WTA Tour 1990

◄ WTA Tour 1990 ►
Period:	December 1989 - December 1990
Edition:	20th
Number of tournaments:	60
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Doubles Championships Tier I (6) Tier II (14) Tier III (7) Tier IV (15) Tier V (12)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Steffi Graf (10)
Most of the finals:	Steffi Graf (13)
Awards
Player of the year:	Steffi Graf
Double team of the year:	Helena Suková Jana Novotná
Newcomer of the year:	Monica Seles
Newcomer of the year:	Jennifer Capriati
Returner of the year:	Elizabeth Smylie

The 1990 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open :
Steffi Graf

French Open :
Monica Seles

Wimbledon Championships :
Martina Navrátilová

US Open :
Gabriela Sabatini

The WTA Tour 1990 (officially: Kraft General Foods World Tour 1990 ) is the 20th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Hopman Cup and Federation Cup team competitions are not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . They are still listed because the top players usually play there too.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships Tier I. Tier II Tier III Tier IV & V

Others Hopman Cup Federation Cup

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

December

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
25.12.	Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - $ 350,000 hard court	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Emilio Sánchez Vicario	Pam Shriver John McEnroe	2: 1

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.01.	Danone Women's Open Brisbane , Australia Tier IV - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Natallja Sverava	Rachel McQuillan	6: 4, 6: 0
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver	6: 3, 6: 1
08.01.	Holden NSW Open Sydney , Australia Tier III - $ 225,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Natallja Sverava	Barbara Paulus	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 3
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Larissa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	6: 3, 7: 5
15.01. - 28.01.	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 1,000,000 Hard Court - 128E / 48Q / 64D / 32M	Steffi Graf	Mary Joe Fernández	6: 3, 6: 4
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	7: 6 5 , 7: 6 6
		Natallja Swerawa Jim Pugh	Zina Garrison Rick Leach	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
29.01.	Nutri-Metics Auckland , New Zealand Tier V - $ 75,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Leila Mes'chi	Sabine Appelmans	6: 1, 6: 0
		Natalija Medvedeva Leila Mes'chi	Jill Hetherington Robin White	3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 3
	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan Tier II - $ 350,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 1, 6: 2
		Gigi Fernández Elizabeth Smylie	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	6: 2, 6: 2

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.02.	Fernleaf International Classic Wellington , New Zealand Tier V - $ 75,000 Hard Court - 32 / 32Q / 16D	Wiltrud Probst	Leila Mes'chi	1: 6, 6: 4, 6: 0
		Natalija Medvedeva Leila Mes'chi	Michelle Jaggard Julie Richardson	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 4
	Breyers Tennis Classic Wichita , United States Tier IV - $ 150,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 30Q / 16D	Dinky Van Rensburg	Nathalie Tauziat	2: 6, 7: 5, 6: 2
		Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath	Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White	6-0, 6-2
02/12	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago , United States Tier I - $ 500,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Martina Navrátilová	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	6: 3, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Anne Smith	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat	6: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3
19.02.	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City , United States Tier IV - $ 150,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Amy Frazier	Manon Bollegraf	6: 4, 6: 2
		Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White	Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory	7: 5, 6: 2
	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington , United States Tier II - $ 350,000 Carpet (Hall) - 28E / 14D	Martina Navrátilová	Zina Garrison	6: 1, 6: 0
		Zina Garrison Martina Navrátilová	Ann Henricksson Dinky Van Rensburg	6: 0, 6: 3
02/26	Virginia Slims of Indian Wells Indian Wells , United States Tier II - $ 350,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Martina Navrátilová	Helena Suková	6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 1
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová	6: 2, 7: 6

