1990 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships

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1990 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
DateSeptember 12–16
Edition16th
Draw12D
Prize money $175,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Orlando, Florida, U.S.
  1989  · WTA Doubles Championships ·  1991  
1990 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
1990 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
1989 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White
Final
Champions Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath
Score6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw12
Seeds4
Events
Doubles
  1989  · WTA Doubles Championships ·  1991  

The 1990 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships was a women's doubles tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Orlando, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from September 12 through September 16, 1990.

Contents

Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva won the title and earned $50,000 first-prize money by defeating Manon Bollegraf and Meredith McGrath 6–4, 6–1 in the final. [1] [2] It was Savchenko's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Zvereva's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 10th of her career.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the quarterfinals.

  1. Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Savchenko / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Zvereva (champions)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of the United States.svg Robin White (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick / Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Savchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg N Zvereva
76
Flag of the United States.svg ML Daniels
Flag of the United States.svg W White-Prausa
66 Flag of the United States.svg ML Daniels
Flag of the United States.svg W White-Prausa
5 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg J Richardson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Turnbull
1 2 1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Savchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg N Zvereva
773 6
Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
6262
4 Flag of the United States.svg P Fendick
Flag of the United States.svg B Nagelsen
3 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Provis
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg E Reinach
4 65 Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
66
Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil
64 71 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Savchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg N Zvereva
66
Flag of the United States.svg A Smith
Flag of Hungary.svg A Temesvári
2 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of the United States.svg M McGrath
4 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of the United States.svg M McGrath
66 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of the United States.svg M McGrath
65 6
3 Flag of the United States.svg K Jordan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Smylie
2 74
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
Flag of the United States.svg M McGrath
66
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg N Medvedeva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg L Meskhi
3 4 2 Flag of the United States.svg G Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg R White
2 4
Flag of the United States.svg E Burgin
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg R Fairbank-Nideffer
66 Flag of the United States.svg E Burgin
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg R Fairbank-Nideffer
2 1
2 Flag of the United States.svg G Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg R White
66

References

  1. "Savchenko, Zvereva takes doubles tourney". Orlando, Florida. United Press International. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1991). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1991. London: Collins Willow. p. 169. ISBN   9780002184038.