1990 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles
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| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1990 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champion |  Monica Seles |
| Runner-up |  Gabriela Sabatini |
| Score | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
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
[edit]
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
[edit]Key
[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
Finals
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.