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.03.	Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton , United States Tier II - $ 350,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Gabriela Sabatini	Jennifer Capriati	6: 4, 7: 5
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Elise Burgin Wendy Turnbull	6: 4, 6: 2
19.03.	Lipton International Player's Championships Miami , United States Tier I - $ 750,000 Hard Court - 96E / 64Q / 48D	Monica Seles	Judith Wiesner	6: 1, 6: 2
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Betsy Nagelsen Robin White	6: 4, 6: 3
26.03.	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston , United States Tier III - $ 225,000 Clay - 16E / 16Q / 7D	Katerina Maleewa	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 1, 1: 6, 6: 4
		canceled due to weather problems
	US Hard Court Championships San Antonio , United States Tier III - $ 225,000 Hard Court - 16E / 16Q / 8D	Monica Seles	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	6: 4, 6: 3
		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	Gigi Fernández Robin White	7: 5, 7: 5

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/02	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island , United States Tier I - $ 500,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Martina Navrátilová	Jennifer Capriati	6: 2, 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mercedes Paz Natallja Sverava	6: 2, 6: 1
04/09	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island , United States Tier II - $ 350,000 Clay - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 1, 6: 0
		Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Regina Rajchrtová Andrea Temesvári	7: 6 6 , 6: 4
	Suntory Japan Open Tokyo , Japan Tier IV - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Catarina Lindqvist	Elizabeth Smylie	6: 3, 6: 2
		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	Hu Na Michelle Jaggard	6: 0, 3: 6, 6: 1
April 16-22	Eckerd Tennis Open Tampa , United States Tier III - $ 225,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Monica Seles	Katerina Maleewa	6: 1, 6: 0
		Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Sandra Cecchini Laura Gildemeister	6: 2, 6: 0
04/23	DHL Open Singapore , Singapore Tier IV - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 56E / 28D	Naoko Sawamatsu	Sarah Loosemore	7: 6 5 , 3: 6, 6: 4
		Jo Durie Jill Hetherington	Pascale Paradis Catherine Suire	6: 4, 6: 1
04/23	International Championships of Spain Barcelona , Spain Tier IV - $ 150,000 Clay Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Isabel Cueto	6: 4, 6: 2
		Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Sabrina Goleš Patricia Tarabini	6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 1
04/30	Citizen Cup Hamburg , West Germany Tier II - $ 350,000 Clay Court - 56E / 27D	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5: 7, 6: 0, 6: 1
		Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová	Laryssa Savchenko Helena Suková	6: 2, 6: 3
	Trofeo Ilva-Coppa Mantegazza Taranto , Italy Tier V - $ 75,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Raffaella Reggi	Alexia Dechaume	3: 6, 6: 0, 6: 2
		Olena Brjuchowez Yevgenia Manjukowa	Silvia Farina Rita Grande	7: 6, 6: 1

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.05.	Campionati Internazionali d'Italia Peugeot Open Cup Rome , Italy Tier I - $ 500,000 Clay Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Monica Seles	Martina Navrátilová	6: 1, 6: 1
		Helen Kelesi Monica Seles	Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa	6: 3, 6: 4
14.05.	Lufthansa Cup German Open Berlin (West) , Federal Republic of Germany Tier I - $ 500,000 Clay Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Monica Seles	Steffi Graf	6: 4, 6: 3
		Nicole Provis Elna Reinach	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná	6: 2, 6: 1
05/21	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France Tier IV - $ 150,000 Clay Court - 32E / 26Q / 16D	Mercedes Paz	Ann Grossman	6: 2, 6: 3
		Nicole Provis Elna Reinach	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	6: 1, 6: 4
	Geneva European Open Geneva , Switzerland Tier IV - $ 150,000 Clay Court - 32E / 31Q / 16D	Barbara Paulus	Helen Kelesi	2: 6, 7: 5, 7: 6
		Louise Field Dinky Van Rensburg	Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen	5: 7, 7: 6, 7: 5
05/28	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 2,019,720 Clay Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 64M	Monica Seles	Steffi Graf	7: 6 6 , 6: 4
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	6: 4, 7: 5
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jorge Lozano	Nicole Provis Danie Visser	7: 6, 7: 6

