1990 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1990 Australian Open
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Stefan Edberg
Final score	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 5–2 retired

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion,^[1] and retained his title defeating Stefan Edberg 4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 5–2 in the final – leading in the third set when Edberg was forced to retire because of a torn stomach muscle injury. The Swede's retirement marked the first time since the 1911 Wimbledon Championships that a male player withdrew during the singles' title match of a Grand Slam tournament.^[2]

Former world number 1 John McEnroe created controversy after he was disqualified from his fourth round match for unsportsmanlike conduct, receiving a warning for intimidating a linesperson, a point penalty after smashing his racket, and ultimately being defaulted for swearing at the umpire, supervisor and tournament referee.

Seeds

01.   Ivan Lendl (Champion) 02.   Boris Becker (Quarterfinals) 03.   Stefan Edberg (Final, retired because a torn stomach muscle injury)^[a] 04.   John McEnroe (Fourth round, defaulted for unsportsmanlike conduct)^[b] 05.   Aaron Krickstein (Fourth round) 06.   Tim Mayotte (First round) 07.   Emilio Sánchez (First round) 08.   Mats Wilander (Semifinals)

09.   Andrés Gómez (Fourth round) 10.   Carl-Uwe Steeb (First round) 11.   Andrei Chesnokov (Second round) 12.   Yannick Noah (Semifinals) 13.   Sergi Bruguera (Second round) 14.   Jim Courier (Second round) 15.   Thomas Muster (Third round) 16.   Miloslav Mečíř (Fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Ivan Lendl	6	6	6
		Andrei Cherkasov	3	2	3
										1	Ivan Lendl	6	6	6
										12	Yannick Noah	4	1	2
		Mikael Pernfors	3	5	2
	12	Yannick Noah	6	7	6
																			1	Ivan Lendl^[a]	4	7^7	5
																			3	Stefan Edberg	6	6^3	2^r
		David Wheaton	5	6^4	6	2
	3	Stefan Edberg	7	7^7	3	6
										3	Stefan Edberg	6	6	6
										8	Mats Wilander	1	1	2
	8	Mats Wilander	6	6	6
	2	Boris Becker	4	4	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	I Lendl	6	6	6
		J Pugh	3	2	4					1	I Lendl	6	6	6
		T Carbonell	6	7	6						T Carbonell	4	2	3
	Q	C Suk	4	5	3														1	I Lendl	6	3	6	6
		K Nováček	6	6	2	6														K Nováček	4	6	4	1
	Q	M Brown	3	1	6	2					K Nováček	6	6	4	6
		É Winogradsky	6	7	6						É Winogradsky	4	1	6	3
		T Wilkison	2	6	3																							1	I Lendl	6	6	6
	WC	S Youl	4	7	6	6																						WC	S Youl	1	3	1
		M Laurendeau	6	6	2	2				WC	S Youl	6	7	6
	Q	C Pioline	7	3	4	7	3			WC	B Drewett	4	6	0
	WC	B Drewett	6	6	6	5	6												WC	S Youl	3	6	6	6
		C van Rensburg	6	5	7	6													15	T Muster	6	4	3	2
		J Potier	2	7	5	3					C van Rensburg	6	5	5	6	6
	Q	P Vojtisek	3	2	4					15	T Muster	1	7	7	2	8
	15	T Muster	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	A Gómez	4	6	1	6	6
		D Cahill	6	3	6	2	3			9	A Gómez	6	3	6	6
		T Witsken	4	1	4						B Orešar	4	6	3	2
		B Orešar	6	6	6														9	A Gómez	6	6	3	7
		M Stich	6	6	6															M Stich	4	3	6	6
	Q	P Doohan	3	2	2						M Stich	6	6	2
		J Bates	7	1	4	2					L Lavalle	4	4	0^r
		L Lavalle	6	6	6	6																						9	A Gómez	6	3	6	6
		A Cherkasov	6	4	4	6	6																						A Cherkasov	2	6	7	7
	Q	S Matsuoka	2	6	6	0	2				A Cherkasov	6	5	7	6
		G Layendecker	6	7	6						G Layendecker	4	7	5	0
		T Benhabiles	2	6	3															A Cherkasov	6	6	7
		J Brown	3	3	1															J-P Fleurian	4	4	5
		A Volkov	6	6	6						A Volkov	4	6	5	6	2
		J-P Fleurian	6	6	6						J-P Fleurian	6	1	7	2	6
	7	E Sánchez	2	4	4

