1990 WTA Tour

1990 WTA Tour
	Steffi Graf finished the year as world No. 1 for the fourth time in her career. She won ten tournaments during the season, including a major at the Australian Open. She also won a Tier I event and finished runner-up at two other majors, the French Open and the US Open.
Details
Duration	December 11, 1989 ; – November 18, 1990
Edition	18th
Tournaments	59
Categories	Grand Slam (4); WTA Championships ; WTA Tier I (6); WTA Tier II (14); WTA Tier III (7); WTA Tier IV (15); WTA Tier V (12)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Steffi Graf (10)
Most tournament finals	Steffi Graf (13)
Prize money leader	Steffi Graf $1,921,853
Points leader	Steffi Graf 278.10
Awards
Player of the year	Steffi Graf
Doubles team of the year	Helena Suková ; Jana Novotná
Most improved ; player of the year	Monica Seles
Newcomer of the year	Jennifer Capriati
Comeback ; player of the year	Elizabeth Smylie
	← 1989 1991 →

Last updated November 04, 2024

The 1990 WTA Tour (officially titled 1990 Kraft General Foods World Tour after its sponsor) was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 1990 tennis season. The 1990 WTA Tour calendar comprised the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule

The complete schedule of events on the 1990 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Tier I events
Tier II events
Tier III events
Tier IV and V events
Team events

December 1989

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Dec 11	Rainha Classic Guarujá, Brazil Tier V event Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Federica Haumüller 7–6^(9–7), 6–4	Patricia Tarabini	Noëlle van Lottum Renata Baranski	Cristina Tessi Maureen Drake Hellas ter Riet Andrea Tiezzi
Dec 11		Mercedes Paz Patricia Tarabini 6–2, 6–2	Cláudia Chabalgoity Luciana Corsato	Noëlle van Lottum Renata Baranski	Cristina Tessi Maureen Drake Hellas ter Riet Andrea Tiezzi

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Jan 1	Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 12 teams	Spain 2–1	United States	Australia Czech Republic	Italy Soviet Union France Austria
	Danone Hardcourt Championships Brisbane, Australia Tier IV event Hard – $150,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–0	Rachel McQuillan	Brenda Schultz Judith Wiesner	Helena Suková Kristin Godridge Kimiko Date Jana Novotná
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–3, 6–1	Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver	Brenda Schultz Judith Wiesner	Helena Suková Kristin Godridge Kimiko Date Jana Novotná
Jan 8	Holden NSW Open Sydney, Australia Tier III event Hard – $225,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 4–6, 6–3	Barbara Paulus	Judith Wiesner Amy Frazier	Radka Zrubáková Claudia Porwik Julie Halard Raffaella Reggi
Jan 8		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–3, 7–5	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	Judith Wiesner Amy Frazier	Radka Zrubáková Claudia Porwik Julie Halard Raffaella Reggi
Jan 15 Jan 22	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $1,000,000– 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–4	Mary Joe Fernández	Helena Suková Claudia Porwik	Patty Fendick Katerina Maleeva Zina Garrison-Jackson Angélica Gavaldón
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(8–6)	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández
		Natasha Zvereva Jim Pugh 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Zina Garrison-Jackson Rick Leach
Jan 29	Nutri-Metics International Auckland, New Zealand Tier V event Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Leila Meskhi 6–1, 6–0	Sabine Appelmans	Belinda Cordwell Robin White	Beverly Bowes Andrea Leand Jo Durie Sandra Wasserman
		Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi 3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Jill Hetherington Robin White	Belinda Cordwell Robin White	Beverly Bowes Andrea Leand Jo Durie Sandra Wasserman
	Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier II event Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Akiko Kijimuta	Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Brenda Schultz Nana Miyagi Gigi Fernández
		Gigi Fernández Elizabeth Smylie 6–2, 6–2	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Akiko Kijimuta

