1990 French Open – Women's Singles

1990 French Open
Champion   Monica Seles
Runner-up   Steffi Graf
Final score   7–6(8–6), 6–4
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    -45    45+    women
WC Singles    men    women  
WC Doubles    men    women  

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Mercedes Paz.

Monica Seles won her first ever Grand Slam, defeating Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4, saving four set points in the first set tiebreaker. Aged 16 and 6 months, she became the youngest ever Grand Slam Singles winner, only to be surpassed by Martina Hingis seven years later (she won the 1997 Australian Open aged 16 years, 3 months). Seles remains the youngest ever French Open champion.

This tournament also saw a semifinal appearance of future world number 1 Jennifer Capriati. Aged only 14 years and 235 days, she became the youngest ever tennis player to reach the French Open semifinals and, following this tournament, the younger player ever to crack the Top Ten.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Steffi Graf (Final)
  2. Monica Seles (Champion)
  3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)
  4. Gabriela Sabatini (Fourth Round)
  5. Zina Garrison (First Round)
  6. Manuela Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
  7. Mary Joe Fernandez (Quarterfinals)
  8. Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
  1. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
  2. Natasha Zvereva (Fourth Round)
  3. Jana Novotná (Semifinals)
  4. Judith Wiesner (Third Round)
  5. Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (First Round)
  6. Raffaella Reggi (Second Round)
  7. Nathalie Tauziat (Fourth Round)
  8. Laura Gildemeister (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Steffi Graf 6 6    
9   Conchita Martínez 1 3    
  1   Steffi Graf 6 6    
  11   Jana Novotná 1 2    
11   Jana Novotná 4 6 6
  8   Katerina Maleeva 6 2 4  
    1   Steffi Graf 66 4  
  2   Monica Seles 78 6  
  7   Mary Joe Fernandez 2 4    
    Jennifer Capriati 6 6    
      Jennifer Capriati 2 2  
  2   Monica Seles 6 6    
6   Manuela Maleeva 6 1 5
  2   Monica Seles 3 6 7  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
1   S Graf 6 6    
  P Paradis 0 2       1   S Graf 6 6    
LL   J Santrock 6 6     LL   J Santrock 1 2    
  S Loosemore 2 4         1   S Graf 6 6    
  S Amiach 7 65 6         A-M Cecchini 2 3    
  F Haumuller 5 77 2       S Amiach 2 1  
WC   N Guerree-Spitzer 5 0       A-M Cecchini 6 6    
  A-M Cecchini 7 6         1   S Graf 6 6  
  B Reinstadler 4 2         15   N Tauziat 1 4  
  L Lapi 6 6         L Lapi 6 6    
  M Javer 4 6 7     M Javer 1 1    
  A Kanellopoulou 6 4 5         L Lapi 1 6 1
  E Krapl 0 1         15   N Tauziat 6 2 6  
  S Hack 6 6         S Hack 2 6 3
  K Godridge 3 5     15   N Tauziat 6 3 6  
15   N Tauziat 6 7    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
9   C Martínez 7 6    
  J Tremelling 5 1       9   C Martínez 77 6    
WC   P Etchemendy 7 6     WC   P Etchemendy 61 3    
  E Reinach 5 1         9   C Martínez 6 6    
  M Strandlund 6 3 6         R Zrubáková 1 3    
  S Wasserman 3 6 0       M Strandlund 1 60  
  R Zrubáková 6 6       R Zrubáková 6 77    
  S Meier 1 2         9   C Martínez 6 6  
  C Benjamin 77 6           W Probst 3 3  
Q   P Ritter 63 1         C Benjamin 77 6    
  H Na 0 77 6     H Na 62 3    
Q   K Nowak 6 65 2         C Benjamin 2 2  
  J Pospíšilová 3 1           W Probst 6 6    
  B Romano 6 6         B Romano 2 6 5
  W Probst 6 1 7     W Probst 6 4 7  
5   Z Garrison 1 6 5  

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
4   G Sabatini 6 77    
  A Vieira 0 64       4   G Sabatini 6 5 6  
  S Sloane 6 6       S Sloane 0 7 1  
  A Coetzer 4 3         4   G Sabatini 6 6    
  N Sawamatsu 6 4 6         N Herreman 0 1    
  L Harvey-Wild 1 6 2       N Sawamatsu 1 3  
WC   M Laval 3 3       N Herreman 6 6    
  N Herreman 6 6         4   G Sabatini 4 5  
  D Van Rensburg 6 6         11   J Novotná 6 7  
  S La Fratta 4 2         D Van Rensburg 3 5    
  K Rinaldi 2 5 r     E Sviglerová 6 7    
  K Sviglerová 6 5           E Sviglerová 5 2  
  L Garrone 4 69         11   J Novotná 7 6    
  B Schultz 6 711         B Schultz 3 1  
  I Demongeot 0 78 8   11   J Novotná 6 6    
11   J Novotná 6 66 10  

