1990 French Open

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1990 French Open
Roland-garros-1990.jpg
Date28 May - 10 June
Edition94th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Women's singles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Men's doubles
Spain Sergio Casal / Spain Emilio Sánchez Vicario
Women's doubles
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Mixed doubles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mexico Jorge Lozano
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The 1990 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 94th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1990.

Seniors[]

Men's singles[]

Main article: 1990 French Open – Men's Singles

Ecuador Andrés Gómez[1] defeated United States Andre Agassi, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Gómez's 3rd title of the year, and his 20th overall. It was his 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles[]

Main article: 1990 French Open – Women's Singles

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles defeated West Germany Steffi Graf, 7–6(8–6), 6–4

  • It was Seles' 6th title of the year, and her 7th overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles[]

Main article: 1990 French Open – Men's Doubles

Spain Sergio Casal / Spain Emilio Sánchez Vicario defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević / Czechoslovakia Petr Korda, 7–5, 6–3

Women's doubles[]

Main article: 1990 French Open – Women's Doubles

Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko / Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva, 6–4, 7–5

Mixed doubles[]

Main article: 1990 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mexico Jorge Lozano defeated Australia Nicole Provis / South Africa Danie Visser, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8)

Juniors[]

Boys' singles[]

  • Italy Andrea Gaudenzi defeated Sweden Thomas Enqvist 2–6, 7–6, 6–4

Girls' singles[]

  • Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva defeated Soviet Union Tatiana Ignatieva 6–2, 6–3

Boys' doubles[]

Girls' doubles[]

  • Romania Ruxandra Dragomir / Romania Irina Spîrlea defeated Soviet Union Tatiana Ignatieva / Soviet Union Irina Sukhova 6–3, 6–1

Prize money[]

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [2] Men $370,000 $185,000 $95,500 $48,000 $26,000 $15,000 $9,250 $5,500
Women $293,000 $146,500 $73,500 $36,800 $19,300 $10,700 $6,300 $4,000

Total prize money for the event was $5,350,000.

References[]

  1. ^ Gómez became the first tennis player (male or female) from Ecuador to win a Grand Slam singles title.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1991). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-00-218403-8.

External links[]

Preceded by Grand Slams Succeeded by
1990 Wimbledon Championships
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