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Feb 5	Fernleaf Classic Wellington, New Zealand Tier V event Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Wiltrud Probst 1–6, 6–4, 6–0	Leila Meskhi	Sabine Appelmans Claudine Toleafoa	Emanuela Zardo Magdalena Maleeva Sandra Wasserman Beate Reinstadler
		Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi 6–3, 2–6, 6–4	Michelle Jaggard-Lai Julie Richardson	Sabine Appelmans Claudine Toleafoa
	Breyers Tennis Classic Wichita, United States Tier IV event Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Dianne Van Rensburg 2–6, 7–5, 6–2	Nathalie Tauziat	Mareen Louie Harper Susan Sloane	Manon Bollegraf Anne Minter Mary-Lou Daniels Amy Frazier
		Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath 6–0, 6–2	Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White	Mareen Louie Harper Susan Sloane	Manon Bollegraf Anne Minter Mary-Lou Daniels Amy Frazier
Feb 12	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Tier I event Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	Pam Shriver Zina Garrison-Jackson	Linda Harvey-Wild Tami Whitlinger Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Nathalie Tauziat
Feb 12		Martina Navratilova Anne Smith 6–7^(9–11), 6–4, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat	Pam Shriver Zina Garrison-Jackson
Feb 19	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Tier II event Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–0	Zina Garrison-Jackson	Monica Seles Natalia Zvereva	Anne Smith Pam Shriver Nicole Provis Nathalie Tauziat
		Martina Navratilova Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–0, 6–3	Ann Henricksson Dianne Van Rensburg	Monica Seles Natalia Zvereva	Anne Smith Pam Shriver Nicole Provis Nathalie Tauziat
	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, United States Tier IV event Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Amy Frazier 6–4, 6–2	Manon Bollegraf	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Angélica Gavaldón	Etsuko Inoue Anne Minter Jennifer Santrock Brenda Schultz
		Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White 7–5, 6–2	Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Angélica Gavaldón	Etsuko Inoue Anne Minter Jennifer Santrock Brenda Schultz
Feb 26	Virginia Slims of Indian Wells Indian Wells, United States Tier II event Hard – $350,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 5–7, 6–1	Helena Suková	Katerina Maleeva Amy Frazier	Nathalie Herreman Meredith McGrath Isabelle Demongeot Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer
Feb 26		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–2, 7–6^(8–6)	Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova	Katerina Maleeva Amy Frazier

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Mar 5 Mar 12	Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton, United States Tier II event Hard – $350,000 – 56S/28D Singles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 7–5	Jennifer Capriati	Mary Joe Fernández Laura Gildemeister	Dianne Van Rensburg Amanda Coetzer Helena Suková Jana Novotná
Mar 5 Mar 12		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–4, 6–2	Elise Burgin Wendy Turnbull	Mary Joe Fernández Laura Gildemeister
Mar 19	Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $750,000 – 96S/64Q/48D	Monica Seles 6–1, 6–2	Judith Wiesner	Conchita Martínez Nathalie Tauziat	Gabriela Sabatini Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Nathalie Herreman Claudia Porwik
Mar 19		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–4, 6–3	Betsy Nagelsen Robin White	Conchita Martínez Nathalie Tauziat
Mar 25	U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships San Antonio, United States Tier III event Hard – $225,000 – 16S/16Q/8D	Monica Seles 6–4, 6–3	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	Lori McNeil Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer	Gigi Fernández Carrie Cunningham Jana Novotná Hana Mandlíková
		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 7–5, 7–5	Gigi Fernández Robin White	Lori McNeil Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer
	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Tier III event Clay – $225,000 – 16S/16Q/8D	Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 1–6, 6–4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Martina Navratilova Zina Garrison-Jackson	Andrea Temesvári Laura Gildemeister Mary-Lou Daniels Sandra Cecchini
		Not completed		Martina Navratilova Zina Garrison-Jackson

