The 1991 Puerto Rico Open was a women's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor hard courts at the Hyatt Regency Cerromar Hotel in
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to:
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
* San Juan, Argentina
* San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines
San Juan may also refer to:
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in
Puerto Rico
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that was part of the
Tier IV category of the
1991 WTA Tour
The 1991 WTA Tour (officially titled 1991 Kraft General Foods World Tour after its sponsor) was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 1991 tennis season.
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for ...
. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from October 21 through October 27, 1991. Second-seeded
Julie Halard
Julie Halard-Decugis (born 10 September 1970) is a French former professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Halard-Decugis lived in La Baule, France, during the initial stages of her career and later moved to Pully, Switzerland. She turned profes ...
won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Julie Halard
Julie Halard-Decugis (born 10 September 1970) is a French former professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Halard-Decugis lived in La Baule, France, during the initial stages of her career and later moved to Pully, Switzerland. She turned profes ...
defeated
Amanda Coetzer
Amanda Coetzer (born 22 October 1971, in Hoopstad) is a South African former professional tennis player. Coetzer finished in the WTA rankings top 20 for ten consecutive seasons (1992–2001), peaking at world No. 3. She reached three Grand Sla ...
7–5, 7–5
* It was Halard's 1st singles title of her career.
Doubles
Rika Hiraki
Rika Hiraki (, born 6 December 1971) is a former professional Japanese tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of ...
/
Florencia Labat
María Florencia Labat (born 12 June 1971) is an Argentinian former professional female tennis player. She joined the WTA Tour
The WTA Tour (also known as the Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for ...
defeated
Sabine Appelmans
Sabine Appelmans (born 22 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium. She was Belgium's Fed Cup Captain (sports), captain from 2007 until 2011.
Career
Appelmans started playing at the neighbour's court at the age of seven ...
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Camille Benjamin
Camille Benjamin (born June 22, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player.
Benjamin played on the WTA tour from 1981 to 1994. She reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1984, defeating Cláudia Monteiro, Jamie Golder, Cat ...
6–3, 6–3
References
External links
ITF tournament edition detailsWTA tournament draws
{{1991 WTA Tour
Puerto Rico Open
The Puerto Rico Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was first played in 2008. It is the only PGA Tour event held in Puerto Rico to date. The tournament is played at the Coco Beach Golf Course (previously Trump Internation ...
Puerto Rico Open (tennis)
Puerto Rico Open, 1991