1990 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1990 Australian Open
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Mary Joe Fernandez
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernandez 6–3 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1990 Australian Open.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Steffi Graf (Champion) Gabriela Sabatini (Third round) Zina Garrison (Quarterfinalist) Helena Suková (Semifinalist) Jana Novotná (Third round) Mary Joe Fernandez (Finalist) Hana Mandlíková (Third round) Helen Kelesi (Third round)

Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinalist) Natalia Zvereva (Second round) Pam Shriver (Third round) Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (First round) Raffaella Reggi (Fourth round) Rosalyn Fairbank (Third round) Gigi Fernández (Fourth round) Barbara Paulus (Fourth round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Steffi Graf	6	7
		Patty Fendick	3	5
								1	Steffi Graf	6	3	6
								4	Helena Suková	3	6	4
	4	Helena Suková	6	6
	9	Katerina Maleeva	4	3
															1	Steffi Graf	6	6
															6	Mary Joe Fernandez	3	4
	6	Mary Joe Fernandez	1	6	8
	3	Zina Garrison	6	2	6
								6	Mary Joe Fernandez	6	6
									Claudia Porwik	2	1
	Q	Angélica Gavaldón	4	3
		Claudia Porwik	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Graf	6	7
		C Cunningham	2	5				1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	E de Lone	6	7				Q	E de Lone	1	2
	WC	L Stacey	4	5											1	S Graf	6	6
		L Meskhi	6	6												L Meskhi	4	1
		L Golarsa	4	4					L Meskhi	2	6	6
		C Dahlman	7^7	6					C Dahlman	6	1	3
		K Kessaris	6^5	1																		1	S Graf	6	6
		A Huber	6	6																		13	R Reggi	2	3
		M Laval	1	1					A Huber	6	6
		E Burgin	2	7^9	6				E Burgin	2	0
		S Stafford	6	6^7	3											A Huber	5	6	4
		J Durie	7	7^7											13	R Reggi	7	4	6
		P Paradis	5	6^4					J Durie	4	4
	WC	J Hodder	1	0				13	R Reggi	6	6
	13	R Reggi	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	B Paulus	6	6
		R Rajchrtová	3	1				16	B Paulus	7^7	4	6
		N Miyagi	7	6					N Miyagi	6^1	6	0
		R Zrubáková	5	4											16	B Paulus	6	6
		E Smylie	6	7												E Smylie	4	3
		J Hetherington	3	5					E Smylie	6	6
		B Reinstadler	6	6					B Reinstadler	2	4
		R Reis	1	2																		16	B Paulus	5	2
		P Fendick	6	6																			P Fendick	7	6
		A Nishiya	1	3					P Fendick	7	6
		A Keller	3	7^7	6				A Keller	5	2
	Q	S Menning	6	6^4	4											P Fendick	1	7^7	6
		A Temesvári	0	6	6										5	J Novotná	6	6^5	4
	WC	R Stubbs	6	3	2				A Temesvári	1	1
		S Martin	7^7	0	0			5	J Novotná	6	6
	5	J Novotná	6^5	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	H Suková	6	6
	WC	T Morton	4	3				4	H Suková	6	6
		N Medvedeva	6	7					N Medvedeva	2	0
	Q	L Gregory	4	5											4	H Suková	6	4	6
	Q	S Loosemore	6	7											Q	S Loosemore	3	6	3
		J-A Faull	3	5				Q	S Loosemore	6	6
		E Pampoulova	4	6	6				E Pampoulova	3	3
	WC	K Godridge	6	4	2																	4	H Suková	6	6
		K Date	6	7^7																			K Date	4	3
		P Etchemendy	3	6^5					K Date	7	7^9
		B Schultz	6	6					B Schultz	5	6^7
		M Pawlik	4	3												K Date	6	6
		N Provis	7	7^7											11	P Shriver	4	3
	Q	E-M Schurhoff	5	6^5					N Provis	6	2	7
		E Sviglerova	3	4				11	P Shriver	1	6	9
	11	P Shriver	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	K Maleeva	6	6
		L McNeil	2	1				9	K Maleeva	6	6
	WC	K McDonald	6	6				WC	K McDonald	3	2
		L Allen	4	4											9	K Maleeva	6	6
		K Okamoto	6	2	6											N Jagerman	0	4
		M Drake	4	6	1				K Okamoto	1	2
		N Jagerman	6	7^7					N Jagerman	6	6
		C Kohde-Kilsch	4	6^3																		9	K Maleeva	3	6	6
	WC	K Sharpe	7	3	6																		R McQuillan	6	4	1
		L Field	5	6	3			WC	K Sharpe	3	0
		R McQuillan	6	6					R McQuillan	6	6
		F Bonsignori	1	2												R McQuillan	6	7^7
		S Meier	6	6											8	H Kelesi	2	6^4
	Q	J Smoller	4	2					S Meier	2	4
		W Probst	2	3				8	H Kelesi	6	6
	8	H Kelesi	6	6