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
13   R Fairbank-Nideffer 1 2    
  R Simpson 6 6         R Simpson 65 2    
  C Dahlman 2 1       A Temesvári 77 6    
  A Temesvári 6 6           A Temesvári 6 3 3  
WC   S Sabas 3 3           N Provis 2 6 6  
  E Pampoulova 6 6         E Pampoulova 4 2  
  E Smylie 1 3       N Provis 6 6    
  N Provis 6 6           N Provis 6 3 3
  B Bowes 3 6 2       8   K Maleeva 3 6 6
  N Medvedeva 6 3 6       N Medvedeva 2 6 4  
  B Nagelsen 1 4       J Halard 6 4 6  
  J Halard 6 6           J Halard 2 1  
  D Faber 7 7         8   K Maleeva 6 6    
  P Langrová 5 5         D Faber 5 1  
  S Appelmans 3 3     8   K Maleeva 7 6    
8   K Maleeva 6 6    

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
7   MJ Fernandez 6 6    
Q   K McDonald 4 2       7   MJ Fernandez 6 6    
WC   M Pierce 6 6     WC   M Pierce 4 4    
  B Fulco 0 1         7   MJ Fernandez 77 6    
  S Hanika 6 6           I Cueto 63 2    
  M Kidowaki 3 2         S Hanika 3 6 0
  I Cueto 712 6       I Cueto 6 4 6  
  E Zardo 610 0         7   MJ Fernandez 6 6  
  S Goleš 0 2           A Grossman 3 2  
  A Grossman 6 6         A Grossman 6 6    
  N Miyagi 6 1       N Miyagi 2 3    
  M Pawlik 2 0 r         A Grossman 6 4 6
Q   K Sharpe 6 6         Q   K Sharpe 2 6 1  
  T Phelps 3 3       Q   K Sharpe 6 6  
  A Gavaldón 6 64 2   14   R Reggi 4 2    
14   R Reggi 1 77 6  

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
12   J Wiesner 6 6    
  G Magers 4 0       12   J Wiesner 6 6    
  M Bollegraf 65 2 r     M Jaggard 3 1    
  M Jaggard 77 3         12   J Wiesner 4 4    
WC   S Testud 1 1           J Capriati 6 6    
  J Capriati 6 6         J Capriati 6 6  
WC   C Suire 79 63 3     C Macgregor 1 0    
  C Macgregor 67 77 6         J Capriati 6 6  
  A Dechaume 4 65           M Paz 0 3  
Q   C Cohen 6 77       Q   C Cohen 2 7 6  
  A Keller 6 0 4     L Ferrando 6 5 4  
  L Ferrando 3 6 6       Q   C Cohen 1 5  
  K Quentrec 4 6 3         M Paz 6 7    
  M Paz 6 2 6       M Paz 7 3 6
WC   N van Lottum 1 3     3   A Sánchez Vicario 5 6 1  
3   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6    

Section 7

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
6   M Maleeva 6 6    
  S Stafford 2 3       6   M Maleeva 6 6    
  A Minter 7 6       A Minter 1 0    
  F Romano 5 3         6   M Maleeva 2 7 6  
  P Tarabini 6 6           P Tarabini 6 5 0  
  J-A Faull 0 4         P Tarabini 3 6 6
  C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6       C Kohde-Kilsch 6 1 4  
  K Okamoto 1 1         6   M Maleeva 6 6  
  N Jagerman 4 2         10   N Zvereva 4 2  
  C Caverzasio 6 6         C Caverzasio 3 5    
  L Field 2 2       S Martin 6 7    
  S Martin 6 6           S Martin 4 1  
  I Budařová 6 77         10   N Zvereva 6 6    
Q   P Hy 2 62         I Budařová 1 3  
  C Tanvier 4 62     10   N Zvereva 6 6    
10   N Zvereva 6 77    

Section 8

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
16   L Gildemeister 77 6    
  L McNeil 65 3       16   L Gildemeister 6 6    
  E Burgin 6 3 6     E Burgin 3 4    
  M Werdel 3 6 4       16   L Gildemeister 6 6    
  T Whitlinger 2 0         Q   M Maleeva 1 3    
  R Rajchrtová 6 6         R Rajchrtová 2 3  
  F Labat 77 4 3   Q   M Maleeva 6 6    
Q   M Maleeva 63 6 6       16   L Gildemeister 4 0  
  L Meskhi 6 6         2   M Seles 6 6  
  R McQuillan 4 1         L Meskhi 3      
  L Savchenko 610 6 6     L Savchenko 0 r    
Q   L Corsato 712 4 4         L Meskhi 64 64  
  C Lindqvist 3 0         2   M Seles 77 77    
  H Kelesi 6 6         H Kelesi 6 4 4
  K Piccolini 0 0     2   M Seles 4 6 6  
2   M Seles 6 6    

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