title: 1991 Geneva European Open – Singles
text: # 1991 Geneva European Open – Singles
  
  Barbara Paulus was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
  
  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière won the title by defeating Helen Kelesi 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
  * Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (champion)
  * (n/a)
  * Helen Kelesi (final)
  * Emanuela Zardo (second round)
  * Marianne Werdel (second round)
  * Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (first round)
  * Manuela Maleeva (second round)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Conchita Martínez | 4 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Helen Kelesi | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Helen Kelesi | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | 4 | Helen Kelesi | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | LL | Tami Whitlinger | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | 2 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Dahlman | 4 | 3 | | | L Ferrando | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | E Reinach | 4 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | C Fauche | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | C Fauche | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | C Fauche | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | S Hack | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Martínez | 4 | $7^7$ | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Kelesi | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | 4 | H Kelesi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Barthos | 6 | 2 | 1 | | C Mothes | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Mothes | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | H Kelesi | $6^0$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | L Field | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | G Helgeson | $7^7$ | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | G Helgeson | 6 | 7 | | | G Helgeson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Coetzer | 3 | 0 | | 5 | E Zardo | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | E Zardo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | M Werdel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Caverzasio | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | M Werdel | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Porwik | 5 | 2 | | | M Kidowaki | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kidowaki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Kidowaki | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | K Piccolini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | T Whitlinger | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Q | N Pratt | 4 | 4 | | | K Piccolini | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | LL | T Whitlinger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | T Whitlinger | 1 | 3 |
  | 8 | M Maleeva | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 |
  | | N Provis | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | 8 | M Maleeva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Giusto | $6^0$ | 3 | | Q | S Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Stafford | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Stafford | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | N Baudone | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | K Habšudová | 6 | 4 | 7 | | K Habšudová | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  