1990 Citizen Cup

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1990 Citizen Cup
Date30 April – 6 May
Edition13th
Category Tier II
Draw56S / 27D
Prize money$350,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Hamburg, West Germany
Venue Am Rothenbaum
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
  1989  · WTA Hamburg ·  1991  

The 1990 Citizen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in West Germany that was part of the Tier II category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from 30 April until 6 May 1990. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth consecutive at the event. [1] [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5–7, 6–0, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko-Neiland / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3

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References

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