Whitlinger   Te Whitlinger	1	6	0
		G Helgeson   R Simpson-Alter	6^5	5					Ta Whitlinger   Te Whitlinger	6	4	6
		E Burgin   A Temesvári	1	3				5	G Magers   R White	3	6	3
	5	G Magers   R White	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	M J Fernández   Z Garrison	6	6
		N Miyagi   B Somerville	2	0				4	M J Fernández   Z Garrison	6	6
		P Langrová   R Zrubáková	6^2	4					K Godridge   K Radford	3	0
		K Godridge   K Radford	7^7	6											4	M J Fernández   Z Garrison	4	7	6
		P Louie-Harper   A May	2	5												S Appelmans   C Benjamin	6	5	4
		J-A Faull   M Jaggard	6	7					J-A Faull   M Jaggard	4	2
		S Appelmans   C Benjamin	6	7					S Appelmans   C Benjamin	6	6
	9	J Hetherington   K Rinaldi	4	5																		4	M J Fernández   Z Garrison	7	4	6
	14	R Fairbank-Nideffer   C Kohde-Kilsch	7	6																		14	R Fairbank-Nideffer   C Kohde-Kilsch	5	6	3
		E Brioukhovets   K Maleeva	5	3				14	R Fairbank-Nideffer   C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		M Pierce   L Spadea	4	1					T Morton   C Wood	4	2
		T Morton   C Wood	6	6											14	R Fairbank-Nideffer   C Kohde-Kilsch	6	7^7
		P Barg-Mager   C MacGregor	7^7	3	5										8	E Reinach   A Smith	4	6^5
		A Frazier   M Kidowaki	6^5	6	7				A Frazier   M Kidowaki	4	3
		E Maniokova   P Thorén	7	4	5			8	E Reinach   A Smith	6	6
	8	E Reinach   A Smith	5	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	N Provis   E Smylie	6	6
		R Baranski   B Borneo	3	1				7	N Provis   E Smylie	3	3
		G Coorengel   A van Buuren	2	1					Y Basuki   J Durie	6	6
		Y Basuki   J Durie	6	6												Y Basuki   J Durie	6	3	6
		M Maleeva   M Maleeva-Fragnière	5	4											15	N Tauziat   J Wiesner	2	6	1
		K-A Guse   A Nishiya	7	6					K-A Guse   A Nishiya	1	3
		A Devries   S Wasserman	1	3				15	N Tauziat   J Wiesner	6	6
	15	N Tauziat   J Wiesner	6	6																			Y Basuki   J Durie	3	4
	13	L Meskhi   M Paz	6	3	6																	13	L Meskhi   M Paz	6	6
		C Cunningham   L Gildemeister	4	6	4			13	L Meskhi   M Paz	6	7^7
		L Field   M Strandlund	6	1	2				H Kelesi   C Vis	1	6^4
		H Kelesi   C Vis	1	6	6										13	L Meskhi   M Paz	7^8	6
		I Demongeot   C Martínez	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario   H Suková	6^6	4
		A Grossman   R Stubbs	1	3					I Demongeot   C Martínez	4	1
		K Date   A Kijimuta	2	2				3	A Sánchez Vicario   H Suková	6	6
	3	A Sánchez Vicario   H Suková	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	P Shriver   N Zvereva	6	6
		A Henricksson   J Smoller	2	2				6	P Shriver   N Zvereva	4	6	7^7
		K Kschwendt   B Schultz	7^7	6					K Kschwendt   B Schultz	6	2	6^5
		S Cecchini   P Tarabini	6^4	1											6	P Shriver   N Zvereva	6	7
		J Alexander   N Arendt	2	7^14	4										11	P Fendick   L McNeil	4	5
		C Caverzasio   N Herreman	6	6^12	6				C Caverzasio   N Herreman	2	3
		A Gooden   R Hiraki	1	2				11	P Fendick   L McNeil	6	6
	11	P Fendick   L McNeil	6	6																		6	P Shriver   N Zvereva	6	6
	10	K Adams   M Bollegraf	6	6																		10	K Adams   M Bollegraf	4	3
		I Jankovská   E Melicharová	1	4				10	K Adams   M Bollegraf	6	6
		P Paradis   S Testud	6	6					P Paradis   S Testud	3	3
		A Noháčová   E Švíglerová	4	2											10	K Adams   M Bollegraf	7^7	6
		E Pfaff   C Porwik	6	6^3	6										2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	6^3	1
		L Davenport   N London	4	7^7	1				E Pfaff   C Porwik	1	4
		R Rajchrtová   A Strnadová	2	4				2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	6	6
	2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	6	6

External links

• 1991 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation