1990 Dow Classic – Singles

Singles
1990 Dow Classic
1989 Champion Martina Navratilova
Champion Zina Garrison
Runner-up Helena Suková
Score6–4, 6–1
Draw56
Seeds16

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but did not compete at the Dow Classic in 1990.

Zina Garrison won in the final against Helena Suková, 6–4, 6–1.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Zina Garrison (Champion)
  2. Helena Suková (final)
  3. Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (semifinals)
  4. Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  5. Gigi Fernández (quarterfinals)
  6. Gretchen Magers (second round)
  7. Anne Smith (quarterfinals)
  8. Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (quarterfinals)
  9. n/a
  10. Laura Golarsa (third round)
  11. Amanda Coetzer (first round)
  12. Lori McNeil (third round)
  13. Angélica Gavaldón (first round)
  14. Betsy Nagelsen (third round)
  15. Nana Miyagi (first round)
  16. Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Zina Garrison 6 6  
  Belinda Cordwell 1 2  
1 Zina Garrison 6 3 6
4 Nathalie Tauziat 1 6 0
4 Nathalie Tauziat 6 6  
7 Anne Smith 1 2  
1 Zina Garrison 6 6  
2 Helena Suková 4 1  
5 Gigi Fernández 6 2 5
3 Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer 4 6 7
3 Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer 6 4 5
2 Helena Suková 2 6 7
8 Larisa Savchenko-Neiland 6 3 2
2 Helena Suková 3 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Z Garrison 7 6  
Q J Richardson 1 5   Q C Suire 5 2  
Q C Suire 6 7   1 Z Garrison 6 6 6
  M Jaggard 2 1     M Kidowaki 7 2 1
  K Adams 6 6     K Adams 4 5  
  M Kidowaki 6 4 8   M Kidowaki 6 7  
11 A Coetzer 4 6 6 1 Z Garrison 6 6  
15 N Miyagi 7 4 1   B Cordwell 1 2  
  B Cordwell 6 6 6   B Cordwell 3 6 6
  S Gomer 6 7     S Gomer 6 3 4
  C Tessi 2 5     B Cordwell 6 6  
  A Henricksson 6 7     A Henricksson 4 2  
  K Godridge 4 6     A Henricksson 6 1 8
6 G Magers 4 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 N Tauziat 5 6 7
Q J Hetherington 6 4 3 Q K Jordan 7 3 5
Q K Jordan 4 6 6 4 N Tauziat 7 6  
  H Na 6 6     H Na 5 2  
  C Benjamin 1 2     H Na 6 6  
  M McGrath 6 6     M McGrath 4 2  
13 A Gavaldón 1 4   4 N Tauziat 6 6  
  E Inoue 6 6   7 A Smith 1 2  
  A Leand 2 2     E Inoue 1 7 6
  N Medvedeva 4 5     L Field 6 5 4
  L Field 6 7     E Inoue 1 0  
  R Baranski 6 6   7 A Smith 6 6  
  S Smith 1 0     R Baranski 4 1  
7 A Smith 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 G Fernández 6 6  
  E Brioukhovets 7 7     E Brioukhovets 3 2  
  K Okamoto 5 6   5 G Fernández 6 6  
  D Faber 7 6   10 L Golarsa 3 3  
Q C Bakkum 6 3     D Faber 2 1  
Q H Ludloff 3 3   10 L Golarsa 6 6  
10 L Golarsa 6 6   5 G Fernández 6 2 5
14 B Nagelsen 6 6   3 R Fairbank-Nideffer 4 6 7
  S Amiach 0 0   14 B Nagelsen 7 6  
  J Durie 6 2 6   J Durie 5 2  
  J-A Faull 1 6 3 14 B Nagelsen 3 3  
Q J Salmon 7 3 6 3 R Fairbank-Nideffer 6 6  
  S Loosemore 6 6 1 Q J Salmon 1 3  
3 R Fairbank-Nideffer 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 L Savchenko-Neiland 6 6  
  A Minter 6 6     A Minter 4 3  
Q M Lindström 2 2   8 L Savchenko-Neiland 6 6 6
  P Paradis 2 6 4 12 L McNeil 7 4 3
  J Tremelling 6 2 6   J Tremelling 6 1 4
  E Reinach 6 4   12 L McNeil 1 6 6
12 L McNeil 7 6   8 L Savchenko-Neiland 6 3 2
16 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6   2 H Suková 3 6 6
  S Stafford 4 2   16 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6  
  J Santrock 3 2     P Hy 2 1  
  P Hy 6 6   16 C Kohde-Kilsch 4 1  
  C Wood 6 6 2 2 H Suková 6 6  
  C Dahlman 3 7 6   C Dahlman 3 2  
2 H Suková 6 6