1990 Australian Open – Women's singles

Two-time defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernández in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1990 Australian Open. It was her third Australian Open title and ninth major title overall.

Women's singles
1990 Australian Open
Final
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upUnited States Mary Joe Fernández
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1989 · Australian Open · 1991 →

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Steffi Graf (champion)
  2.   Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
  3.   Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
  4.   Helena Suková (semifinals)
  5.   Jana Novotná (third round)
  6.   Mary Joe Fernández (finalist)
  7.   Hana Mandlíková (third round)
  8.   Helen Kelesi (third round)
  9.   Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  10.   Natalia Zvereva (second round)
  11.   Pam Shriver (third round)
  12.   Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (first round)
  13.   Raffaella Reggi (fourth round)
  14.   Rosalyn Fairbank (third round)
  15.   Gigi Fernández (fourth round)
  16.   Barbara Paulus (fourth round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Steffi Graf 6 7
    Patty Fendick 3 5
1   Steffi Graf 6 3 6
4   Helena Suková 3 6 4
4   Helena Suková 6 6
9   Katerina Maleeva 4 3
1   Steffi Graf 6 6
6   Mary Joe Fernández 3 4
6   Mary Joe Fernández 1 6 8
3   Zina Garrison 6 2 6
6   Mary Joe Fernández 6 6
    Claudia Porwik 2 1
Q   Angélica Gavaldón 4 3
    Claudia Porwik 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Graf 6 7
  C Cunningham 2 5 1   S Graf 6 6
Q   E deLone 6 7 Q   E deLone 1 2
WC   L Stacey 4 5 1   S Graf 6 6
  L Meskhi 6 6   L Meskhi 4 1
  L Golarsa 4 4   L Meskhi 2 6 6
  C Dahlman 77 6   C Dahlman 6 1 3
  K Kessaris 65 1 1   S Graf 6 6
  A Huber 6 6 13   R Reggi 2 3
  M Laval 1 1   A Huber 6 6
  E Burgin 2 79 6   E Burgin 2 0
  S Stafford 6 67 3   A Huber 5 6 4
  J Durie 7 77 13   R Reggi 7 4 6
  P Paradis 5 64   J Durie 4 4
WC   J Hodder 1 0 13   R Reggi 6 6
13   R Reggi 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   B Paulus 6 6
  R Rajchrtová 3 1 16   B Paulus 77 4 6
  N Miyagi 7 6   N Miyagi 61 6 0
  R Zrubáková 5 4 16   B Paulus 6 6
  E Smylie 6 7   E Smylie 4 3
  J Hetherington 3 5   E Smylie 6 6
  B Reinstadler 6 6   B Reinstadler 2 4
  R Reis 1 2 16   B Paulus 5 2
  P Fendick 6 6   P Fendick 7 6
  A Nishiya 1 3   P Fendick 7 6
  A Keller 3 77 6   A Keller 5 2
Q   S Menning 6 64 4   P Fendick 1 77 6
  A Temesvári 0 6 6 5   J Novotná 6 65 4
WC   R Stubbs 6 3 2   A Temesvári 1 1
  S Martin 77 0 0 5   J Novotná 6 6
5   J Novotná 65 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   H Suková 6 6
WC   T Morton 4 3 4   H Suková 6 6
  N Medvedeva 6 7   N Medvedeva 2 0
Q   L Gregory 4 5 4   H Suková 6 4 6
Q   S Loosemore 6 7 Q   S Loosemore 3 6 3
  J-A Faull 3 5 Q   S Loosemore 6 6
  E Pampoulova 4 6 6   E Pampoulova 3 3
WC   K Godridge 6 4 2 4   H Suková 6 6
  K Date 6 77   K Date 4 3
  P Etchemendy 3 65   K Date 7 79
  B Schultz 6 6   B Schultz 5 67
  M Pawlik 4 3   K Date 6 6
  N Provis 7 77 11   P Shriver 4 3
Q   E-M Schürhoff 5 65   N Provis 6 2 7
  E Švíglerová 3 4 11   P Shriver 1 6 9
11   P Shriver 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   K Maleeva 6 6
  L McNeil 2 1 9   K Maleeva 6 6
WC   K McDonald 6 6 WC   K McDonald 3 2
  L Allen 4 4 9   K Maleeva 6 6
  K Okamoto 6 2 6   N Jagerman 0 4
  M Drake 4 6 1   K Okamoto 1 2
  N Jagerman 6 77   N Jagerman 6 6
  C Kohde-Kilsch 4 63 9   K Maleeva 3 6 6
WC   K Sharpe 7 3 6   R McQuillan 6 4 1
  L Field 5 6 3 WC   K Sharpe 3 0
  R McQuillan 6 6   R McQuillan 6 6
  F Bonsignori 1 2   R McQuillan 6 77
  S Meier 6 6 8   H Kelesi 2 64
Q   J Smoller 4 2   S Meier 2 4
  W Probst 2 3 8   H Kelesi 6 6
8   H Kelesi 6 6

