1990 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
	1990 US Open
Champion	Gabriela Sabatini
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Gabriela Sabatini defeated two-time defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 6–2, 7–6^(7–4), to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1990 U.S. Open. This was a rematch of the 1988 US Open final and the 1989 US Open top half semifinal. Sabatini became the first Argentine female tennis player to win the major. It also proved to be the first and only time Sabatini would defeat Graf in Grand Slam competition.

Gabriela Sabatini raises the trophy after defeating Steffi Graf at the final

This was Sabatini's only Grand Slam singles title, despite reaching eighteen semifinals and three finals throughout her career.

Seeds

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

Steffi Graf (Final)
Martina Navratilova (Fourth Round)
Monica Seles (Third Round)
Zina Garrison (Quarterfinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (Champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
Katerina Maleeva (Fourth Round)
Mary Joe Fernández (Semifinals)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (Quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (Third Round)
Helena Suková (Fourth Round)
Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals)
Jennifer Capriati (Fourth Round)
Natasha Zvereva (Second Round)
Judith Wiesner (Fourth Round)
Barbara Paulus (Fourth Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final


1	Steffi Graf	6	6

12	Jana Novotná	3	1
					1	Steffi Graf	6	6

					6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	2
4	Zina Garrison	2	2

6	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
										1	Steffi Graf	2	6⁴

										5	Gabriela Sabatini	6	7⁷
5	Gabriela Sabatini	7⁷	6

	Leila Meskhi	6⁵	4
					5	Gabriela Sabatini	7	5	6

					8	Mary Joe Fernandez	5	7	3
8	Mary Joe Fernandez	6	2	6

9	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	2	6	1

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

1	S Graf	6	6
Q	M Drake	1	1		1	S Graf	6	6
	L Harvey-Wild	6⁵	5			R McQuillan	1	3
	R McQuillan	7⁷	7							1	S Graf	6	3	6
	A Dechaume	6	6								E Reinach	4	6	1
	F Bonsignori	2	1			A Dechaume	3	0
	S Hack	1	2			E Reinach	6	6
	E Reinach	6	6												1	S Graf	6	6
	G Magers	2	1												13	J Capriati	1	2
	M Bollegraf	6	6			M Bollegraf	6	1	5
	M Strandlund	4	6	6		M Strandlund	4	6	7
WC	B Bowes	6	1	2							M Strandlund	1	4
	P Hy	6	6							13	J Capriati	6	6
	L Golarsa	3	3			P Hy	3	1
	A Huber	5	5		13	J Capriati	6	6
13	J Capriati	7	7

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

12	J Novotná	6	6
	L Lapi	3	1		12	J Novotná	6	6
	F Labat	4	6	3		K Rinaldi	4	3
	K Rinaldi	6	4	6					12	J Novotná	6	6
	L Gildemeister	7	6							L Gildemeister	3	1
	M McGrath	5	3			L Gildemeister	7	6
	N Sawamatsu	6	6			N Sawamatsu	5	3
	P Tarabini	1	3										12	J Novotná	6	6
	N Herreman	1	6	6⁵									7	K Maleeva	4	2
	R Reggi	6	4	7⁷		R Reggi	6	6
	S Wasserman	1	6	6		S Wasserman	2	2
Q	A Farley	6	3	3						R Reggi	4	0
	L Raymond	2	3						7	K Maleeva	6	6
Q	K Kschwendt	6	6		Q	K Kschwendt	5	1
	M Maleeva	3	1		7	K Maleeva	7	6
7	K Maleeva	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

4	Z Garrison	6	6
	B Reinstadler	1	3		4	Z Garrison	6	6
	D Faber	3	2			A Gavaldón	4	0
	A Gavaldón	6	6							4	Z Garrison	6	6
WC	J Santrock	1	1								S Meier	4	3
	M Javer	6	6			M Javer	5	5
	S Meier	6	2	5		S Meier	7	7
	C Porwik	4	6	2^r										4	Z Garrison	6	7
	C Dahlman	5	2												N Tauziat	1	5
	N Tauziat	7	6			N Tauziat	6	4	6
	E Zardo	6	4	6		E Zardo	4	6	2
	C Caverzasio	1	6	1							N Tauziat	6	6
WC	E Burgin	4	6	4						10	C Martínez	2	1
	C Bartos	6	4	6		C Bartos	0	4
	M Werdel	6	5	2	10	C Martínez	6	6
10	C Martínez	2	7	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

