1990 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1990 Australian Open
Champion Steffi Graf
Runner-up Mary Joe Fernández
Score6–3, 6–4
Draw128
Seeds16

Two-time defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernández in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1990 Australian Open. It was her third Australian Open title and ninth major title overall. This was Graf’s record twelfth consecutive major final, dating back to the 1987 French Open, surpassing Martina Navratilova's previous record of eleven consecutive major finals.

Seeds

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

  1. Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
  3. Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
  4. Helena Suková (semifinals)
  5. Jana Novotná (third round)
  6. Mary Joe Fernández (finalist)
  7. Hana Mandlíková (third round)
  8. Helen Kelesi (third round)
  9. Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  10. Natalia Zvereva (second round)
  11. Pam Shriver (third round)
  12. Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (first round)
  13. Raffaella Reggi (fourth round)
  14. Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)
  15. Gigi Fernández (fourth round)
  16. Barbara Paulus (fourth round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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 Fernández 3 4
6 Mary Joe Fernández 1 6 8
3 Zina Garrison 6 2 6
6 Mary Joe Fernández 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 deLone 6 7 Q E deLone 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 77 6 C Dahlman 6 1 3
K Kessaris 65 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 79 6 E Burgin 2 0
S Stafford 6 67 3 A Huber 5 6 4
J Durie 7 77 13 R Reggi 7 4 6
P Paradis 5 64 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 77 4 6
N Miyagi 7 6 N Miyagi 61 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 77 6 A Keller 5 2
Q S Menning 6 64 4 P Fendick 1 77 6
A Temesvári 0 6 6 5 J Novotná 6 65 4
WC R Stubbs 6 3 2 A Temesvári 1 1
S Martin 77 0 0 5 J Novotná 6 6
5 J Novotná 65 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 77 K Date 4 3
P Etchemendy 3 65 K Date 7 79
B Schultz 6 6 B Schultz 5 67
M Pawlik 4 3 K Date 6 6
N Provis 7 77 11 P Shriver 4 3
Q E-M Schürhoff 5 65 N Provis 6 2 7
E Švíglerová 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 77 N Jagerman 6 6
C Kohde-Kilsch 4 63 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 77
S Meier 6 6 8 H Kelesi 2 64
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 Fernández 6 6
M Jaggard 1 3 6 M J Fernández 6 6
K Rinaldi 6 3 6 K Rinaldi 4 4
R White 4 6 4 6 M J Fernández 6 3 6
A Henricksson 4 6 6 J Halard 0 6 0
M Werdel 6 4 4 A Henricksson 64 2
J Halard 7 6 J Halard 77 6
A Devries 5 2 6 M J Fernández 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 63 4
C Benjamin 3 3 14 R Fairbank 77 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 77 E Inoue 4 4
B Bowes 3 65 C Tanvier 79 6
WC N Pratt 6 66 10 S Appelmans 67 0
H Ludloff 1 78 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 Thorén 3 6 6 3 Z Garrison 5 6 6
T Scheuer-Larsen 6 3 1 P Thorén 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 78 6
C Macgregor 6 6 C Macgregor 66 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 66 3
J Pospíšilová 6 6 15 G Fernández 78 6
E Zardo 4 1 J Pospíšilová 4 64
K Quentrec 3 4 15 G Fernández 6 77
15 G Fernández 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 N Zvereva 63 7 7
N Herreman 77 5 5 10 N Zvereva 5 1
S Wasserman 77 0 6 S Wasserman 7 6
P Langrová 65 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 64 6 4
J Wiesner 7 6 C Porwik 77 3 6
S Goleš 5 2 J Wiesner 3 64
C Porwik 6 6 C Porwik 6 77
C Cohen 4 1 C Porwik 2 0
M Bollegraf 6 6 2 G Sabatini 6 1r
A Grossman 2 3 M Bollegraf 1 1
A Frazier 5 1 2 G Sabatini 6 6
2 G Sabatini 7 6