1990 Virginia Slims of Houston – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1990 Virginia Slims of Houston | |
| Champion | Katerina Maleeva |
| Runner-up | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Score | 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 (2Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Monica Seles was the defending champion but she chose to compete at San Antonio during the same week, winning the title.
Katerina Maleeva won the title by defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 in the final.[1][2]
Seeds
- Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
- Zina Garrison (semifinals)
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
- Katerina Maleeva (champion)
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
Draw
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B Fulco | 0 | 1 | 1 | M Navratilova | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | A Temesvári | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicoletta Iaccarino | 2 | 1 | 1 | M Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | K Maleeva | 711 | 6 | 4 | K Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Meskhi | 69 | 1 | 4 | K Maleeva | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Gildemeister | 6 | 7 | L Gildemeister | 2 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Cueto | 2 | 5 | 4 | K Maleeva | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | ML Daniels | 6 | 6 | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Hanika | 4 | 4 | Q | ML Daniels | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Magers | 3 | 3 | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario | 64 | 6 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Cecchini | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Z Garrison | 77 | 3 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Sloane | 6 | 2 | 3 | S Cecchini | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Zvereva | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Z Garrison | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Fourth-seeded Katerina Maleeva of Bulgaria defeated third-seed Arantxa Sanchez..." Houston. United Press International. 1 April 1990. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "TENNIS ROUNDUP : Chang Finally Gets Break in Victory Over Grabb". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 2 April 1990. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
Katerina Maleeva of Bulgaria continued her string of upsets, knocking off second-seeded Arantxa Sanchez of Spain, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, to win a Virginia Slims tournament at Houston.