1990 Paris Open – Singles

Singles
1990 Paris Open
Champion Stefan Edberg
Runner-up Boris Becker
Score3–3 ret.
Draw48
Seeds16

Stefan Edberg won the singles tennis title at the 1990 Paris Open after the defending champion Boris Becker retired in the final, with the scoreline at 3–3.

Seeds

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

  1. Stefan Edberg (champion)
  2. Boris Becker (final)
  3. Ivan Lendl (third round)
  4. Pete Sampras (third round)
  5. Andrés Gómez (second round)
  6. Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
  7. John McEnroe (second round)
  8. Brad Gilbert (third round)
  9. Goran Ivanišević (third round)
  10. Andrei Chesnokov (second round)
  11. Michael Chang (second round)
  12. Guy Forget (third round)
  13. Guillermo Pérez Roldán (second round)
  14. Jonas Svensson (semifinals)
  15. Aaron Krickstein (third round)
  16. Juan Aguilera (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
1 Stefan Edberg 6 6
Jakob Hlasek 3 4
1 Stefan Edberg 6 6  
  Sergi Bruguera 3 3  
Q Guillaume Raoux 6 1 3
Sergi Bruguera 4 6 6
1 Stefan Edberg 3        
2 Boris Becker 3r      
6 Emilio Sánchez 5 4
14 Jonas Svensson 7 6
14 Jonas Svensson 6 6 1
2 Boris Becker 4 7 6
Q Michael Stich 1 2
2 Boris Becker 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 S Edberg 6 6  
  A Cherkasov 3 6 6   A Cherkasov 2 3  
WC F Santoro 6 3 2 1 S Edberg 6 6  
  K Nováček 3 6 6 15 A Krickstein 3 2  
WC Y Noah 6 3 7 WC Y Noah 3 2  
15 A Krickstein 6 6  
1 S Edberg 6 6  
  J Hlasek 3 4  
9 G Ivanišević 6 6  
  M Gustafsson 7 7     M Gustafsson 2 4  
  D Wheaton 6 6   9 G Ivanišević 3 1  
  J Hlasek 6 6     J Hlasek 6 6  
WC M Wilander 3 2     J Hlasek 3 6 7
7 J McEnroe 6 3 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 P Sampras 7 3 7
  W Masur 2 6     C-U Steeb 6 6 6
  C-U Steeb 6 7   4 P Sampras 3 6 3
  M Filippini 6 4 3 Q G Raoux 6 3 6
Q G Raoux 2 6 6 Q G Raoux 7 6  
13 G Pérez Roldán 5 4  
Q G Raoux 6 1 3
  S Bruguera 4 6 6
11 M Chang 6 4  
  J Arrese 3 1     M Rosset 7 6  
  M Rosset 6 6     M Rosset 6 1 3
  H Leconte 6 2 2r   S Bruguera 4 6 6
  S Bruguera 1 6 5   S Bruguera 7 4 6
5 A Gómez 6 6 1

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 E Sánchez 6 7  
  R Fromberg 6 7 5 Q P McEnroe 4 6  
Q P McEnroe 7 6 7 6 E Sánchez 7 6  
  A Volkov 6 5 5 12 G Forget 5 3  
  R Agénor 2 7 7   R Agénor 6 2  
12 G Forget 7 6  
6 E Sánchez 5 4  
14 J Svensson 7 6  
14 J Svensson 6 6  
  T Mayotte 6 3 4 WC T Champion 2 2  
WC T Champion 4 6 6 14 J Svensson 3 6 6
  P Korda 2 2   3 I Lendl 6 4 2
Q K Curren 6 6   Q K Curren 3 4  
3 I Lendl 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 B Gilbert 6 7  
  A Mansdorf 6 6 6   A Mansdorf 3 6  
  M Jaite 7 3 0 8 B Gilbert 4 4  
Q M Stich 6 1   Q M Stich 6 6  
  H Skoff 1 0r Q M Stich 7 6  
10 A Chesnokov 6 4  
Q M Stich 1 2  
2 B Becker 6 6  
16 J Aguilera 1 2  
Q J Grabb 5 7 3   J Courier 6 6  
  J Courier 7 6 6   J Courier 1 5  
  R Reneberg 7 6   2 B Becker 6 7  
Q É Winogradsky 6 3     R Reneberg 6 3 2
2 B Becker 4 6 6