WTA Championships 1990

WTA Championships 1990
date	11/12/1990 - 11/18/1990
Edition	20th
navigation	1989  ◄  1990  ►  1991
WTA tour
venue	New York City United States
Tournament number	808
category	WTA Tour Championships
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	16E / 8D
Prize money	US $ 3,000,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Steffi Graf
Last year's winner (double)	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
Winner (singles)	Monica Seles
Winner (doubles)	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
As of March 2, 2016

The 1990 WTA Championships (also known as the Virginia Slims Championships ) was a women's tennis carpet court tournament held in Madison Square Garden in New York City . It was part of the WTA Tour 1990 and took place from November 12th to 18th, 1990.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Steffi Graf Semifinals 02.  Monica Seles victory 03.  Gabriela Sabatini final 04th  Mary Joe Fernández Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Quarter finals 06th  Katerina Maleewa Quarter finals 07th  Zina Garrison 1 round 08th.  Manuela Maleewa-Fragnière Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

S. Graf

6th

5

6th

J. Capriati

3

7th

3

1

S. Graf

6th

6th

H. Suková

3

3

6th

K. Maleewa

3

0

6th

K. Maleewa

6th

6th

1

S. Graf

4th

4th

3

G. Sabatini

6th

5

7th

3

G. Sabatini

6th

6th

J. Novotná

1

7th

6 3

3

G. Sabatini

6th

1

6th

C. Martínez

6th

6th

C. Martínez

4th

6th

1

7th

Z. Garrison

3

0

3

G. Sabatini

4th

7th

6th

4th

2

8th

M. Maleewa-Fragnière

2

6th

6th

2

M. Seles

6th

5

3

6th

6th

J. Wiesner

6th

1

0

8th

M. Maleewa-Fragnière

2

4th

N. Tauziat

1

6 3

4th

MJ Fernández

6th

6th

4th

MJ Fernández

6th

7th

4th

MJ Fernández

3

4th

5

A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

7th

2

M. Seles

6th

6th

N. Sverava

2

5

5

A. Sanchez Vicario

7th

6 6

4th

B. Paul

2

2

2

M. Seles

5

7th

6th

2

M. Seles

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Jana Novotná Helena Suková   1 round 02.  Larisa Savchenko Natallja Swerawa   1 round 03.  Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie   final 04th  Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

J. Novotná H. Suková

4th

6th

3

N. Medvedeva L. Mes'chi

6th

1

6th

N. Medvedeva L. Mes'chi

5

6th

6 5

4th

M. Paz A. Sanchez Vicario

7th

4th

7th

4th

M. Paz A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

6th

L. Gregory G. Magers

3

4th

4th

M. Paz A. Sanchez Vicario

6 4

4th

3

K. Jordan E. Smylie

7th

6th

N. Provis E. Reinach

1

6 6

3

K. Jordan E. Smylie

6th

7th

3

K. Jordan E. Smylie

6th

6th

K. Adams L. McNeil

1

4th

K. Adams L. McNeil

7th

3

7th

2

L. Savchenko, N. Swerawa

5

6th

6 1

Web links

• WTA Championships 1990 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• WTA Championships 1990 (English) on the ITF homepage