1990 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Thompson were the defending champions, but Smylie did not compete this year. Thompson teamed up with Jenny Byrne and lost in the first round to Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Brenda Schultz.

Women's doubles
1990 Italian Open
Champions	Helen Kelesi Monica Seles
Runners-up	Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 1990 Italian Open (tennis)

Helen Kelesi and Monica Seles won the title by defeating Laura Garrone and Laura Golarsa 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Katrina Adams / Lori McNeil (semifinals)
2. Manon Bollegraf / Mercedes Paz (second round)
3. Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)
4. Natalia Medvedeva / Leila Meskhi (quarterfinals)
5. Sandra Cecchini / Patricia Tarabini (first round)
6. Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière / Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)
7. Nathalie Tauziat / Judith Wiesner (first round)
8. Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Katrina Adams Lori McNeil	6	4	4
		Helen Kelesi Monica Seles	2	6	6
									Helen Kelesi Monica Seles	6	6
									Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa	3	4
		Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa	6	4	77
	6	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Larisa Savchenko	4	6	64

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	K Adams L McNeil	2	7	77
		S Goleš J Smoller	3	4					S Amiach N Herreman	6	5	64
		S Amiach N Herreman	6	6											1	K Adams L McNeil
		K McDonald B Norton	2	7	4											J Capriati M Navratilova	d
		J Capriati M Navratilova	6	5	6				J Capriati M Navratilova	7	3	6
		C Kohde-Kilsch B Schultz	6	6					C Kohde-Kilsch B Schultz	5	6	3
	8	J Byrne J Thompson	3	4																		1	Katrina Adams Lori McNeil	6	4	4
																							Helen Kelesi Monica Seles	2	6	6
								3	N Provis E Reinach	77	6
		L Gildemeister C Lindqvist	6	6					L Gildemeister C Lindqvist	64	1
		JA Faull R McQuillan	4	1											3	N Provis E Reinach	4	4
		H Kelesi M Seles	6	6												H Kelesi M Seles	6	6
		S Farina R Grande	4	4					H Kelesi M Seles	2	7	6
		A Grossman P Langrová	2	6	6				A Grossman P Langrová	6	5	4
	5	S Cecchini P Tarabini	6	4	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	N Tauziat J Wiesner	2	5
		L Garrone L Golarsa	6	7					L Garrone L Golarsa	5	6	710
		G Castro C Martínez	3	6	3				S Wasserman R Zrubáková	7	4	68
		S Wasserman R Zrubáková	6	1	6											L Garrone L Golarsa	5	6	6
	Q	N Baudone C Caverzasio	3	6	7										4	N Medvedeva L Meskhi	7	4	4
		I Demongeot J Halard	6	4	5			Q	N Baudone C Caverzasio	3	2
								4	N Medvedeva L Meskhi	6	6
																							Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa	6	4	77
	6	M Maleeva-Fragnière L Savchenko	6	6																		6	Manuela Maleeva Larisa Neiland	4	6	64
		A Tiezzi A Villagrán	3	2				6	M Maleeva-Fragnière L Savchenko	77	64	6
		R Rajchrtová A Temesvári	6	6					R Rajchrtová A Temesvári	64	77	3
		K Radford H Sprung	3	4											6	M Maleeva-Fragnière L Savchenko	6	6
		F Labat R Stubbs	3	3												L Ferrando M Jaggard	2	1
		L Ferrando M Jaggard	6	6					L Ferrando M Jaggard	0	6	6
								2	M Bollegraf M Paz	6	1	2

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)