1990 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1990 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw	56 (8Q/2LL)
Seeds	16
Events

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Monica Seles defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1990 Italian Open.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Martina Navratilova (final)
Monica Seles (champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
Judith Wiesner (second round)
Laura Gildemeister (second round)
Raffaella Reggi (third round)
Helen Kelesi (semifinals)
Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)
Sandra Cecchini (third round)
Leila Meskhi (second round)
Cathy Caverzasio (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Navratilova	6	6

6	Conchita Martínez	2	0
				1	Martina Navratilova	7⁷	7

				4	Gabriela Sabatini	6⁴	5
4	Gabriela Sabatini	6	7

12	Jennifer Capriati	2	5
								1	Martina Navratilova	1	1

								2	Monica Seles	6	6
13	Catarina Lindqvist	4	3

11	Helen Kelesi	6	6
				11	Helen Kelesi	1	2

				2	Monica Seles	6	6
5	Manuela Maleeva	0	2

2	Monica Seles	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	M Navratilova	6	3	6
	C Kohde-Kilsch	2	6¹			R McQuillan	2	6	2
	R McQuillan	6	7⁷							1	M Navratilova	6	3	6
	S Wasserman	3	2							14	S Cecchini	4	6	3
Q	K Kscwendt	6	6		Q	K Kscwendt	1	6	3
	B Fulco	7⁷	0	2	14	S Cecchini	6	1	6
14	S Cecchini	6⁴	6	6											1	M Navratilova	6	6
16	C Caverzasio	6	6												6	C Martínez	2	0
Q	M Jaggard	3	1		16	C Caverzasio	7	6
LL	K Piccolini	2	2			J Halard	5	2
	J Halard	6	6							16	C Caverzasio	2	2
	D Faber	6	6							6	C Martínez	6	6
	L Garrone	4	4			D Faber	0	2
					6	C Martínez	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	G Sabatini	7⁷	6
	A Grossman	6	6			A Grossman	6³	0
Q	H ter Riet	4	2						4	G Sabatini	6	6
	A Kanellopoulou	7	4	4						R Rajchrtová	0	1
	R Rajchrtová	5	6	6		R Rajchrtová	6	7⁷
	N Provis	2	5		9	L Gildemeistar	4	6⁴
9	L Gildemeistar	6	7											4	G Sabatini	6	7
12	J Capriati	6	6											12	J Capriati	2	5
Q	L Lásková	0	3		12	J Capriati	6	7⁷
	J Byrne	3	0			S Sloane	4	6⁵
	S Sloane	6	6						12	J Capriati	6	6⁸	6
	L Golarsa	3	7	4						L Golarsa	3	7¹⁰	2
	L Ferrando	6	5	1^r		L Golarsa	6	7⁷
					7	N Tauziat	3	6⁵

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	J Wiesner	7	5	2
	F Romanò	3	4		Q	A Vieira	5	7	6
Q	A Vieira	6	6							Q	A Vieira	4	2
	P Tarabini	6	6							13	C Lindqvist	6	6
	I Demongeot	1	4			P Tarabini	6	3	1
	N Jagerman	5	7⁹	2	13	C Lindqvist	4	6	6
13	C Lindqvist	7	6⁷	6										13	C Lindqvist	4	3
11	H Kelesi	6	6											11	H Kelesi	6	6
	JA Faull	4	1		11	H Kelesi	6	6
	L Lapi	6	2			L Lapi	2	0
	A Temesvári	2	1^r							11	H Kelesi	6	7
LL	K Godridge	3	6	6						3	A Sánchez Vicario	4	5
Q	S Smith	6	1	4	LL	K Godridge	1	1
					3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	Man Maleeva	6	6
Q	S La Fratta	2	6	6	Q	S La Fratta	2	2
	S Martin	6	2	2					5	Man Maleeva	6	6
	A Coetzer	7	1	7					10	R Reggi	3	3
	B Romanò	5	6	5		A Coetzer	4	1
	N Medvedeva	0	3		10	R Reggi	6	6
10	R Reggi	6	6										5	Man Maleeva	0	2
15	L Meskhi	6	6										2	M Seles	6	6
	E Reinach	2	2		15	L Meskhi	4	5
	P Langrová	1	6⁵		Q	M Paz	6	7
Q	M Paz	6	7⁷						Q	M Paz	1	1
	L McNeil	6²	2						2	M Seles	6	6
	R Zrubáková	7⁷	6			R Zrubáková	4	1
					2	M Seles	6	6

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References

↑ Levine, Paul (14 May 1990). "Seles Defeats Navratilova in Straight Sets". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 6 September 2021.
↑ Sarni, Jim (14 May 1990). "Still-streaking Seles tops Navratilova at Italian Open". Sun-Sentinel . Retrieved 6 September 2021.
↑ "Seles blasts Navratilova in Italian Open". Deseret News . Associated Press. 14 May 1990. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
↑ John Barrett, ed. (1991). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1991. London: Collins Willow. pp. 159–160. ISBN 9780002184038.

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[1] Levine, Paul (14 May 1990). "Seles Defeats Navratilova in Straight Sets". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[2] Sarni, Jim (14 May 1990). "Still-streaking Seles tops Navratilova at Italian Open". Sun-Sentinel . Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[3] "Seles blasts Navratilova in Italian Open". Deseret News . Associated Press. 14 May 1990. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[wot1991-4] John Barrett, ed. (1991). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1991. London: Collins Willow. pp. 159–160. ISBN 9780002184038.

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