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06/11	The Dow Classic Birmingham , UK Tier IV - $ 150,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Zina Garrison	Helena Suková	6: 4, 6: 1
		Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
06/18	Pilkington Glass Ladies Championships Eastbourne , UK Tier II - $ 350,000 Turf - 64E / 32Q / 32D	Martina Navrátilová	Gretchen Magers	6-0, 6-2
		Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	6: 4, 6: 3
25.06.	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon , United Kingdom Grand Slam - $ 2,728,856 Lawn - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 32Q / 64M	Martina Navrátilová	Zina Garrison	6: 4, 6: 1
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	6: 3, 6: 4
		Zina Garrison Rick Leach	Elizabeth Smylie John Fitzgerald	7: 5, 6: 2

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
09.07.	Torneo Internationale Palermo , Italy Tier V - $ 75,000 Clay Court - 32E / 19Q / 16D	Isabel Cueto	Barbara Paulus	6: 2, 6: 3
		Laura Garrone Karin Kschwendt	Florencia Labat Barbara Romano	6: 2, 6: 4
09.07.	Swedish Open Båstad , Sweden Tier V - $ 75,000 Clay - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Sandra Cecchini	Csilla Bartos	6: 1, 6: 2
		Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Carin Bakkum Nicole Jagerman	6: 3, 6: 7 10 , 6: 2
July 16	Estoril Ladies Open Oeiras , Portugal Tier V - $ 100,000 Clay - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Federica Bonsignori	Laura Garrone	2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
		Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Carin Bakkum Nicole Jagerman	1: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport , United States Tier III - $ 225,000 Lawn - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Jo Durie	7: 6, 4: 6, 7: 5
		Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	Patty Fendick Anne Smith	7: 6, 6: 1
07/21	Federation Cup Final Atlanta , United States , ITF - Hard Court	United States	Soviet Union	2: 1
07/30	Player's Ltd. Challenge Canadian Open Montreal , Canada Tier I - $ 500,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Katerina Maleewa	6: 1, 6: 7 6 , 6: 3
		Betsy Nagelsen Gabriela Sabatini	Helen Kelesi Raffaella Reggi	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.08.	Virginia Slims of Albuquerque Albuquerque , United States Tier IV - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Jana Novotná	Laura Gildemeister	6: 4, 6: 4
		Meredith McGrath Anne Smith	Peanut Louie Harper Wendy White-Prausa	7: 6, 6: 4
	Great American Bank Classic San Diego , United States Tier III - $ 225,000 Hard Court - 32E / 16D	Steffi Graf	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	6: 3, 6: 2
		Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer	6: 4, 7: 6
08/13	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach , United States Tier II - $ 350,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Monica Seles	Martina Navrátilová	6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6 6
		Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná	Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4
08/20	OTB International Open Schenectady , United States Tier V - $ 75,000 Hard Court - 32E / 28Q / 15D	Anke Huber	Marianne Werdel	6: 1, 5: 7, 6: 4
		Alysia May Nana Miyagi	Linda Ferrando Wiltrud Probst	6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 3
08/27	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 2,700,000 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 32M	Gabriela Sabatini	Steffi Graf	6: 2, 7: 6
		Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6: 2, 6: 4
		Elizabeth Smylie Todd Woodbridge	Natallja Swerawa Jim Pugh	6: 4, 6: 2