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Apr 2	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event Clay – $500,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Jennifer Capriati	Regina Rajchrtová Natasha Zvereva	Katerina Maleeva Zina Garrison-Jackson Conchita Martínez Helen Kelesi
Apr 2		Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–1	Mercedes Paz Natasha Zvereva	Regina Rajchrtová Natasha Zvereva
Apr 9	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event Clay – $350,000 – 56S/28D	Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–0	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Natasha Zvereva Gabriela Sabatini	Carling Bassett-Seguso Zina Garrison-Jackson Helen Kelesi Isabel Cueto
		Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6^(7–5), 6–4	Regina Kordová Andrea Temesvári	Natasha Zvereva Gabriela Sabatini
	Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier IV event Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Catarina Lindqvist 6–3, 6–2	Elizabeth Smylie	Eva Švíglerová Naoko Sawamatsu	Belinda Cordwell Monique Javer Kumiko Okamoto Kimiko Date
		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 6–0, 3–6, 6–1	Hu Na Michelle Jaggard	Eva Švíglerová Naoko Sawamatsu	Belinda Cordwell Monique Javer Kumiko Okamoto Kimiko Date
Apr 16	Eckerd Tennis Open Tampa, United States Tier III event Clay – $225,000 – 32S/16D	Monica Seles 6–1, 6–0	Katerina Maleeva	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Susan Sloane Cammy MacGregor Sandra Cecchini Helen Kelesi
Apr 16		Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–0	Sandra Cecchini Laura Gildemeister	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Susan Sloane Cammy MacGregor Sandra Cecchini Helen Kelesi
Apr 23	DHL Singapore Open Kallang, Singapore Tier IV event Hard – $150,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Naoko Sawamatsu 7–6^(7–5), 3–6, 6–4	Sarah Loosemore	Maya Kidowaki Sabine Appelmans	Pilar Vásquez Tamaka Takagi Patricia Hy Marianne Werdel
		Jo Durie Jill Hetherington 6–4, 6–1	Pascale Paradis Catherine Suire	Maya Kidowaki Sabine Appelmans	Pilar Vásquez Tamaka Takagi Patricia Hy Marianne Werdel
	International Championships of Spain Barcelona, Spain Tier IV event Clay – $150,000 – 28S/16D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–2	Isabel Cueto	Judith Wiesner Mary Joe Fernández	Isabelle Demongeot Rachel McQuillan Julie Halard Laura Golarsa
		Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–7^(7–9), 6–2, 6–1	Sabrina Goleš Patricia Tarabini	Judith Wiesner Mary Joe Fernández
Apr 30	Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Tier II event Clay – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 5–7, 6–0, 6–1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Judith Wiesner Martina Navratilova	Helena Suková Petra Langrová Nicole Muns-Jagerman Leila Meskhi
		Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3	Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Helena Suková	Judith Wiesner Martina Navratilova
	Ilva Trophy Taranto, Italy Tier V event Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Raffaella Reggi 5–7, 6–0, 6–1	Alexia Dechaume	Pascale Etchemendy Petra Ritter	Tine Scheuer-Larsen Ann Grossman Katia Piccolini Laura Golarsa
		Elena Brioukhovets Eugenia Maniokova 7–6^(7–4), 6–1	Silvia Farina Rita Grande	Pascale Etchemendy Petra Ritter

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
May 7	Peugeot Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $500,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–1, 6–1	Martina Navratilova	Gabriela Sabatini Helen Kelesi	Conchita Martínez Jennifer Capriati Catarina Lindqvist Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
May 7		Helen Kelesi Monica Seles 6–3, 6–4	Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa	Gabriela Sabatini Helen Kelesi
May 14	Lufthansa Cup German Open West Berlin, West Germany Tier I event Clay – $500,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–4, 6–3	Steffi Graf	Natasha Zvereva Sandra Cecchini	Leila Meskhi Judith Wiesner Nathalie Tauziat Conchita Martínez
May 14		Nicole Provis Elna Reinach 6–2, 6–1	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná	Natasha Zvereva Sandra Cecchini
May 21	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier IV event Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mercedes Paz 6–2, 6–3	Ann Grossman	Karine Quentrec Manon Bollegraf	Isabel Cueto Veronika Martinek Florencia Labat Elena Pampoulova
		Nicole Provis Elna Reinach 6–1, 6–4	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	Karine Quentrec Manon Bollegraf
	Geneva European Open Geneva, Switzerland Tier IV event Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Barbara Paulus 2–6, 7–5, 7–6^(7–3)	Helen Kelesi	Sabine Hack Emanuela Zardo	Shaun Stafford Cathy Caverzasio Laura Garrone Amanda Coetzer
		Louise Field Dianne Van Rensburg 5–7, 7–6^(7–2), 7–5	Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen	Sabine Hack Emanuela Zardo
May 28 June 4	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $2,019,720 – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Monica Seles 7–6^(8–6), 6–4	Steffi Graf	Jana Novotná Jennifer Capriati	Conchita Martínez Katerina Maleeva Mary Joe Fernández Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–4, 7–5	Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Natasha Zvereva
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jorge Lozano 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(10–8)	Nicole Provis Danie Visser

