1990 French Open – Women's Singles

Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam tournament, defeating previous year's finalist Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1990 French Open. Seles saved four set points in the first-set tiebreaker.[1] Aged 16 and 6 months, she became the youngest Grand Slam singles winner in the Open Era, only to be surpassed by Martina Hingis seven years later (she won the 1997 Australian Open aged 16 years, 3 months). Seles remains the youngest French Open champion. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Mercedes Paz.

Women's Singles
1990 French Open
Champion Monica Seles
Runner-up Steffi Graf
Final score7–6(8–6), 6–4
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1990 French Open

This tournament also saw a semifinal appearance of future world number 1 Jennifer Capriati. Aged only 14 years and 70 days, she became the youngest tennis player ever to reach the French Open semifinals and, following this tournament, the youngest player ever to crack the Top Ten.

Seeds
  1. Steffi Graf (Final)
  2. Monica Seles (Champion)
  3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)
  4. Gabriela Sabatini (Fourth Round)
  5. Zina Garrison (First Round)
  6. Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (Quarterfinals)
  7. Mary Joe Fernandez (Quarterfinals)
  8. Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
  9. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
  10. Natasha Zvereva (Fourth Round)
  11. Jana Novotná (Semifinals)
  12. Judith Wiesner (Third Round)
  13. Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (First Round)
  14. Raffaella Reggi (Second Round)
  15. Nathalie Tauziat (Fourth Round)
  16. Laura Gildemeister (Fourth Round)

Qualifying
Main article: 1990 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Steffi Graf 6 6
9 Conchita Martínez 1 3
1 Steffi Graf 6 6
11 Jana Novotná 1 2
11 Jana Novotná 4 6 6
8 Katerina Maleeva 6 2 4
1 Steffi Graf 66 4
2 Monica Seles 78 6
7 Mary Joe Fernandez 2 4
  Jennifer Capriati 6 6
  Jennifer Capriati 2 2
2 Monica Seles 6 6
6 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6 1 5
2 Monica Seles 3 6 7

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 S Graf 6 6
P Paradis 0 2 1 S Graf 6 6
LL J Santrock 6 6 LL J Santrock 1 2
S Loosemore 2 4 1 S Graf 6 6
S Amiach 7 65 6 A-M Cecchini 2 3
F Haumuller 5 77 2 S Amiach 2 1
WC N Guerrée 5 0 A-M Cecchini 6 6
A-M Cecchini 7 6 1 S Graf 6 6
B Reinstadler 4 2 15 N Tauziat 1 4
L Lapi 6 6 L Lapi 6 6
M Javer 4 6 7 M Javer 1 1
A Kanellopoulou 6 4 5 L Lapi 1 6 1
E Krapl 0 1 15 N Tauziat 6 2 6
S Hack 6 6 S Hack 2 6 3
K Godridge 3 5 15 N Tauziat 6 3 6
15 N Tauziat 6 7

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 C Martínez 7 6
J Tremelling 5 1 9 C Martínez 77 6
WC P Etchemendy 7 6 WC P Etchemendy 61 3
E Reinach 5 1 9 C Martínez 6 6
M Strandlund 6 3 6 R Zrubáková 1 3
S Wasserman 3 6 0 M Strandlund 1 60
R Zrubáková 6 6 R Zrubáková 6 77
S Meier 1 2 9 C Martínez 6 6
C Benjamin 77 6 W Probst 3 3
Q P Ritter 63 1 C Benjamin 77 6
H Na 0 77 6 H Na 62 3
Q K Nowak 6 65 2 C Benjamin 2 2
J Pospíšilová 3 1 W Probst 6 6
B Romanò 6 6 B Romanò 2 6 5
W Probst 6 1 7 W Probst 6 4 7
5 Z Garrison 1 6 5

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 G Sabatini 6 77
A Vieira 0 64 4 G Sabatini 6 5 6
S Sloane 6 6 S Sloane 0 7 1
A Coetzer 4 3 4 G Sabatini 6 6
N Sawamatsu 6 4 6 N Herreman 0 1
L Harvey-Wild 1 6 2 N Sawamatsu 1 3
WC M Laval 3 3 N Herreman 6 6
N Herreman 6 6 4 G Sabatini 4 5
D Van Rensburg 6 6 11 J Novotná 6 7
S La Fratta 4 2 D Van Rensburg 3 5
K Rinaldi 2 5 r E Sviglerová 6 7
K Sviglerová 6 5 E Sviglerová 5 2
L Garrone 4 69 11 J Novotná 7 6
B Schultz 6 711 B Schultz 3 1
I Demongeot 0 78 8 11 J Novotná 6 6
11 J Novotná 6 66 10

