Patty Fendick and Jill Hetherington were the defending champions, but Hetherington chose to compete at Nashville during the same week, losing in the quarterfinals. Fendick teamed up with Judith Wiesner and lost in the quarterfinals to Meredith McGrath and Anne Smith.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1990 Virginia Slims of California | |
| Champions |  Meredith McGrath Anne Smith |
| Runners-up |  Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Robin White |
| Score | 2–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
McGrath and Smith won the title by defeating Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer and Robin White 2–6, 6–0, 6–4 in the final.[1]
Seeds
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Meredith McGrath / Anne Smith (champions)
Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer / Robin White (final)- Mary-Lou Daniels / Wendy White-Prausa (quarterfinals)
Mercedes Paz / 
Andrea Temesvári (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
Draw
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M McGrath A Smith
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Labat P Tarabini
| 2 | 2 | 1 | M McGrath A Smith
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Henricksson H Na
| 1 | 77 | 0 | P Fendick J Wiesner
| 2 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Fendick J Wiesner
| 6 | 63 | 6 | 1 | M McGrath A Smith
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Paz A Temesvári
| 6 | 6 | R Casals M Navratilova
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Louie Harper P Barg-Mager
| 3 | 4 | 4 | M Paz A Temesvári
| 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Casals M Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | R Casals M Navratilova
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 L Gildemeister J Smoller
| 4 | 1 | 1 | M McGrath A Smith
| 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Lindström H Ludloff
| 3 | 2 | 2 | R Fairbank-Nideffer R White
| 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Pierce R Zrubáková
| 6 | 6 | M Pierce R Zrubáková
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A May M Werdel
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ML Daniels W White-Prausa
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ML Daniels W White-Prausa
| 6 | 6 | M Pierce R Zrubáková
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor
| 6 | 3 | 77 | 2 | R Fairbank-Nideffer R White
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 JM Lozano K May-Paben
| 3 | 6 | 63 | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Frazier M Seles
| 65 | 2 | 2 | R Fairbank-Nideffer R White
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | R Fairbank-Nideffer R White
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Seles defeats Navratilova". Oakland, California. United Press International. 4 November 1990. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
In the doubles final, the top seeded pair of Meredith McGrath and Anne Smith defeated Robyne White and Rosalyn Fairbank-Niedeffer 2-6, 6- 0, 6-4 and earned $21,000. White-Niedeffer took home $10,500 for second.