Monica Seles defeated Gabriela Sabatini in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1990 Virginia Slims Championships. The final lasted 3 hours and 47 minutes, the longest final by time in the tournament's history.[1][2]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1990 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champion |  Monica Seles |
| Runner-up |  Gabriela Sabatini |
| Score | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Sabatini.
Seeds edit
Steffi Graf (semifinals)
Monica Seles (champion)
Gabriela Sabatini (final)
Mary Joe Fernandez (semifinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)- Zina Garrison (first round)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
Note
- Martina Navratilova had qualified but withdrew due to knee surgery
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
- NB: The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  S Graf
| 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Capriati
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | S Graf
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 H Suková
| 3 | 3 | 6 |  K Maleeva
| 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | K Maleeva
| 6 | 6 | 1 | S Graf
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | G Sabatini
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | G Sabatini
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Novotná
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | G Sabatini
| 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Martínez
| 6 | 6 | C Martínez
| 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Z Garrison
| 3 | 0 | 3 | G Sabatini
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  M Maleeva-Fragnière
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | M Seles
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Wiesner
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | M Maleeva-Fragnière
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Tauziat
| 1 | 6 | 4 | MJ Fernandez
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MJ Fernandez
| 6 | 7 | 4 | MJ Fernandez
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | A Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 7 | 2 | M Seles
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Zvereva
| 2 | 5 | 5 | A Sánchez Vicario
| 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Paulus
| 2 | 2 | 2 | M Seles
| 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Seles
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "November 18, 1990: Seles and Sabatini go five". www.tennismajors.com. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Return Winners: A look back at the 1990 WTA Finals". www.tennis.com. 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.