steffi graf defeated gabriela sabatini in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1991 wimbledon championships. after splitting the first two sets, sabatini served twice for the title, and was two points away from her second grand slam win at 6-5, before graf saved sabatini’s point narrowly and acquired break point. with the break won, she leveled it to 6-6, and won the next two games to win the 1991 ladies’ wimbledon final. with the victory, graf captured her third wimbledon singles championship, while it proved to be sabatini's third and final appearance in a grand slam final. martina navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to jennifer capriati.