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Jun 11	Dow Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier IV event Grass – $150,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–4, 6–1	Helena Suková	Nathalie Tauziat Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer	Belinda Cordwell Anne Smith Gigi Fernández Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Jun 11		Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Natasha Zvereva 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	Nathalie Tauziat Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer
Jun 18	Pilkington Glass Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2	Gretchen Magers	Jana Novotná Lori McNeil	Natasha Zvereva Helena Suková Mary Joe Fernández Manon Bollegraf
Jun 18		Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Natasha Zvereva 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison-Jackson	Jana Novotná Lori McNeil
Jun 25 July 2	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $2,561,585 – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–1	Zina Garrison-Jackson	Gabriela Sabatini Steffi Graf	Jana Novotná Monica Seles Natasha Zvereva Katerina Maleeva
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–4, 6–1	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
		Zina Garrison-Jackson Rick Leach 7–5, 6–2	Elizabeth Smylie John Fitzgerald

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Jul 9	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Tier V event Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Sandra Cecchini 6–1, 6–2	Csilla Bartos	Elena Pampoulova Radka Zrubáková	Sabine Appelmans Mercedes Paz Sandra Dopfer Sabine Hack
		Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–3, 6–7^(10–12), 6–2	Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman	Elena Pampoulova Radka Zrubáková	Sabine Appelmans Mercedes Paz Sandra Dopfer Sabine Hack
	Torneo Internazionale Palermo, Italy Tier V event Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Isabel Cueto 6–2, 6–3	Barbara Paulus	Francesca Romano Beate Reinstadler	Emanuela Zardo Katia Piccolini Cathy Caverzasio Maïder Laval
		Laura Garrone Karin Kschwendt 6–2, 6–4	Florencia Labat Barbara Romanò	Francesca Romano Beate Reinstadler
Jul 16	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Tier V event Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Federica Bonsignori 2–6, 6–3, 6–3	Laura Garrone	Sabine Hack Patricia Tarabini	Isabel Cueto Catherine Mothes Emanuela Zardo Katia Piccolini
		Patricia Tarabini Sandra Cecchini 1–6, 6–2, 6–3	Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman	Sabine Hack Patricia Tarabini
	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Tier III event Grass – $255,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6^(7–2), 4–6, 7–5	Jo Durie	Gretchen Magers Anne Smith	Meredith McGrath Louise Field Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Elizabeth Smylie
		Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers 7–6^(9–7), 6–1	Patty Fendick Anne Smith	Gretchen Magers Anne Smith
Jul 23	Fed Cup Norcross, United States, Hard Team Event Hard – $0 – 32 Teams	United States 2–1	Soviet Union	Austria Spain	Czechoslovakia Great Britain Netherlands France
July 30	Canadian Open Montreal, Canada Tier I event Hard – $500,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3	Katerina Maleeva	Nathalie Tauziat Gabriela Sabatini	Natasha Zvereva Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Naoko Sawamatsu Jennifer Capriati
July 30		Betsy Nagelsen Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 6–2, 6–2	Helen Kelesi Raffaella Reggi	Nathalie Tauziat Gabriela Sabatini

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Aug 6	Virginia Slims of Albuquerque Albuquerque, United States Tier IV event Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–4	Laura Gildemeister	Anne Smith Susan Sloane	Karine Quentrec Amanda Coetzer Dianne Van Rensburg Anne Minter
		Meredith McGrath Anne Smith 7–6^(7–2), 6–4	Mareen Louie Harper Wendy White	Anne Smith Susan Sloane
	Great American Bank Classic San Diego, United States Tier III event Hard – $225,000 – 32S/16D	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–2	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	Zina Garrison-Jackson Barbara Paulus	Nathalie Tauziat Terry Phelps Ann Grossman Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer
		Patty Fendick Zina Garrison-Jackson 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer	Zina Garrison-Jackson Barbara Paulus
Aug 13	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event Hard – $350,000 – 56S/28D	Monica Seles 6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(8–6)	Martina Navratilova	Zina Garrison-Jackson Mary Joe Fernández	Kathy Rinaldi Katerina Maleeva Stephanie Rehe Amy Frazier
Aug 13		Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini	Zina Garrison-Jackson Mary Joe Fernández	Kathy Rinaldi Katerina Maleeva Stephanie Rehe Amy Frazier
Aug 20	OTB International Open Schenectady, United States Tier V event Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Anke Huber 6–1, 5–7, 6–4	Marianne Werdel	Wiltrud Probst Mercedes Paz	Sylvia Hanika Alexia Dechaume Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi
Aug 20		Alysia May Nana Miyagi 6–4, 5–7, 6–3	Linda Ferrando Wiltrud Probst	Wiltrud Probst Mercedes Paz	Sylvia Hanika Alexia Dechaume Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi
Aug 27 Sep 3	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $2,707,250 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mary Joe Fernández	Jana Novotná Zina Garrison-Jackson Leila Meskhi Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
		Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Jana Novotná Helena Suková
		Elizabeth Smylie Todd Woodbridge 6–4, 6–2	Natasha Zvereva Jim Pugh

