1991 Westchester Cup
Encyclopedia
The 1991 Westchester Cup was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
in Westchester
, New York
in the United States
. It was the 7th edition of the event, the second played in Westchester, and was part of the Tier V series of the 1991 WTA Tour
. The tournament was played from July 22 through July 28, 1991.
Isabelle Demongeot
defeated
Lori McNeil
6–4, 6–4
Rosalyn Fairbank
/ Lise Gregory
defeated Katrina Adams
/ Lori McNeil
7–5, 6–4
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
Tennis court
A tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles.-Dimensions:...
in Westchester
Westchester
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, New York
New York
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in the United States
United States
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. It was the 7th edition of the event, the second played in Westchester, and was part of the Tier V series of the 1991 WTA Tour
1991 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
. The tournament was played from July 22 through July 28, 1991.
Singles
Isabelle DemongeotIsabelle Demongeot
Isabelle Demongeot is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on May 1, 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled down further south in Gassin.Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase...
defeated
Lori McNeilLori McNeil
Lori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison...
6–4, 6–4
Doubles
Rosalyn FairbankRosalyn Fairbank
Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance coming as late as 1997...
/
Lise GregoryLise Gregory
Lise Gregory was a South African tennis player who played primarily doubles. She played left-handed. Her career-high doubles ranking in 1990 was no. 18...
defeated
Katrina AdamsKatrina Adams
Katrina Adams is a former professional United States tennis player from Chicago. Her highest singles ranking was 67 on May 8, 1989.-Early life:Adams joined a tennis program in West Side, Chicago when she was six years old...
/
Lori McNeilLori McNeil
Lori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison...
7–5, 6–4