1990 WTA Tour
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Duration | December 11, 1989 – November 18, 1990 |
Edition | 20th |
Tournaments | 59 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (6) WTA Tier II (14) WTA Tier III (7) WTA Tier IV (15) WTA Tier V (12) |
Achievements (singles) | |
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The 1990 WTA Tour (officially titled 1990 Kraft General Foods World Tour after its sponsor) was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 1990 tennis season. The 1990 WTA Tour calendar comprised the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments were not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule[]
The complete schedule of events on the 1990 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Tier I events |
Tier II events |
Tier III events |
Tier IV and V events |
Team events |
December 1989[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Dec 11 | Rainha Classic Guarujá, Brazil Tier V event $75,000 - Hard - 32S/16D - |
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January[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Jan 1 | Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships A$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 12 teams |
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Danone Hardcourt Championships Brisbane, Australia Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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Jan 8 | Holden NSW Open Sydney, Australia Tier III event $225,000 – Hard – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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Jan 15 Jan 22 |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $1,000,000 – Hard– 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles |
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Jan 29 | Nutri-Metics International Auckland, New Zealand Tier V event $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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February[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Feb 5 | Fernleaf Classic Wellington, New Zealand Tier V event $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Breyers Tennis Classic Wichita, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Feb 12 | Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Tier I event $500,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Feb 19 | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Virginia Slims of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Feb 26 | Virginia Slims of Indian Wells Indian Wells, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Hard – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles Draw |
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March[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Virginia Slims of Florida Boca Raton, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Hard – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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Mar 19 | Lipton International Players Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event $750,000 – Hard – 96S/64Q/48D Singles – Doubles |
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Mar 25 | U.S. Women's Hard Court Championships San Antonio, United States Tier III event $225,000 – Hard – 16S/16Q/8D Singles – Doubles |
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Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Tier III event $225,000 – Clay – 16S/16Q/8D Singles – Doubles |
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April[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Apr 2 | Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event $500,000 – Clay – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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Apr 9 | Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Clay – 56S/28D – |
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Suntory Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Apr 16 | Eckerd Tennis Open Tampa, United States Tier III event $225,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Apr 23 | DHL Singapore Open Kallang, Singapore Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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International Championships of Spain Barcelona, Spain Tier IV event $150,000 – Clay – 28S/16D – |
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Apr 30 | Citizen Cup Hamburg, West Germany Tier II event $350,000 – Clay – 64S/32D – |
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Ilva Trophy Taranto, Italy Tier V event $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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May 7 | Peugeot Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I event $500,000 – Clay – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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May 14 | Lufthansa Cup German Open West Berlin, West Germany Tier I event $500,000 – Clay – 56S/28D – |
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May 21 | Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier IV event $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Geneva European Open Geneva, Switzerland Tier IV event $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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May 28 June 4 |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $2,019,720 – Clay – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles |
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June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Jun 11 | Dow Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier IV event $150,000 – Grass – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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Jun 18 | Pilkington Glass Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event $350,000 – Grass – 64S/32D – |
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Jun 25 July 2 |
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $2,561,585 – Grass – 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles |
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July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Jul 9 | Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Tier V event $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Torneo Internazionale Palermo, Italy Tier V event $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Jul 16 | Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Tier V event $100,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Tier III event $255,000 – Grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Jul 23 | Fed Cup Norcross, United States, Hard Team Event $0 - Hard – 32 Teams |
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July 30 | Canadian Open Montreal, Canada Tier I event $500,000 – Hard – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
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August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Aug 6 | Virginia Slims of Albuquerque Albuquerque, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Great American Bank Classic San Diego, United States Tier III event $225,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Aug 13 | Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Hard – 56S/28D – |
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Aug 20 | OTB International Open Schenectady, United States Tier V event $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Aug 27 Sep 3 |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $2,707,250 – Hard – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles |
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September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Sep 10 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Tier V event $100,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Athens Trophy Athens, Greece Tier V event $75,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships Orlando, United States $175,000 – Clay – 12D |
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Sep 17 | Clarins Open Paris, France Tier IV event $150,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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Sep 24 | Volkswagen Damen Grand Prix Leipzig, East Germany Tier III event $225,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Nichirei International Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D – |
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Tournoi de Bayonne Bayonne, France Tier V event $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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October[]
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Oct 1 | Kraft General Foods of Moscow Moscow, Soviet Union Tier V event $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Oct 8 | BMW European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Oct 15 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, West Germany Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Arizona Classic Scottsdale, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Oct 22 | Midland Bank Championships Brighton, Great Britain Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Puerto Rico Open Dorado, Puerto Rico Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Oct 29 | Virginia Slims of Nashville Brentwood, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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Virginia Slims of California Oakland, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S/16D – |
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November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Nov 5 | Virginia Slims of New England Worcester, United States Tier II event $350,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Jello Tennis Classic Indianapolis, United States Tier IV event $150,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D – |
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Nov 12 | Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States Year-end Championship $3,000,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles |
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Rankings[]
Below are the 1990 WTA year-end rankings (November 26, 1990) in both singles and doubles competition:
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* West Germany (FRG) prior to 3 October 1990.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "WTA Tour Singles Rankings" (PDF). WTA. 23 November 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
Categories:
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- 1990 in tennis
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