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Sep 10	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Tier V event Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–6^(7–5), 6–4	Rachel McQuillan	Judith Wiesner Sandra Cecchini	Petra Langrová Veronika Martinek Cathy Caverzasio Iva Budařová
		Petra Langrová Radka Zrubáková 6–0, 6–4	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	Judith Wiesner Sandra Cecchini
	Athens Trophy Athens, Greece Tier V event Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Cecilia Dahlman 7–5, 7–5	Katia Piccolini	Federica Bonsignori Mary Pierce	Sabine Hack Emanuela Zardo Samantha Smith Petra Thorén
		Laura Garrone Karin Kschwendt 6–0, 1–6, 7–6^(8–6)	Leona Lásková Jana Pospíšilová	Federica Bonsignori Mary Pierce	Sabine Hack Emanuela Zardo Samantha Smith Petra Thorén
	Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships Orlando, United States Clay – $175,000 – 12D	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–1	Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath
Sep 17	Open Clarins Paris, France Tier IV event Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 7–5, 6–3	Patricia Tarabini	Julie Halard Sandra Cecchini	Rachel McQuillan Debbie Graham Petra Langrová Regina Rajchrtová
Sep 17		Kristin Godridge Kirrily Sharpe 4–6, 6–3, 6–1	Alexia Dechaume Nathalie Herreman	Julie Halard Sandra Cecchini
Sep 24	Volkswagen Damen Grand Prix Leipzig, East Germany Tier III event Carpet (i) – $225,000 – 32S/16D	Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Conchita Martínez Barbara Paulus	Manon Bollegraf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Judith Wiesner Andrea Strnadová
		Gretchen Magers Lise Gregory 4–6, 6–3, 6–1	Manon Bollegraf Jo Durie	Conchita Martínez Barbara Paulus
	Nichirei International Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier II event Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mary Joe Fernández 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Amy Frazier	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Katerina Maleeva	Martina Navratilova Helena Suková Jennifer Capriati Monica Seles
		Mary Joe Fernández Robin White 4–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Katerina Maleeva
	Tournoi de Bayonne Bayonne, France Tier V event Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 7–6^(10–8)	Anke Huber	Catherine Tanvier Noëlle van Lottum	Zina Garrison-Jackson Pascale Paradis Maïder Laval Cecilia Dahlman
		Louise Field Catherine Tanvier 7–6^(7–3), 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–5)	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	Catherine Tanvier Noëlle van Lottum

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Oct 1	Kraft General Foods of Moscow Moscow, Soviet Union Tier V event Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Leila Meskhi 6–4, 6–4	Elena Brioukhovets	Anne Minter Gretchen Magers	Karina Habšudová Kristin Godridge Rachel McQuillan Beate Reinstadler
Oct 1		Gretchen Magers Robin White 6–2, 6–4	Elena Brioukhovets Svetlana Parkhomenko	Anne Minter Gretchen Magers
Oct 8	BMW European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Tier II event Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–2	Gabriela Sabatini	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Jana Novotná	Nathalie Tauziat Brenda Schultz Wiltrud Probst Helena Suková
Oct 8		Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff 7–5, 6–4	Catherine Suire Dianne Van Rensburg	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Jana Novotná
Oct 15	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 32S/16D	Mary Joe Fernández 6–1, 6–3	Barbara Paulus	Gabriela Sabatini Katerina Maleeva	Helena Suková Zina Garrison-Jackson Jana Novotná Sabine Appelmans
		Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson 7–5, 6–3	Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gabriela Sabatini Katerina Maleeva
	Arizona Classic Scottsdale, United States Tier IV event Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Conchita Martínez 7–5, 6–1	Marianne Werdel	Monique Javer Amy Frazier	Amanda Coetzer Erika deLone Susan Sloane Stephanie Rottier
		Elise Burgin Helen Kelesi 6–4, 6–2	Sandy Collins Ronni Reis	Monique Javer Amy Frazier	Amanda Coetzer Erika deLone Susan Sloane Stephanie Rottier
Oct 22	Midland Bank Championships Brighton, Great Britain Tier II event Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 32S/16D	Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–3	Helena Suková	Catarina Lindqvist Katerina Maleeva	Nathalie Tauziat Cathy Caverzasio Sara Gomer Sandra Cecchini
		Helena Suková Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–4	Jo Durie Natasha Zvereva	Catarina Lindqvist Katerina Maleeva
	Puerto Rico Open Dorado, Puerto Rico Tier IV event Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jennifer Capriati 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	Zina Garrison-Jackson	Carrie Cunningham Gigi Fernández	Ann Grossman Florencia Labat Audra Keller Maria Strandlund
		Elena Brioukhovets Natalia Medvedeva 6–4, 6–2	Amy Frazier Julie Richardson	Carrie Cunningham Gigi Fernández	Ann Grossman Florencia Labat Audra Keller Maria Strandlund
Oct 29	Virginia Slims of Nashville Brentwood, United States Tier IV event Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Natalia Medvedeva 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Susan Sloane	Elena Brioukhovets Elna Reinach	Cecilia Dahlman Tami Whitlinger Raffaella Reggi Linda Harvey-Wild
		Kathy Jordan Larisa Neiland 6–1, 6–2	Brenda Schultz Caroline Vis	Elena Brioukhovets Elna Reinach
	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, United States Tier II event Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)	Martina Navratilova	Meredith McGrath Zina Garrison-Jackson	Radka Zrubáková Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Marianne Werdel Stephanie Rehe
		Meredith McGrath Anne Smith 2–6, 6–0, 6–4	Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Robin White	Meredith McGrath Zina Garrison-Jackson