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
10.09.	Athens Ladies Open Athens , Greece Tier V - $ 75,000 Clay - 32E / 28Q / 16D	Cecilia Dahlman	Katia Piccolini	7: 5, 7: 5
		Laura Garrone Karin Kschwendt	Leona Lásková Jana Pospíšilová	6: 0, 1: 6, 7: 6 6
	Austrian Open Kitzbühel , Austria Tier V - $ 100,000 Clay Court - 32E / 25Q / 16D	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Rachel McQuillan	7: 6, 6: 4
		Petra Langrová Radka Zrubáková	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	6-0, 6-4
	Light n 'Lively Doubles Orlando , United States $ 175,000 Carpet (hall) - 12D	Laryssa Savchenko Natallja Swerava	Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath	6: 4, 6: 1
17.09.	Clarins Open Paris , France Tier IV - $ 150,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Conchita Martínez	Patricia Tarabini	7: 5, 6: 3
		Kristin Godridge Kirrily Sharpe	Alexia Dechaume Nathalie Herreman	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1
24.09.	Volkswagen Women's Grand Prix Leipzig , GDR Tier III - $ 225,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 30Q / 16D	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 1, 6: 1
		Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	Manon Bollegraf Jo Durie	6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 3
	Nichirei International Championships Tokyo , Japan Tier II - $ 350,000 Carpet ( Indoor ) - 28E / 16D	Mary Joe Fernández	Amy Frazier	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
		Mary Joe Fernández Robin White	Gigi Fernández Martina Navrátilová	4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 4
	Open Whirlpool - Ville de Bayonne Bayonne , France Tier V - $ 100,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Nathalie Tauziat	Anke Huber	6: 3, 7: 6 8
		Louise Field Catherine Tanvier	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	7: 6 3 , 6: 7 5 , 7: 6 5

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.10.	Moscow Women's Open Moscow , Soviet Union Tier V - $ 100,000 Carpet (indoor) - 32E / 30Q / 16D	Leila Mes'chi	Olena Bryukhovets	6: 4, 6: 4
		Gretchen Magers Robin White	Olena Brjuchowez Yevgenia Manjukowa	6: 2, 6: 4
08.10.	BMW European Indoors Zurich Zurich , Switzerland Tier II - $ 350,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 28Q / 16D	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	6: 3, 6: 2
		Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff	Catherine Suire Dinky van Rensburg	7: 5, 6: 4
15.10.	Arizona Classic Scottsdale , United States Tier IV - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Conchita Martínez	Marianne Werdel	7: 5, 6: 1
		Elise Burgin Helen Kelesi	Sandy Collins Ronni Reis	6: 4, 6: 2
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt , Germany Tier II - $ 350,000 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Mary Joe Fernández	Barbara Paulus	6: 1, 6: 3
		Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison	Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7: 5, 6: 3
October 22-28	Puerto Rican Open Dorado , Puerto Rico Tier IV - $ 150,000 Hard Court - 32E / 30Q / 16D	Jennifer Capriati	Zina Garrison	5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Olena Brjuchowez Natalija Medvedeva	Amy Frazier Julie Richardson	6: 4, 6: 2
10/22	Midland Bank Championships Brighton , UK Tier II - $ 350,000 Carpet (Hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Steffi Graf	Helena Suková	7: 5, 6: 3
		Helena Suková Nathalie Tauziat	Jo Durie Natallja Swerawa	6: 1, 6: 4
29.10.	Virginia Slims of California Oakland , United States Tier II - $ 350,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 16D	Monica Seles	Martina Navrátilová	6: 3, 7: 6 5
		Meredith McGrath Anne Smith	Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Robin White	2: 6, 6: 0, 6: 4
	Virginia Slims of Nashville Brentwood , United States Tier IV - $ 150,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Natalia Medvedeva	Susan Sloane	6: 3, 7: 6 3
		Kathy Jordan Laryssa Savchenko	Brenda Schultz Caroline Vis	6: 1, 6: 2

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.11.	Jello Tennis Classic Indianapolis , United States Tier IV - $ 150,000 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Conchita Martínez	Leila Mes'chi	6: 4, 6: 2
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	Katrina Adams Jill Hetherington	6: 1, 6: 1
	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester , United States Tier II - $ 350,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 16D	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	7: 6, 6: 3
		Gigi Fernández Helena Suková	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
11/12	WTA Championships New York , United States Masters - $ 3,000,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 16E / 8D	Monica Seles	Gabriela Sabatini	6: 4, 5: 7, 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7: 6 4 , 6: 4
11/26	Nivea Cup São Paulo , Brazil Tier V - $ 75,000 Clay Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Veronika Martinek	Donna Faber	6: 2, 6: 4
		Bettina Fulco Eva Švíglerová	Mary Pierce Luanne Spadea	7: 5, 6: 4

¹ The date marks the beginning of the week

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).