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 R Fairbank-Nideffer 1 2
R Simpson 6 6 R Simpson 65 2
C Dahlman 2 1 A Temesvári 77 6
A Temesvári 6 6 A Temesvári 6 3 3
WC S Sabas 3 3 N Provis 2 6 6
E Pampoulova 6 6 E Pampoulova 4 2
E Smylie 1 3 N Provis 6 6
N Provis 6 6 N Provis 6 3 3
B Bowes 3 6 2 8 K Maleeva 3 6 6
N Medvedeva 6 3 6 N Medvedeva 2 6 4
B Nagelsen 1 4 J Halard 6 4 6
J Halard 6 6 J Halard 2 1
D Faber 7 7 8 K Maleeva 6 6
P Langrová 5 5 D Faber 5 1
S Appelmans 3 3 8 K Maleeva 7 6
8 K Maleeva 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 MJ Fernandez 6 6
Q K McDonald 4 2 7 MJ Fernandez 6 6
WC M Pierce 6 6 WC M Pierce 4 4
B Fulco 0 1 7 MJ Fernandez 77 6
S Hanika 6 6 I Cueto 63 2
M Kidowaki 3 2 S Hanika 3 6 0
I Cueto 712 6 I Cueto 6 4 6
E Zardo 610 0 7 MJ Fernandez 6 6
S Goleš 0 2 A Grossman 3 2
A Grossman 6 6 A Grossman 6 6
N Miyagi 6 1 N Miyagi 2 3
M Pawlik 2 0 r A Grossman 6 4 6
Q K Sharpe 6 6 Q K Sharpe 2 6 1
T Phelps 3 3 Q K Sharpe 6 6
A Gavaldón 6 64 2 14 R Reggi 4 2
14 R Reggi 1 77 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 J Wiesner 6 6
G Magers 4 0 12 J Wiesner 6 6
M Bollegraf 65 2 r M Jaggard 3 1
M Jaggard 77 3 12 J Wiesner 4 4
WC S Testud 1 1 J Capriati 6 6
J Capriati 6 6 J Capriati 6 6
WC C Suire 79 63 3 C Macgregor 1 0
C Macgregor 67 77 6 J Capriati 6 6
A Dechaume 4 65 M Paz 0 3
Q C Cohen 6 77 Q C Cohen 2 7 6
A Keller 6 0 4 L Ferrando 6 5 4
L Ferrando 3 6 6 Q C Cohen 1 5
K Quentrec 4 6 3 M Paz 6 7
M Paz 6 2 6 M Paz 7 3 6
WC N van Lottum 1 3 3 A Sánchez Vicario 5 6 1
3 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
S Stafford 2 3 6 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
A Minter 7 6 A Minter 1 0
F Romano 5 3 6 M Maleeva-Fragnière 2 7 6
P Tarabini 6 6 P Tarabini 6 5 0
J-A Faull 0 4 P Tarabini 3 6 6
C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6 C Kohde-Kilsch 6 1 4
K Okamoto 1 1 6 M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
N Jagerman 4 2 10 N Zvereva 4 2
C Caverzasio 6 6 C Caverzasio 3 5
L Field 2 2 S Martin 6 7
S Martin 6 6 S Martin 4 1
I Budařová 6 77 10 N Zvereva 6 6
Q P Hy 2 62 I Budařová 1 3
C Tanvier 4 62 10 N Zvereva 6 6
10 N Zvereva 6 77

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 L Gildemeister 77 6
L McNeil 65 3 16 L Gildemeister 6 6
E Burgin 6 3 6 E Burgin 3 4
M Werdel 3 6 4 16 L Gildemeister 6 6
T Whitlinger 2 0 Q M Maleeva 1 3
R Rajchrtová 6 6 R Rajchrtová 2 3
F Labat 77 4 3 Q M Maleeva 6 6
Q M Maleeva 63 6 6 16 L Gildemeister 4 0
L Meskhi 6 6 2 M Seles 6 6
R McQuillan 4 1 L Meskhi 3
L Savchenko 610 6 6 L Savchenko 0 r
Q L Corsato 712 4 4 L Meskhi 64 64
C Lindqvist 3 0 2 M Seles 77 77
H Kelesi 6 6 H Kelesi 6 4 4
K Piccolini 0 0 2 M Seles 4 6 6
2 M Seles 6 6

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.
Preceded by
1990 Australian Open – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
1990 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
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