1990 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles
Singles | ||||
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1990 Virginia Slims Championships | ||||
Final | ||||
Champion | Monica Seles | |||
Runner-up | Gabriela Sabatini | |||
Score | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |||
Details | ||||
Draw | 16 | |||
Seeds | 8 | |||
Events | ||||
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1990 tennis event results
Monica Seles defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1990 Virginia Slims Championships. The final lasted 3 hours and 47 minutes, the longest final by time in the tournament's history.[1][2]
Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Sabatini.
Seeds
- Steffi Graf (semifinals)
- Monica Seles (champion)
- Gabriela Sabatini (final)
- Mary Joe Fernandez (semifinals)
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
- Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
- Zina Garrison (first round)
- Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
Note
- Martina Navratilova had qualified but withdrew due to knee surgery
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
- NB: The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | S Graf | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Capriati | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Suková | 3 | 3 | 6 | K Maleeva | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 1 | S Graf | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Novotná | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | G Sabatini | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Martínez | 6 | 6 | C Martínez | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Z Garrison | 3 | 0 | 3 | G Sabatini | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | M Seles | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Wiesner | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Tauziat | 1 | 6 | 4 | MJ Fernandez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | MJ Fernandez | 6 | 7 | 4 | MJ Fernandez | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 | 2 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Zvereva | 2 | 5 | 5 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Paulus | 2 | 2 | 2 | M Seles | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | M Seles | 6 | 6 |
See also
References
- ^ "November 18, 1990: Seles and Sabatini go five". www.tennismajors.com. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Return Winners: A look back at the 1990 WTA Finals". www.tennis.com. 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.