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   M J Fernández 6 6
  M Jaggard 1 3 6   M J Fernández 6 6
  K Rinaldi 6 3 6   K Rinaldi 4 4
  R White 4 6 4 6   M J Fernández 6 3 6
  A Henricksson 4 6 6   J Halard 0 6 0
  M Werdel 6 4 4   A Henricksson 64 2
  J Halard 7 6   J Halard 77 6
  A Devries 5 2 6   M J Fernández 6 6
  D Faber 6 6   D Faber 4 2
  E Pfaff 3 0   D Faber 6 6
  A Leand 6 4 6   A Leand 1 3
  D Balestrat 2 6 4   D Faber 6 6
  C Bakkum 6 6 14   R Fairbank 3 4
  K Radford 3 2   C Bakkum 63 4
  C Benjamin 3 3 14   R Fairbank 77 6
14   R Fairbank 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   L Savchenko-Neiland 6 1 10
  C Tanvier 4 6 12   C Tanvier 6 6
  E Inoue 6 77   E Inoue 4 4
  B Bowes 3 65   C Tanvier 79 6
WC   N Pratt 6 66 10   S Appelmans 67 0
  H Ludloff 1 78 8 WC   N Pratt 2 3
  S Appelmans 6 6   S Appelmans 6 6
  S Gomer 1 0   C Tanvier 2 0 r
  I Demongeot 4 6 6 3   Z Garrison 6 2
  K Adams 6 2 2   I Demongeot 6 6
  M Kidowaki 7 6   M Kidowaki 4 1
  E Krapl 5 2   I Demongeot 7 3 4
  P Thorén 3 6 6 3   Z Garrison 5 6 6
  T Scheuer-Larsen 6 3 1   P Thorén 2 0
  A Kijimuta 1 2 3   Z Garrison 6 6
3   Z Garrison 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   H Mandlíková 4 6 6
  A Minter 6 2 3 7   H Mandlíková 78 6
  C Macgregor 6 6   C Macgregor 66 3
Q   C Wood 4 2 7   H Mandlíková 1 6 1
Q   A Gavaldón 6 6 Q   A Gavaldón 6 1 6
  L Poruri 3 3 Q   A Gavaldón 6 4 7
LL   A Dechaume 6 7 LL   A Dechaume 4 6 5
  K Kschwendt 4 5 Q   A Gavaldón 6 1 6
  T Whitlinger 6 6 15   G Fernández 3 6 2
  C Suire 1 2   T Whitlinger 7 6
  T Phelps 6 6   T Phelps 5 3
  J Tremelling 4 3   T Whitlinger 66 3
  J Pospíšilová 6 6 15   G Fernández 78 6
  E Zardo 4 1   J Pospíšilová 4 64
  K Quentrec 3 4 15   G Fernández 6 77
15   G Fernández 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   N Zvereva 63 7 7
  N Herreman 77 5 5 10   N Zvereva 5 1
  S Wasserman 77 0 6   S Wasserman 7 6
  P Langrová 65 6 3   S Wasserman 4 2
  D Van Rensburg 6 6   D Van Rensburg 6 6
  P Ritter 0 0   D Van Rensburg 6 6
  H Cioffi 7 6   H Cioffi 0 4
  C Bartos 5 4   D Van Rensburg 64 6 4
  J Wiesner 7 6   C Porwik 77 3 6
  S Goleš 5 2   J Wiesner 3 64
  C Porwik 6 6   C Porwik 6 77
  C Cohen 4 1   C Porwik 2 0
  M Bollegraf 6 6 2   G Sabatini 6 1r
  A Grossman 2 3   M Bollegraf 1 1
  A Frazier 5 1 2   G Sabatini 6 6
2   G Sabatini 7 6
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