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Nov 5	Virginia Slims of New England Worcester, United States Tier II event Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 32S/16D	Steffi Graf 7–6^(7–5), 6–3	Gabriela Sabatini	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Mary Joe Fernández	Natasha Zvereva Mercedes Paz Helena Suková Amy Frazier
		Gigi Fernández Helena Suková 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Mary Joe Fernández	Natasha Zvereva Mercedes Paz Helena Suková Amy Frazier
	Jello Tennis Classic Indianapolis, United States Tier IV event Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez 6–4, 6–2	Leila Meskhi	Katerina Maleeva Natalia Medvedeva	Susan Sloane Raffaella Reggi Meredith McGrath Nicole Provis
		Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath 6–1, 6–1	Katrina Adams Jill Hetherington	Katerina Maleeva Natalia Medvedeva	Susan Sloane Raffaella Reggi Meredith McGrath Nicole Provis
Nov 12	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States Year-end Championship Carpet (i) – $3,000,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2	Gabriela Sabatini	Steffi Graf Mary Joe Fernández	Katerina Maleeva Conchita Martínez Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nov 12		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 7–6^(7–4), 6–4	Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Steffi Graf Mary Joe Fernández

Rankings

Below are the 1990 WTA year-end rankings (November 26, 1990) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking^[1]
No	Player Name	Points	1989	Change
1	Steffi Graf (GER)*	278.1021	1	=
2	Monica Seles (YUG)	203.7537	6	+4
3	Martina Navratilova (USA)	199.4231	2	-1
4	Mary Joe Fernández (USA)	147.0286	12	+8
5	Gabriela Sabatini (ARG)	137.0174	3	-2
6	Katerina Maleeva (BUL)	115.8375	15	+9
7	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	112.6067	5	-2
8	Jennifer Capriati (USA)	103.4132	NR	NR
9	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (SUI)	103.1532	9	=
10	Zina Garrison-Jackson (USA)	100.5247	4	-6
11	Conchita Martínez (ESP)	98.5629	7	-4
12	Natasha Zvereva (URS)	77.5000	27	+15
13	Jana Novotná (CZE)	77.2556	11	-2
14	Helena Suková (CZE)	77.1402	8	-6
15	Barbara Paulus (AUT)	69.9286	24	+9
16	Amy Frazier (USA)	64.0667	33	+17
17	Judith Wiesner (AUT)	62.7778	35	+18
18	Nathalie Tauziat (FRA)	60.3500	25	+7
19	Leila Meskhi (URS)	53.7500	30	+11
20	Sandra Cecchini (ITA)	41.8000	26	+6

