1991 Mazda Classic – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1991 Mazda Classic | |
| Champions | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi |
| Runners-up | Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat |
| Score | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 (1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Patty Fendick and Zina Garrison were the defending champions, but Fendick did not compete this year. Garrison teamed up with Jennifer Capriati and lost in the quarterfinals to Isabelle Demongeot and Conchita Martínez.
Jill Hetherington and Kathy Rinaldi won the title by defeating Gigi Fernández and Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.[1][2]
Seeds
- Gigi Fernández / Nathalie Tauziat (final)
- Jennifer Capriati / Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
- Jill Hetherington / Kathy Rinaldi (champions)
- Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer / Lise Gregory (semifinals)
Draw
Key
- 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
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G Fernández N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Papadáki Sylvia Schenck | 0 | 1 | 1 | G Fernández N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E deLone S Loosemore | 6 | 2 | 6 | E deLone S Loosemore | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Kuhlman Ca MacGregor | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | G Fernández N Tauziat | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | R Fairbank-Nideffer L Gregory | 6 | 61 | 79 | 4 | R Fairbank-Nideffer L Gregory | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J Durie N Herreman | 1 | 77 | 67 | 4 | R Fairbank-Nideffer L Gregory | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Louie Harper A May | 7 | 7 | P Louie Harper A May | 63 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Cioffi Lisa Seemann | 5 | 5 | 1 | G Fernández N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Minter M Werdel | 77 | 3 | 2 | 3 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Gildemeister M Maleeva-Fragnière | 62 | 6 | 6 | L Gildemeister M Maleeva-Fragnière | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Davenport A Mall | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
| I Demongeot C Martínez | 6 | 77 | I Demongeot C Martínez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Emmons D Graham | 4 | 62 | I Demongeot C Martínez | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kijimuta N Sawamatsu | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | J Capriati Z Garrison | 4 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Capriati Z Garrison | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Miller, Scott (5 August 1991). "For Capriati, It Isn't Just Child's Play : Tennis: In match pitting two youngest finalists of the open era, 15-year-old beats 17-year- old and No. 1-ranked Seles, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)". Los Angeles Times. Carlsbad, California. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Third-seeded Jill Hetherington and Kathy Rinaldi defeated top-seeded Gigi Fernandez and Nathalie Tauziat in the doubles final, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 [...] Hetherington-Rinaldi split $13,500 for winning the doubles portion of the tournament, and runners-up Fernandez-Tauziat split $6,750.
- ^ "Tennis WTA San Diego Doubles 1991 Scores". Tennis 24. Retrieved 22 May 2024.