| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1991 Virginia Slims of Washington | |
| Champions |  Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko |
| Runners-up |  Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
| Score | 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(12–10) |
| Draw | 16 (1WC) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Zina Garrison and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but Navratilova did not compete this year. Garrison teamed up with Mary Joe Fernández and lost in the semifinals to Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva.
Jana Novotná and Larisa Savchenko won the title by defeating Fernández and Zvereva 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(12–10) in the final.[1]
Seeds
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Gigi Fernández / 
Natasha Zvereva (final)
Jana Novotná / Larisa Savchenko (champions)- Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison (semifinals)
- Gretchen Magers / Robin White (first round)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Draw
[edit]| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Goodling Sylvia Schenk
| 2 | 1 | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Lindström C Lindqvist
| 2 | 3 |  M Maleeva P Shriver
| 3 | r | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Maleeva P Shriver
| 6 | 6 | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva
| 6 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison
| 3 | 6 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
 N Tauziat J Wiesner
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | MJ Fernández Z Garrison
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Cunningham L Gildemeister
| 4 | 2 |  A Minter S Stafford
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Minter S Stafford
| 6 | 6 | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva
| 7 | 1 | 610 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Ingram Allegra Milholland
| 1 | 1 | 2 | J Novotná L Savchenko
| 5 | 6 | 712 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R Rajchrtová R Zrubáková
| 6 | 6 | R Rajchrtová R Zrubáková
| 62 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M de Swardt A Strnadová
| 6 | 2 | 6 | M de Swardt A Strnadová
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | G Magers R White
| 3 | 6 | 3 | M de Swardt A Strnadová
| 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R Fairbank-Nideffer L Gregory
| 2 | 5 | 2 | J Novotná L Savchenko
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Maleeva L Meskhi
| 6 | 7 | K Maleeva L Meskhi
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Hetherington K Rinaldi
| 1 | 1 | 2 | J Novotná L Savchenko
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Novotná L Savchenko
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Muscatine, Alison (8 September 1991). "Notebook: Shriver, Zvereva pair to snare doubles title". The Washington Post. New York City. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
Zvereva, 20, had teamed with Savchenko to defeat Fernandez and Novotna at Wimbledon this year. And she had teamed with Fernandez and lost to Novotna and Savchenko in the final of the Virginia Slims of Washington last month.