1990 French Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1990 French Open
ChampionSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Runner-upWest Germany Steffi Graf
Final score7–6(8–6), 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
WC Singles
WC Doubles
Legends
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Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam tennis 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.

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. West Germany Steffi Graf (final)
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles (champion)
  3. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
  4. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
  5. United States Zina Garrison (first round)
  6. Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  8. Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  9. Spain Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  10. Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
  11. Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  12. Austria Judith Wiesner (third round)
  13. South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (first round)
  14. Italy Raffaella Reggi (second round)
  15. France Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
  16. Peru Laura Gildemeister (fourth round)

Qualifying[]

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

Finals[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
9 Spain Conchita Martínez 1 3
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 6 6
11 Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná 1 2
11 Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná 4 6 6
8 Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva 6 2 4
1 West Germany Steffi Graf 66 4
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 78 6
7 United States Mary Joe Fernández 2 4
  United States Jennifer Capriati 6 6
  United States Jennifer Capriati 2 2
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 6 6
6 Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6 1 5
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 3 6 7

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
France P Paradis 0 2 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
LL United States J Santrock 6 6 LL United States J Santrock 1 2
United Kingdom S Loosemore 2 4 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
France S Amiach 7 65 6 Italy A-M Cecchini 2 3
Argentina F Haumüller 5 77 2 France S Amiach 2 1
WC France N Guerrée 5 0 Italy A-M Cecchini 6 6
Italy A-M Cecchini 7 6 1 West Germany S Graf 6 6
Austria B Reinstadler 4 2 15 France N Tauziat 1 4
Italy L Lapi 6 6 Italy L Lapi 6 6
United Kingdom M Javer 4 6 7 United Kingdom M Javer 1 1
Greece A Kanellopoulou 6 4 5 Italy L Lapi 1 6 1
Switzerland E Krapl 0 1 15 France N Tauziat 6 2 6
West Germany S Hack 6 6 West Germany S Hack 2 6 3
Australia K Godridge 3 5 15 France N Tauziat 6 3 6
15 France N Tauziat 6 7

Section 2[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Spain C Martínez 7 6
Australia J Tremelling 5 1 9 Spain C Martínez 77 6
WC France P Etchemendy 7 6 WC France P Etchemendy 61 3
South Africa E Reinach 5 1 9 Spain C Martínez 6 6
Sweden M Strandlund 6 3 6 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 1 3
Belgium S Wasserman 3 6 0 Sweden M Strandlund 1 60
Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 6 Czechoslovakia R Zrubáková 6 77
West Germany S Meier 1 2 9 Spain C Martínez 6 6
United States C Benjamin 77 6 West Germany W Probst 3 3
Q Austria P Ritter 63 1 United States C Benjamin 77 6
United States H Na 0 77 6 United States H Na 62 3
Q Poland K Nowak 6 65 2 United States C Benjamin 2 2
Czechoslovakia J Pospíšilová 3 1 West Germany W Probst 6 6
Italy B Romanò 6 6 Italy B Romanò 2 6 5
West Germany W Probst 6 1 7 West Germany W Probst 6 4 7
5 United States Z Garrison 1 6 5

Section 3[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 77
Brazil A Vieira 0 64 4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 5 6
United States S Sloane 6 6 United States S Sloane 0 7 1
South Africa A Coetzer 4 3 4 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6
Japan N Sawamatsu 6 4 6 France N Herreman 0 1
United States L Harvey-Wild 1 6 2 Japan N Sawamatsu 1 3
WC France M Laval 3 3 France N Herreman 6 6
France N Herreman 6 6 4 Argentina G Sabatini 4 5
South Africa D Van Rensburg 6 6 11 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 7
Italy S La Fratta 4 2 South Africa D Van Rensburg 3 5
United States K Rinaldi 2 5 r Czechoslovakia E Švíglerová 6 7
Czechoslovakia K Švíglerová 6 5 Czechoslovakia E Švíglerová 5 2
Italy L Garrone 4 69 11 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 7 6
Netherlands B Schultz 6 711 Netherlands B Schultz 3 1
France I Demongeot 0 78 8 11 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 6
11 Czechoslovakia J Novotná 6 66 10

