1990 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1990 French Open
Final
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Score	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1990 French Open.^[1] Aged 16 years and 6 months, she became the youngest major singles champion in the Open Era at the time, and remains the youngest French Open champion in history.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Mercedes Paz.

This tournament also saw a semifinal appearance for future world No. 1 Jennifer Capriati. Aged only 14 years and 70 days, she became the youngest tennis player ever to reach a French Open semifinal and, following this tournament, the youngest player ever to enter the top ten in rankings.

Seeds

Steffi Graf (final)
Monica Seles (champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
Zina Garrison (first round)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
Jana Novotná (semifinals)
Judith Wiesner (third round)
Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (first round)
Raffaella Reggi (second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
Laura Gildemeister (fourth round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

9	Conchita Martínez	1	3
					1	Steffi Graf	6	6

					11	Jana Novotná	1	2
11	Jana Novotná	4	6	6

8	Katerina Maleeva	6	2	4
									1	Steffi Graf	6⁶	4

									2	Monica Seles	7⁸	6
7	Mary Joe Fernández	2	4

	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
						Jennifer Capriati	2	2

					2	Monica Seles	6	6
6	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	6	1	5

2	Monica Seles	3	6	7

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	S Graf	6	6
	P Paradis	0	2		1	S Graf	6	6
LL	J Santrock	6	6		LL	J Santrock	1	2
	S Loosemore	2	4							1	S Graf	6	6
	S Amiach	7	6⁵	6							A-M Cecchini	2	3
	F Haumüller	5	7⁷	2		S Amiach	2	1
WC	N Guerrée	5	0			A-M Cecchini	6	6
	A-M Cecchini	7	6												1	S Graf	6	6
	B Reinstadler	4	2												15	N Tauziat	1	4
	L Lapi	6	6			L Lapi	6	6
	M Javer	4	6	7		M Javer	1	1
	A Kanellopoulou	6	4	5							L Lapi	1	6	1
	E Krapl	0	1							15	N Tauziat	6	2	6
	S Hack	6	6			S Hack	2	6	3
	K Godridge	3	5		15	N Tauziat	6	3	6
15	N Tauziat	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	C Martínez	7	6
	J Tremelling	5	1		9	C Martínez	7⁷	6
WC	P Etchemendy	7	6		WC	P Etchemendy	6¹	3
	E Reinach	5	1							9	C Martínez	6	6
	M Strandlund	6	3	6							R Zrubáková	1	3
	S Wasserman	3	6	0		M Strandlund	1	6⁰
	R Zrubáková	6	6			R Zrubáková	6	7⁷
	S Meier	1	2											9	C Martínez	6	6
	C Benjamin	7⁷	6												W Probst	3	3
Q	P Ritter	6³	1			C Benjamin	7⁷	6
	H Na	0	7⁷	6		H Na	6²	3
Q	K Nowak	6	6⁵	2							C Benjamin	2	2
	J Pospíšilová	3	1								W Probst	6	6
	B Romanò	6	6			B Romanò	2	6	5
	W Probst	6	1	7		W Probst	6	4	7
5	Z Garrison	1	6	5

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

4	G Sabatini	6	7⁷
	A Vieira	0	6⁴		4	G Sabatini	6	5	6
	S Sloane	6	6			S Sloane	0	7	1
	A Coetzer	4	3							4	G Sabatini	6	6
	N Sawamatsu	6	4	6							N Herreman	0	1
	L Harvey-Wild	1	6	2		N Sawamatsu	1	3
WC	M Laval	3	3			N Herreman	6	6
	N Herreman	6	6											4	G Sabatini	4	5
	D Van Rensburg	6	6											11	J Novotná	6	7
	S La Fratta	4	2			D Van Rensburg	3	5
	K Rinaldi	2	5	r		E Švíglerová	6	7
	K Švíglerová	6	5								E Švíglerová	5	2
	L Garrone	4	6⁹							11	J Novotná	7	6
	B Schultz	6	7¹¹			B Schultz	3	1
	I Demongeot	0	7⁸	8	11	J Novotná	6	6
11	J Novotná	6	6⁶	10

