1990 Italian Open – Women's doubles
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1990 Italian Open | |
| Champions | Helen Kelesi Monica Seles |
| Runners-up | Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Thompson were the defending champions, but Smylie did not compete this year. Thompson teamed up with Jenny Byrne and lost in the first round to Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Brenda Schultz.
Helen Kelesi and Monica Seles won the title by defeating Laura Garrone and Laura Golarsa 6–3, 6–4 in the final.[1][2][3]
Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.
- Katrina Adams / Lori McNeil (semifinals)
- Manon Bollegraf / Mercedes Paz (second round)
- Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)
- Natalia Medvedeva / Leila Meskhi (quarterfinals)
- Sandra Cecchini / Patricia Tarabini (first round)
- Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière / Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)
- Nathalie Tauziat / Judith Wiesner (first round)
- Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson (first round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Katrina Adams Lori McNeil | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Helen Kelesi Monica Seles | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Helen Kelesi Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa | 6 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Larisa Savchenko | 4 | 6 | 64 | |||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | K Adams L McNeil | 2 | 7 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Goleš J Smoller | 3 | 4 | S Amiach N Herreman | 6 | 5 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Amiach N Herreman | 6 | 6 | 1 | K Adams L McNeil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| K McDonald B Norton | 2 | 7 | 4 | J Capriati M Navratilova | d | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Capriati M Navratilova | 6 | 5 | 6 | J Capriati M Navratilova | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Kohde-Kilsch B Schultz | 6 | 6 | C Kohde-Kilsch B Schultz | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | J Byrne J Thompson | 3 | 4 | 1 | Katrina Adams Lori McNeil | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Kelesi Monica Seles | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Provis E Reinach | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Gildemeister C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | L Gildemeister C Lindqvist | 64 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| JA Faull R McQuillan | 4 | 1 | 3 | N Provis E Reinach | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Kelesi M Seles | 6 | 6 | H Kelesi M Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Farina R Grande | 4 | 4 | H Kelesi M Seles | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Grossman P Langrová | 2 | 6 | 6 | A Grossman P Langrová | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | S Cecchini P Tarabini | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | N Tauziat J Wiesner | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Garrone L Golarsa | 6 | 7 | L Garrone L Golarsa | 5 | 6 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Castro C Martínez | 3 | 6 | 3 | S Wasserman R Zrubáková | 7 | 4 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Wasserman R Zrubáková | 6 | 1 | 6 | L Garrone L Golarsa | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | N Baudone C Caverzasio | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | N Medvedeva L Meskhi | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| I Demongeot J Halard | 6 | 4 | 5 | Q | N Baudone C Caverzasio | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Medvedeva L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa | 6 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Maleeva-Fragnière L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | 6 | Manuela Maleeva Larisa Neiland | 4 | 6 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Tiezzi A Villagrán | 3 | 2 | 6 | M Maleeva-Fragnière L Savchenko | 77 | 64 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Rajchrtová A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | R Rajchrtová A Temesvári | 64 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Radford H Sprung | 3 | 4 | 6 | M Maleeva-Fragnière L Savchenko | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| F Labat R Stubbs | 3 | 3 | L Ferrando M Jaggard | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Ferrando M Jaggard | 6 | 6 | L Ferrando M Jaggard | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Bollegraf M Paz | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Levine, Paul (14 May 1990). "Seles Defeats Navratilova in Straight Sets". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
Seles also combined with Canadian Helen Kelesi to win the doubles title.
- ^ "Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Past Winners". WTA Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
1990, May 7 - May 13: Monica Seles - Helen Kelesi
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1991). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1991. London: Collins Willow. pp. 159–160. ISBN 9780002184038.