Section 4[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 South Africa R Fairbank-Nideffer 1 2
Canada R Simpson 6 6 Canada R Simpson 65 2
Sweden C Dahlman 2 1 Hungary A Temesvári 77 6
Hungary A Temesvári 6 6 Hungary A Temesvári 6 3 3
WC France S Sabas 3 3 Australia N Provis 2 6 6
Bulgaria E Pampoulova 6 6 Bulgaria E Pampoulova 4 2
Australia E Smylie 1 3 Australia N Provis 6 6
Australia N Provis 6 6 Australia N Provis 6 3 3
United States B Bowes 3 6 2 8 Bulgaria K Maleeva 3 6 6
Soviet Union N Medvedeva 6 3 6 Soviet Union N Medvedeva 2 6 4
United States B Nagelsen 1 4 France J Halard 6 4 6
France J Halard 6 6 France J Halard 2 1
United States D Faber 7 7 8 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6
Czechoslovakia P Langrová 5 5 United States D Faber 5 1
Belgium S Appelmans 3 3 8 Bulgaria K Maleeva 7 6
8 Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 United States MJ Fernandez 6 6
Q Australia K McDonald 4 2 7 United States MJ Fernandez 6 6
WC France M Pierce 6 6 WC France M Pierce 4 4
Argentina B Fulco 0 1 7 United States MJ Fernandez 77 6
West Germany S Hanika 6 6 West Germany I Cueto 63 2
Japan M Kidowaki 3 2 West Germany S Hanika 3 6 0
West Germany I Cueto 712 6 West Germany I Cueto 6 4 6
Switzerland E Zardo 610 0 7 United States MJ Fernandez 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S Goleš 0 2 United States A Grossman 3 2
United States A Grossman 6 6 United States A Grossman 6 6
Japan N Miyagi 6 1 Japan N Miyagi 2 3
West Germany M Pawlik 2 0 r United States A Grossman 6 4 6
Q Australia K Sharpe 6 6 Q Australia K Sharpe 2 6 1
United States T Phelps 3 3 Q Australia K Sharpe 6 6
Mexico A Gavaldón 6 64 2 14 Italy R Reggi 4 2
14 Italy R Reggi 1 77 6

Section 6[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Austria J Wiesner 6 6
United States G Magers 4 0 12 Austria J Wiesner 6 6
Netherlands M Bollegraf 65 2 r Australia M Jaggard 3 1
Australia M Jaggard 77 3 12 Austria J Wiesner 4 4
WC France S Testud 1 1 United States J Capriati 6 6
United States J Capriati 6 6 United States J Capriati 6 6
WC France C Suire 79 63 3 United States C Macgregor 1 0
United States C Macgregor 67 77 6 United States J Capriati 6 6
France A Dechaume 4 65 Argentina M Paz 0 3
Q Switzerland C Cohen 6 77 Q Switzerland C Cohen 2 7 6
United States A Keller 6 0 4 Italy L Ferrando 6 5 4
Italy L Ferrando 3 6 6 Q Switzerland C Cohen 1 5
France K Quentrec 4 6 3 Argentina M Paz 6 7
Argentina M Paz 6 2 6 Argentina M Paz 7 3 6
WC Netherlands N van Lottum 1 3 3 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 5 6 1
3 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6

Section 7[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Switzerland M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
United States S Stafford 2 3 6 Switzerland M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
Australia A Minter 7 6 Australia A Minter 1 0
Italy F Romano 5 3 6 Switzerland M Maleeva-Fragnière 2 7 6
Argentina P Tarabini 6 6 Argentina P Tarabini 6 5 0
Australia J-A Faull 0 4 Argentina P Tarabini 3 6 6
West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 6 1 4
Japan K Okamoto 1 1 6 Switzerland M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
Netherlands N Jagerman 4 2 10 Soviet Union N Zvereva 4 2
Italy C Caverzasio 6 6 Italy C Caverzasio 3 5
Australia L Field 2 2 United States S Martin 6 7
United States S Martin 6 6 United States S Martin 4 1
Czechoslovakia I Budařová 6 77 10 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6
Q Canada P Hy 2 62 Czechoslovakia I Budařová 1 3
France C Tanvier 4 62 10 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 6
10 Soviet Union N Zvereva 6 77

Section 8[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Peru L Gildemeister 77 6
United States L McNeil 65 3 16 Peru L Gildemeister 6 6
United States E Burgin 6 3 6 United States E Burgin 3 4
United States M Werdel 3 6 4 16 Peru L Gildemeister 6 6
United States T Whitlinger 2 0 Q Bulgaria M Maleeva 1 3
Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 6 6 Czechoslovakia R Rajchrtová 2 3
Argentina F Labat 77 4 3 Q Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6
Q Bulgaria M Maleeva 63 6 6 16 Peru L Gildemeister 4 0
Soviet Union L Meskhi 6 6 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Seles 6 6
Australia R McQuillan 4 1 Soviet Union L Meskhi 3
Soviet Union L Savchenko 610 6 6 Soviet Union L Savchenko 0 r
Q Brazil L Corsato 712 4 4 Soviet Union L Meskhi 64 64
Sweden C Lindqvist 3 0 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Seles 77 77
Canada H Kelesi 6 6 Canada H Kelesi 6 4 4
Italy K Piccolini 0 0 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Seles 4 6 6
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 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.

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