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	M J Fernandez	6	6
		M Jaggard	1	3				6	M J Fernandez	6	6
		K Rinaldi	6	3	6				K Rinaldi	4	4
		R White	4	6	4										6	M J Fernandez	6	3	6
		A Henricksson	4	6	6											J Halard	0	6	0
		M Werdel	6	4	4				A Henricksson	6^4	2
		J Halard	7	6					J Halard	7^7	6
		A Devries	5	2																		6	M J Fernandez	6	6
		D Faber	6	6																			D Faber	4	2
		E Pfaff	3	0					D Faber	6	6
		A Leand	6	4	6				A Leand	1	3
		D Balestrat	2	6	4											D Faber	6	6
		C Bakkum	6	6											14	R Fairbank	3	4
		K Radford	3	2					C Bakkum	6^3	4
		C Benjamin	3	3				14	R Fairbank	7^7	6
	14	R Fairbank	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	L Savchenko-Neiland	6	1	10
		C Tanvier	4	6	12				C Tanvier	6	6
		E Inoue	6	7^7					E Inoue	4	4
		B Bowes	3	6^5												C Tanvier	7^9	6
	WC	N Pratt	6	6^6	10											S Appelmans	6^7	0
		H Ludloff	1	7^8	8			WC	N Pratt	2	3
		S Appelmans	6	6					S Appelmans	6	6
		S Gomer	1	0																			C Tanvier	2	0	r.
		I Demongeot	4	6	6																	3	Z Garrison	6	2
		K Adams	6	2	2				I Demongeot	6	6
		M Kidowaki	7	6					M Kidowaki	4	1
		E Krapl	5	2												I Demongeot	7	3	4
		P Thoren	3	6	6										3	Z Garrison	5	6	6
		T Scheuer-Larsen	6	3	1				P Thoren	2	0
		A Kijimuta	1	2				3	Z Garrison	6	6
	3	Z Garrison	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	H Mandlíková	4	6	6
		A Minter	6	2	3			7	H Mandlíková	7^8	6
		C Macgregor	6	6					C Macgregor	6^6	3
	Q	C Wood	4	2											7	H Mandlíková	1	6	1
	Q	A Gavaldón	6	6											Q	A Gavaldón	6	1	6
		L Poruri	3	3				Q	A Gavaldón	6	4	7
	LL	A Dechaume	6	7				LL	A Dechaume	4	6	5
		K Kschwendt	4	5																		Q	A Gavaldón	6	1	6
		T Whitlinger	6	6																		15	G Fernández	3	6	2
		C Suire	1	2					T Whitlinger	7	6
		T Phelps	6	6					T Phelps	5	3
		J Tremelling	4	3												T Whitlinger	6^6	3
		J Pospíšilová	6	6											15	G Fernández	7^8	6
		E Zardo	4	1					J Pospíšilová	4	6^4
		K Quentrec	3	4				15	G Fernández	6	7^7
	15	G Fernández	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	N Zvereva	6^3	7	7
		N Herreman	7^7	5	5			10	N Zvereva	5	1
		S Wasserman	7^7	0	6				S Wasserman	7	6
		P Langrová	6^5	6	3											S Wasserman	4	2
		D Van Rensburg	6	6												D Van Rensburg	6	6
		P Ritter	0	0					D Van Rensburg	6	6
		H Cioffi	7	6					H Cioffi	0	4
		C Bartos	5	4																			D Van Rensburg	6^4	6	4
		J Wiesner	7	6																			C Porwik	7^7	3	6
		S Goleš	5	2					J Wiesner	3	6^4
		C Porwik	6	6					C Porwik	6	7^7
		C Cohen	4	1												C Porwik	2	0
		M Bollegraf	6	6											2	G Sabatini	6	1	r.
		A Grossman	2	3					M Bollegraf	1	1
		A Frazier	5	1				2	G Sabatini	6	6
	2	G Sabatini	7	6

External links

• 1990 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw