1990 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1990. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

ITF

Grand Slam events

Australian Open

Main article: 1990 Australian Open

The 1990 Australian Open, the first major of the year, was a tennis tournament that took place at Flinders Park in Melbourne. It was held from 15 to 28 January.

Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score
Men's singles	Ivan Lendl	Stefan Edberg	4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–2 ret.
Women's singles	Steffi Graf	Mary Joe Fernández	6–3, 6–4
Men's doubles	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata	6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Women's doubles	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Mixed doubles	Natasha Zvereva Jim Pugh	Zina Garrison Rick Leach	4–6, 6–2, 6–3

French Open

Main article: 1990 French Open

The 1990 French Open took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France from 28 May until 10 June.

Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score
Men's singles	Andrés Gómez	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
Women's singles	Monica Seles	Steffi Graf	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Men's doubles	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario	Goran Ivanišević Petr Korda	7–5, 6–3
Women's doubles	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 7–5
Mixed doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jorge Lozano	Nicole Provis Danie Visser	7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8)

Wimbledon

The 1990 Wimbledon Championships, the only major played on grass courts, took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England. It was held from 25 June to 8 July.

Main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships

Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score
Men's singles	Stefan Edberg	Boris Becker	6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
Women's singles	Martina Navratilova	Zina Garrison	6–4, 6–1
Men's doubles	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Women's doubles	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 6–1
Mixed doubles	Zina Garrison Rick Leach	Elizabeth Smylie John Fitzgerald	7–5, 6–2

US Open

Main article: 1990 US Open (tennis)

The 1990 US Open, the last tennis major of the year, was played at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States, being held from 27 August to 9 September.

Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score
Men's singles	Pete Sampras	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles	Gabriela Sabatini	Steffi Graf	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Men's doubles	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	Paul Annacone David Wheaton	6–2, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Women's doubles	Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6–2, 6–4
Mixed doubles	Elizabeth Smylie Todd Woodbridge	Natalia Zvereva Jim Pugh	6–4, 6–2

Davis Cup

Final

United States 3	Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States November 30 – December 2 Clay (indoors)		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andre Agassi Richard Fromberg 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 2 6 4   2 Michael Chang Darren Cahill 6 2 77 65 6 0       3 Rick Leach / Jim Pugh Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 6 4 6 2 3 6 77 62     4 Andre Agassi Darren Cahill 6 4 4 6       retired   5 Michael Chang Richard Fromberg 5 7 6 2 3 6

Fed Cup

Final

United States 2	Peachtree World of Tennis, Norcross, Georgia, United States July 29 Hard		Soviet Union 1
1 2 3 1 Jennifer Capriati Leila Meskhi 77 64 6 2     2 Zina Garrison Natasha Zvereva 6 4 3 6 3 6   3 Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva 6 4 6 3

ATP Tour

Year-End Championships

• Frankfurt, Germany (November 13–18)
  • Singles: Andre Agassi defeated Stefan Edberg, 5–7, 7–6^(7–5), 7–5, 6–2

ATP Championship Series single week

Main article: 1990 ATP Championship Series, Single Week § Results

* First-time champion

Masters	Singles champions	Runners-up	Score	Doubles champions	Runners-up	Score
Indian Wells Singles – Doubles	Stefan Edberg*	Andre Agassi	6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)	Boris Becker* Guy Forget*	Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe	6–4, 6–3
Miami Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi*	Stefan Edberg	6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2	Rick Leach* Jim Pugh*	Boris Becker Cássio Motta	6–3, 6–4
Monte Carlo Singles – Doubles	Andrei Chesnokov*	Thomas Muster	7–5, 6–3, 6–3	Petr Korda* Tomáš Šmíd*	Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez	6–2, 6–1
Hamburg Singles – Doubles	Juan Aguilera*	Boris Becker	6–1, 6–0, 7–6(9–7)	Sergi Bruguera* Jim Courier*	Udo Riglewski Michael Stich	4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Rome Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster*	Andrei Chesnokov	6–1, 6–3, 6–1	Sergio Casal* Emilio Sánchez*	Jim Courier Martin Davis	7–6, 7–5
Toronto Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang*	Jay Berger	4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)	Paul Annacone* David Wheaton*	Broderick Dyke Peter Lundgren	7–6, 6–1
Cincinnati Singles – Doubles	Stefan Edberg	Brad Gilbert	6–1, 6–1	Darren Cahill* Mark Kratzmann*	Neil Broad Gary Muller	7–6, 6–4
Stockholm Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker*	Stefan Edberg	6–4, 6–0, 6–3	Guy Forget	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	6–2, 6–3
				Jakob Hlasek*
Paris Singles – Doubles	Stefan Edberg	Boris Becker	3–3 ret.	Scott Davis* David Pate*	Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann	7–6, 7–6

WTA Tour

Year-End Championships

• New York City, USA (November 18–24)
  • Singles: Monica Seles defeated Gabriela Sabatini, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6-2

Tier I Series

Main article: 1990 WTA Tier I Series § Results

* First-time champion

Tournament	Singles champions	Runners-up	Score	Doubles champions	Runners-up	Score
Chicago Open Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova*	Manuela Maleeva	6–3, 6–2	Martina Navratilova* Anne Smith*	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat	6–7(9–11), 6–4, 6–3
Miami Open Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles*	Judith Wiesner	6–1, 6–2	Jana Novotná* Helena Suková*	Betsy Nagelsen Robin White	6–4, 6–3
Hilton Head Open Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova	Jennifer Capriati	6–2, 6–4	Martina Navratilova	Mercedes Paz Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 6–1
				Arantxa Sánchez Vicario*
Italian Open Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles	Martina Navratilova	6–1, 6–1	Helen Kelesi* Monica Seles*	Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa	6–3, 6–4
German Open Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles	Steffi Graf	6–4, 6–3	Nicole Provis* Elna Reinach*	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–1
Canadian Open Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf*	Katerina Maleeva	6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–3	Betsy Nagelsen* Gabriela Sabatini*	Helen Kelesi Raffaella Reggi	3–6, 6–2, 6–2

International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Class of 1990:
  • Jan Kodeš, player
  • Joseph Cullman, contributor

See also

• 1990 in sports