1990 ATP German Open – Singles

Singles
1990 ATP German Open
Champion Juan Aguilera
Runner-up Boris Becker
Score6–1, 6–0, 7–6(9–7)
Draw56
Seeds16

Juan Aguilera defeated Boris Becker in the final, 6–1, 6–0, 7–6(9–7) to win the singles tennis title at the 1990 Hamburg European Open.

Ivan Lendl was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Boris Becker (final)
  2. Andre Agassi (third round)
  3. Aaron Krickstein (third round)
  4. Emilio Sánchez (third round)
  5. Jay Berger (quarterfinals)
  6. Andrés Gómez (second round)
  7. Michael Chang (second round)
  8. Andrei Cherkasov (withdrew)
  9. Martín Jaite (first round)
  10. Jim Courier (third round)
  11. Carl-Uwe Steeb (second round)
  12. Thomas Muster (withdrew)
  13. Horst Skoff (first round)
  14. Guillermo Pérez Roldán (first round)
  15. Magnus Gustafsson (quarterfinals)
  16. Alberto Mancini (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 Boris Becker 6 3 6
WC Henri Leconte 3 6 3
1 Boris Becker 1 0 6    
  Juan Aguilera 6 6 7    
  Guy Forget 5 6  
  Juan Aguilera 7 7  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 B Becker 7 6  
  K Curren 6 4     P Canè 5 1  
  P Canè 7 6   1 B Becker 6 6  
WC M Zoecke 2 2     A Cherkasov 2 3  
  A Cherkasov 6 6     A Cherkasov 6 6  
WC J Wöhrmann 6 6   WC J Wöhrmann 4 1  
16 A Mancini 0 2   1 B Becker 6 6  
9 M Jaite 6 5 3   J Arias 3 1  
  J Arias 3 7 6   J Arias 6 2 6
  J Hlasek 7 6     J Hlasek 4 6 2
  M Stich 6 4     J Arias 6 6  
Q J Apell 1 2   LL L Jönsson 1 2  
WC U Riglewski 6 6   WC U Riglewski 0 4  
LL L Jönsson 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 A Krickstein 7 6  
  J Yzaga 6 6     J Yzaga 6 2  
  M Šrejber 2 3   3 A Krickstein 4 4  
  T Witsken 6 6 2 WC H Leconte 6 6  
WC H Leconte 7 2 6 WC H Leconte 6 1 6
  J Arrese 3       J Arrese 4 6 2
13 H Skoff 1r   WC H Leconte 6 6  
LL F Davín 7 6   LL F Davín 3 3  
Q C Bergström 5 2   LL F Davín 6 2 6
  E Jelen 5 4     R Agénor 3 6 2
  R Agénor 7 6   LL F Davín 6 6  
  L Mattar 6 7     L Mattar 0 2  
Q C Pistolesi 4 5     L Mattar 6 7 6
6 A Gómez 7 6 3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 J Berger 6 6  
WC P Kühnen 6 6 6 WC P Kühnen 2 2  
Q T Champion 7 2 4 5 J Berger 3 6 6
Q R Azar 7 1 6 Q R Azar 6 2 3
  J-P Fleurian 6 6 4 Q R Azar 6 4 7
  J Sánchez 4 6 4 11 C-U Steeb 2 6 5
11 C-U Steeb 6 2 6 5 J Berger 3 6 4
14 G Pérez Roldán 0 3     G Forget 6 3 6
  G Prpić 6 6     G Prpić 6 6 4
  G Forget 6 7     G Forget 7 3 6
  K Nováček 4 5     G Forget 7 6  
  P Korda 2 6 6 4 E Sánchez 6 4  
Q F Santoro 6 3 7 Q F Santoro 6 1 1
4 E Sánchez 4 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 M Chang 3 2  
  G Ivanišević 4 1     J Aguilera 6 6  
  J Aguilera 6 6     J Aguilera 1 6 6
  P Haarhuis 6 6   10 J Courier 6 4 4
  A Mansdorf 0 3     P Haarhuis 1 1  
  J Gunnarsson 7 4 2 10 J Courier 6 6  
10 J Courier 6 6 6   J Aguilera 6 6  
15 M Gustafsson 6 6   15 M Gustafsson 1 4  
  S Bruguera 2 4   15 M Gustafsson 6 5 6
  A Volkov 2 5     M Filippini 3 7 3
  M Filippini 6 7   15 M Gustafsson 7 7  
Q D Pérez 6 3 7 2 A Agassi 6 6  
  J Svensson 3 6 6 Q D Pérez 1 0 r
2 A Agassi 6 1