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
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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
		Mercedes Paz Patricia Tarabini 6–2, 6–2	Cláudia Chabalgoity Luciana Corsato

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
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
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–3, 7–5	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva
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
	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

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
	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
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
		Martina Navratilova Anne Smith 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat
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
	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
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
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–2, 7–6(8–6)	Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova

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 – Doubles	Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 7–5	Jennifer Capriati	Mary Joe Fernández Laura Gildemeister	Dianne Van Rensburg Amanda Coetzer Helena Suková Jana Novotná
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–4, 6–2	Elise Burgin Wendy Turnbull
Mar 19	Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $750,000 – 96S/64Q/48D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–1, 6–2	Judith Wiesner	Conchita Martínez Nathalie Tauziat	Gabriela Sabatini Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Nathalie Herreman Claudia Porwik
		Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–4, 6–3	Betsy Nagelsen Robin White
Mar 25	U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships San Antonio, United States Tier III event Hard – $225,000 – 16S/16Q/8D Singles – Doubles	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
	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Tier III event Clay – $225,000 – 16S/16Q/8D Singles – Doubles	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

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
		Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–1	Mercedes Paz 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
	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
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
		Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–0	Sandra Cecchini Laura Gildemeister
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
	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
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
	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

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
		Helen Kelesi Monica Seles 6–3, 6–4	Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa
May 14	Lufthansa Cup German Open West Berlin, West Germany Tier I event Clay – $500,000 – 56S/28D	Monica Seles 6–4, 6–3	Steffi Graf	Natasha Zvereva Sandra Cecchini	Leila Meskhi Judith Wiesner Nathalie Tauziat Conchita Martínez
		Nicole Provis Elna Reinach 6–2, 6–1	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná
May 21	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier IV event Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D	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
	Geneva European Open Geneva, Switzerland Tier IV event Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D	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
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
		Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Natasha Zvereva 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers
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
		Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Natasha Zvereva 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison-Jackson
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
	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
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
	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
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
		Betsy Nagelsen Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 6–2, 6–2	Helen Kelesi Raffaella Reggi

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
	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
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
		Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini
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
		Alysia May Nana Miyagi 6–4, 5–7, 6–3	Linda Ferrando Wiltrud Probst
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
	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
	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
		Kristin Godridge Kirrily Sharpe 4–6, 6–3, 6–1	Alexia Dechaume Nathalie Herreman
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
	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
	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

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	Leila Meskhi 6–4, 6–4	Elena Brioukhovets	Anne Minter Gretchen Magers	Karina Habšudová Kristin Godridge Rachel McQuillan Beate Reinstadler
		Gretchen Magers Robin White 6–2, 6–4	Elena Brioukhovets Svetlana Parkhomenko
Oct 8	BMW European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Tier II event Carpet (i) – $350,000 – 32S/16D	Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–2	Gabriela Sabatini	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Jana Novotná	Nathalie Tauziat Brenda Schultz Wiltrud Probst Helena Suková
		Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff 7–5, 6–4	Catherine Suire Dianne Van Rensburg
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
	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
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
	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
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
	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

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
	Jello Tennis Classic Indianapolis, United States Tier IV event Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D	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
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
		Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

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.

See also

• 1990 ATP Tour

References

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