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

13	R Fairbank-Nideffer	1	2
	R Simpson	6	6			R Simpson	6⁵	2
	C Dahlman	2	1			A Temesvári	7⁷	6
	A Temesvári	6	6								A Temesvári	6	3	3
WC	S Sabas	3	3								N Provis	2	6	6
	E Pampoulova	6	6			E Pampoulova	4	2
	E Smylie	1	3			N Provis	6	6
	N Provis	6	6													N Provis	6	3	3
	B Bowes	3	6	2											8	K Maleeva	3	6	6
	N Medvedeva	6	3	6		N Medvedeva	2	6	4
	B Nagelsen	1	4			J Halard	6	4	6
	J Halard	6	6								J Halard	2	1
	D Faber	7	7							8	K Maleeva	6	6
	P Langrová	5	5			D Faber	5	1
	S Appelmans	3	3		8	K Maleeva	7	6
8	K Maleeva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	MJ Fernandez	6	6
Q	K McDonald	4	2		7	MJ Fernandez	6	6
WC	M Pierce	6	6		WC	M Pierce	4	4
	B Fulco	0	1							7	MJ Fernandez	7⁷	6
	S Hanika	6	6								I Cueto	6³	2
	M Kidowaki	3	2			S Hanika	3	6	0
	I Cueto	7¹²	6			I Cueto	6	4	6
	E Zardo	6¹⁰	0												7	MJ Fernandez	6	6
	S Goleš	0	2													A Grossman	3	2
	A Grossman	6	6			A Grossman	6	6
	N Miyagi	6	1			N Miyagi	2	3
	M Pawlik	2	0	r							A Grossman	6	4	6
Q	K Sharpe	6	6							Q	K Sharpe	2	6	1
	T Phelps	3	3		Q	K Sharpe	6	6
	A Gavaldón	6	6⁴	2	14	R Reggi	4	2
14	R Reggi	1	7⁷	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

12	J Wiesner	6	6
	G Magers	4	0		12	J Wiesner	6	6
	M Bollegraf	6⁵	2	r		M Jaggard	3	1
	M Jaggard	7⁷	3							12	J Wiesner	4	4
WC	S Testud	1	1								J Capriati	6	6
	J Capriati	6	6			J Capriati	6	6
WC	C Suire	7⁹	6³	3		C Macgregor	1	0
	C Macgregor	6⁷	7⁷	6											J Capriati	6	6
	A Dechaume	4	6⁵												M Paz	0	3
Q	C Cohen	6	7⁷		Q	C Cohen	2	7	6
	A Keller	6	0	4		L Ferrando	6	5	4
	L Ferrando	3	6	6						Q	C Cohen	1	5
	K Quentrec	4	6	3							M Paz	6	7
	M Paz	6	2	6		M Paz	7	3	6
WC	N van Lottum	1	3		3	A Sánchez Vicario	5	6	1
3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 7

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

6	M Maleeva-Fragnière	6	6
	S Stafford	2	3	6	M Maleeva-Fragnière	6	6
	A Minter	7	6		A Minter	1	0
	F Romano	5	3						6	M Maleeva-Fragnière	2	7	6
	P Tarabini	6	6							P Tarabini	6	5	0
	J-A Faull	0	4		P Tarabini	3	6	6
	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6		C Kohde-Kilsch	6	1	4
	K Okamoto	1	1											6	M Maleeva-Fragnière	6	6
	N Jagerman	4	2											10	N Zvereva	4	2
	C Caverzasio	6	6		C Caverzasio	3	5
	L Field	2	2		S Martin	6	7
	S Martin	6	6							S Martin	4	1
	I Budařová	6	7⁷						10	N Zvereva	6	6
Q	P Hy	2	6²		I Budařová	1	3
	C Tanvier	4	6²	10	N Zvereva	6	6
10	N Zvereva	6	7⁷

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

16	L Gildemeister	7⁷	6
	L McNeil	6⁵	3		16	L Gildemeister	6	6
	E Burgin	6	3	6		E Burgin	3	4
	M Werdel	3	6	4						16	L Gildemeister	6	6
	T Whitlinger	2	0							Q	M Maleeva	1	3
	R Rajchrtová	6	6			R Rajchrtová	2	3
	F Labat	7⁷	4	3	Q	M Maleeva	6	6
Q	M Maleeva	6³	6	6										16	L Gildemeister	4	0
	L Meskhi	6	6											2	M Seles	6	6
	R McQuillan	4	1			L Meskhi	3
	L Savchenko	6¹⁰	6	6		L Savchenko	0	r
Q	L Corsato	7¹²	4	4							L Meskhi	6⁴	6⁴
	C Lindqvist	3	0							2	M Seles	7⁷	7⁷
	H Kelesi	6	6			H Kelesi	6	4	4
	K Piccolini	0	0		2	M Seles	4	6	6
2	M Seles	6	6

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

1990 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1990 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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