16	B Paulus	7	6
	E Smylie	5	1		16	B Paulus	6	4	6
	L McNeil	6	6			L McNeil	2	6	4
	A Keller	4	3							16	B Paulus	6	6
	M Louie-Harper	6	4	4							A Grossman	4	3
	A Grossman	2	6	6		A Grossman	6	6
	B Cordwell	6	7⁷			B Cordwell	2	3
	K Adams	3	6²											16	B Paulus	4	3
	R Zrubáková	7	6											6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	T Whitlinger	5	2			R Zrubáková	2	3
	P Fendick	6⁵	6	7		P Fendick	6	6
	M Kidowaki	7⁷	4	5							P Fendick	2	1
	C Kuhlman	6	6							6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	C Rubin	2	4			C Kuhlman	1	2
	N Provis	0	3		6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
6	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

5	G Sabatini	6	6
WC	K Jordan	1	1		5	G Sabatini	6	6
	I Demongeot	6	6			I Demongeot	1	1
Q	S Collins	3	3							5	G Sabatini	6	6
	C Lindqvist	4	7⁸	4							S Appelmans	2	4
	S Appelmans	6	6⁶	6		S Appelmans	6	6
	A Leand	0	2			W Probst	4	4
	W Probst	6	6											5	G Sabatini	6	6
	A Coetzer	5	6	3										11	H Suková	2	1
	H Kelesi	7	4	6		H Kelesi	6	3	5
	S Stafford	6	6			S Stafford	4	6	7
	A Minter	1	3								S Stafford	5	1
	G Fernández	4	6⁵							11	H Suková	7	6
	L Garrone	6	7⁷			L Garrone	3	0
	J Durie	6	6³	6⁵	11	H Suková	6	6
11	H Suková	1	7⁷	7⁷

Section 6

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

14	N Zvereva	6
	K Quentrec	1^r			14	N Zvereva	4	0
	L Meskhi	6	6			L Meskhi	6	6
LL	A Kijimuta	4	2								L Meskhi	6	4	7⁷
	J Pospíšilová	3	1								K Piccolini	2	6	6²
	A-M Cecchini	6	6			A-M Cecchini	6	5	4
	A Kanellopoulou	6³	3			K Piccolini	4	7	6
	K Piccolini	7⁷	6													L Meskhi	7⁷	6
WC	C Benjamin	6²	6	6												L Ferrando	6⁴	1
	N Miyagi	7⁷	3	2	WC	C Benjamin	6³	2
	L Ferrando	6	2	7⁷		L Ferrando	7⁷	6
	M Paz	4	6	6²							L Ferrando	1	6	7⁷
	P Langrová	6	1	2						3	M Seles	6	1	6³
	R Fairbank-Nideffer	3	6	6		R Fairbank-Nideffer	2	2
	E Pampoulova	0	0		3	M Seles	6	6
3	M Seles	6	6

Section 7

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

8	MJ Fernandez	6	6
	A Henricksson	1	1		8	MJ Fernandez	6	6
Q	M Oremans	6	3	6	Q	M Oremans	4	1
	S Martin	3	6	2					8	MJ Fernandez	6	6
	B Schultz	2	4							R White	1	2
	J Halard	6	6			J Halard	4	3
	R White	4	6	6		R White	6	6
	A Temesvári	6	0	2									8	MJ Fernandez	6	6
	R Rajchrtová	3	6	3									15	J Wiesner	3	2
	L Neiland	6	1	6		L Neiland	6	6
WC	W White-Prausa	1	6	3		C Cunningham	4	4
	C Cunningham	6	1	6						L Neiland	1	3
WC	C Macgregor	0	3						15	J Wiesner	6	6
	K Date	6	6			K Date	6⁵	1
	M-L Daniels	3	1		15	J Wiesner	7⁷	6
15	J Wiesner	6	6

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

9	M Maleeva-Fragnière	6	6
	A Frazier	1	3		9	M Maleeva-Fragnière	6	6
WC	D Graham	6	6		WC	D Graham	0	2
Q	E Rossides	4	0							9	M Maleeva-Fragnière	6	6
	S Hanika	6	1	6							D Van Rensburg	1	0
	B Fulco	3	6	4		S Hanika	3	6	3
	D Van Rensburg	6	6			D Van Rensburg	6	3	6
	E Švíglerová	3	1											9	M Maleeva--Fragnière	7	3	6
	S Sloane	6⁸	3											2	M Navratilova	5	6	3
	H Cioffi	7¹⁰	6			H Cioffi	7	6
	T Phelps	4	2			N Medvedeva	5	2
	N Medvedeva	6	6								H Cioffi	2	2
Q	R Baranski	0	0							2	M Navratilova	6	6
Q	C Wood	6	6		Q	C Wood	0	4
	F Haumuller	4	0		2	M Navratilova	6	6
2	M Navratilova	6	6

External links

1990 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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