1990 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1990 French Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
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[]

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 Fernández	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 Haumüller	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 Švíglerová	6	7
		K Švíglerová	6	5												E Švíglerová	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[]

External links[]

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

Preceded by 1990 Australian Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles