1990 in tennis explained

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

See 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.

width=25%	Category !	width=25%	Champion(s) !	width=25%	Finalist(s) !	width=25%	Score
Men's singles	Ivan Lendl		4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 5–2 ret.
Women's singles	Steffi Graf		6–3, 6–4
Men's doubles	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser		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		4–6, 6–2, 6–3

French Open

See 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.

width=25%	Category !	width=25%	Champion(s) !	width=25%	Finalist(s) !	width=25%	Score
Men's singles	Andrés Gómez		6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
Women's singles	Monica Seles		7–6^(8–6), 6–4
Men's doubles	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario		7–5, 6–3
Women's doubles	Jana Novotná Helena Suková		6–4, 7–5
Mixed doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jorge Lozano		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.

See main article: 1990 Wimbledon Championships.

width=25%	Category !	width=25%	Champion(s) !	width=25%	Finalist(s) !	width=25%	Score
Men's singles	Stefan Edberg		6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
Women's singles	Martina Navratilova		6–4, 6–1
Men's doubles	Rick Leach Jim Pugh		7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5)
Women's doubles	Jana Novotná Helena Suková		6–4, 6–1
Mixed doubles	Zina Garrison Rick Leach		7–5, 6–2

US Open

See 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.

width=25%	Category !	width=25%	Champion(s) !	width=25%	Finalist(s) !	width=25%	Score
Men's singles	Pete Sampras		6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles	Gabriela Sabatini		6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
Men's doubles	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser		6–2, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2
Women's doubles	Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova		6–2, 6–4
Mixed doubles	Elizabeth Smylie Todd Woodbridge		6–4, 6–2

Davis Cup

Final

Fed Cup

Final

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

See main article: 1990 ATP Championship Series, Single Week.

Tournament	Week	Singles winner and score	Singles runner-up	Doubles winners and score	Doubles runners-up
Indian Wells	March 5	Stefan Edberg 6–4, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6	Andre Agassi	Becker Forget 6–4, 6–3
Miami	March 12	Andre Agassi 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2	Stefan Edberg	Leach Pugh 6–7, 6–4, 6–2	Becker Motta
Monte Carlo	April 23	Andrei Chesnokov 7–5, 6–3, 6–3		Korda Šmíd 6–2, 6–1	Gómez J Sánchez
Hamburg	May 7	Juan Aguilera 6–1, 6–0, 7–6	Boris Becker	Bruguera Courier 4–6, 6–1, 7–6	Riglewski Stich
Rome	May 14	Thomas Muster 6–1, 6–3, 6–1	Andrei Chesnokov	Casal E Sánchez 7–6, 7–5	Courier Davis
Toronto	July 23	Michael Chang 4–6, 6–3, 7–6	Jay Berger	Annacone Wheaton 6–4, 6–4	Dyke Lundgren
Cincinnati	August 6	Stefan Edberg 6–1, 6–1		Cahill Kratzmann 7–6, 6–4	Broad Muller
Stockholm	October 22	Boris Becker 6–4, 6–0, 6–3	Stefan Edberg	Forget Hlasek 6–2, 6–3	Fitzgerald Järryd
Paris	October 29	Stefan Edberg 3–3, retired	Boris Becker	Davis Pate 7–6, 7–6	Cahill Kratzmann

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

Tournament	Singles winner and score	Singles runner-up	Doubles winners and score	Doubles runners-up
	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
	Monica Seles 6–1, 6–2	Judith Wiesner
	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Jennifer Capriati
Rome	Monica Seles 6–1, 6–1
Berlin	Monica Seles 6–4, 6–3
	Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3	Katerina Maleeva

International Tennis Hall of Fame

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

See also

• 1990 in sports