Doubles Year-end Ranking^[1]
No	Player Name	Points	1989	Change
1	Helena Suková (CZE)	413.6944	2	+1
2	Jana Novotná (CZE)	387.3147	5	+3
3	Gigi Fernández (USA)	335.6825	7	+4
4	Martina Navratilova (USA)	309.4167	1	-3
5	Natasha Zvereva (URS)	243.7574	6	+1
6	Mary Joe Fernández (USA)	237.4000	8	+2
7	Larisa Savchenko (URS)	231.9031	3	-4
8	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	222.8333	49	+31
9	Kathy Jordan (USA)	219.1909	65	+56
10	Elizabeth Smylie (AUS)	218.0220	14	+4
11	Patty Fendick (USA)	199.3477	15	+4
12	Robin White (USA)	194.9389	12	=
13	Zina Garrison (USA)	178.7692	9	-4
14	Mercedes Paz (ARG)	166.3103	41	+27
15	Betsy Nagelsen (USA)	164.0500	23	+6
16	Meredith McGrath (USA)	161.3462	33	+17
17	Anne Smith (USA)	148.3911	129	+112
18	Gretchen Magers (USA)	134.9474	29	+11
19	Elna Reinach (RSA)	128.5588	20	+1
20	Lise Gregory (RSA)	125.9091	35	+15

* West Germany (FRG) prior to 3 October 1990.

Related Research Articles

The WTA Finals is the season-ending championship of the WTA Tour. It is the most significant tennis event in the women's annual calendar after the four majors, as it features the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season.

The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.

The ATP Tour is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix Circuit and WCT Circuit. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organisation is the WTA Tour.

The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the Women's Tennis Association, introduced in November 1975. The computer that calculates the ranking is nicknamed "Medusa".

The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The 1996 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

WTA Premier tournaments was a category of tennis tournaments in the WTA Tour, implemented from the reorganization of the schedule in 2009 until 2020.

The 1992 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 1992 tennis season.

The 1991 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 1991 tennis season.

A tennis tour is tennis played in tournament format at a series of venues – a tour – over during a set period of weeks or months. Professional tour tennis is played globally with one season consisting of one calendar year. Several tournaments are held each week as players win prize money and earn ranking points. A player's ranking determines her or his ability to enter a particular tournament, as tournaments vary in the amount money and points obtainable. Winning a tournament typically requires winning four to six matches in succession, generally a match a day, as play is single-loss elimination.

The 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 14th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on March 24, 1986, and concluded in December, 1986 after 41 events. The season was abbreviated in order to return the tour to a calendar year basis.

The 2012 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships, and the tennis event at the Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

The 2013 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2013 tennis season. The 2013 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, and the year-end championships. Also included in the 2013 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

The 2014 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2014 tennis season. The 2014 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, and the year-end championships. Also included in the 2014 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which was organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.

The 2015 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2015 tennis season. The 2015 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, and the year-end championships. Also included in the 2015 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

The 2016 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships. Also included in the 2016 calendar is the Summer Olympic Games and Hopman Cup, which were organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.

The 2017 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2017 tennis season. The 2017 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships. Also included in the 2017 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

The 2018 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2018 tennis season. The 2018 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF); the WTA Premier tournaments ; the WTA International tournaments; the Fed Cup and the year-end championships. Also included in the 2018 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

The WTA 1000 tournaments are a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour, governed by the Women's Tennis Association. The old WTA Premier Mandatory and 5 tournaments merged into a single highest tier implemented in the 2021 schedule reorganization. Until 2024, only four of the nine WTA 1000 tournaments were mandatory, when the category expanded to ten mandatory tournaments.

WTA 1000 is a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour organized by the Women's Tennis Association.

References

1 2 "WTA Tour Singles Rankings" (PDF). WTA. 23 November 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2013-12-17.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[rankings-1] 1 2 "WTA Tour Singles Rankings" (PDF). WTA. 23 November 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2013-12-17.

[1]

v t e Women's tennis seasons
Seasons (1881-1912) ILTF (1913-72)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
ILTF Independent Circuit	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon/Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon/Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 1990 WTA Tour « 1989 1991 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Chicago (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Montreal (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Washington (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Boca Raton (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Zurich (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Worcester (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Sydney (S, D) San Antonio (S, D) Houston (S, D) Tampa (S, D) Newport (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Leipzig (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Brisbane (S, D) Wichita (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Singapore (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Albuquerque (S, D) Paris (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Dorado (S, D) Nashville (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D)
Tier V tournaments	Guarujá (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Wellington (S, D) Taranto (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Kitzbuhel (S, D) Athens (S, D) Bayonne (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
WTA Tour Championships, New York (S, D)