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	J McEnroe	6	6	6
		T Tulasne	2	1	1					4	J McEnroe	6	6	6
		A Mansdorf	6	4	4	7	3				A Antonitsch	1	2	1
		A Antonitsch	4	6	6	6	6												4	J McEnroe	6	6	6
		N Pereira	6	7	4	6														D Goldie	3	2	2
	Q	C Pridham	4	6	6	3					N Pereira	2	4	3
		D Goldie	6	6	6						D Goldie	6	6	6
	WC	D Patten	3	4	4																							4	J McEnroe	6	4	7	2^d
		P Korda	7	6	6																								M Pernfors^[b]	1	6	5	4
		J Hlasek	6	0	3						P Korda	2	6	3	4
		H Leconte	6	4	7	6					H Leconte	6	4	6	6
		F Roig	1	6	5	4														H Leconte	4	1	3
		M Pernfors	6	6	6															M Pernfors	6	6	6
		S Živojinović	2	1	2						M Pernfors	6	6	1	6
		L Shiras	1	4	3					13	S Bruguera	4	3	6	4
	13	S Bruguera	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12	Y Noah	4	7	6	4	7
		G Prpić	6	6	2	6	5			12	Y Noah	7	6	6
		R Reneberg	2	4	6	1					R Agénor	6	3	3
		R Agénor	6	6	3	6													12	Y Noah	6	6	6
		P Aldrich	2	4	2															G Bloom	3	3	3
		C Bergström	6	6	6						C Bergström	6	7	2	4	2
		G Bloom	7	7	3	6					G Bloom	2	5	6	6	6
		J Fitzgerald	6	6	6	2																						12	Y Noah	6	6	3	6
	Q	N Broad	7	4	4	1																							P Sampras	3	4	6	2
		C Pistolesi	5	6	6	6					C Pistolesi	3	2	2
		M Schapers	6	0	3	1					T Woodbridge	6	6	6
		T Woodbridge	4	6	6	6														T Woodbridge	5	4	2
		J Arrese	4	6	6	6														P Sampras	7	6	6
	Q	N Brown	6	4	1	3					J Arrese	6	2	6	1	3
		P Sampras	7	6	4	7	12				P Sampras	0	6	3	6	6
	6	T Mayotte	6	7	6	5	10

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	A Krickstein	6	6	6	7
	Q	G Pozzi	4	7	4	5				5	A Krickstein	6	4	6	6
		R Krishnan	4	7	6	5	6				R Krishnan	1	6	3	1
		M Zoecke	6	5	4	7	1												5	A Krickstein	6	6	6	6
		L-A Wahlgren	6	6	6															L-A Wahlgren	7	2	3	2
		H de la Peña	3	1	3						L-A Wahlgren	4	7	7	6
	Q	A Vysand	3	6	3	1					J Woehrmann	6	5	5	3
		J Woehrmann	6	2	6	6																						5	A Krickstein	6	4	3
		G Ivanišević	5	5	0																								D Wheaton	7	6	6
		D Wheaton	7	7	6						D Wheaton	6	6	3	6
	Q	M Larsson	6	6	6					Q	M Larsson	3	2	6	1
		M Rosset	4	1	1															D Wheaton^[c]	6	4
		M Woodforde	2	6	6	6														M Woodforde	3	5^r
		JF Altur	6	1	4	4					M Woodforde	6	6	7
		M Kratzmann	6	7	6	3	2			11	A Chesnokov	3	2	5
	11	A Chesnokov	3	6	7	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	J Courier	6	6	6
		J Arias	3	3	1					14	J Courier	6	2	3	2
		J Svensson	6	7	7						J Svensson	2	6	6	6
		T Högstedt	2	5	5															J Svensson	6	7	3	4	6
		M Gustafsson	2																	L Jonsson	4	5	6	6	2
		N Kulti	2^r								M Gustafsson	1	2	2
		T Nijssen	3	2	6						L Jonsson	6	6	6
		L Jonsson	6	6	7																								J Svensson	2	2	4
		J Gunnarsson	2	7	0	2																						3	S Edberg	6	6	6
	Q	S Pescosolido	6	6	6	6				Q	S Pescosolido	7	5	3	4
	WC	S Barr	0	7	3	4					P Chamberlin	6	7	6	6
		P Chamberlin	6	6	6	6														P Chamberlin	3	4	1
		P Kühnen	6	6	2	7	6												3	S Edberg	6	6	6
		N Kroon	3	7	6	6	2				P Kühnen	2	2	4
		J Anderson	6	3	4					3	S Edberg	6	6	6
	3	S Edberg	7	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	M Wilander	7	7	7
		R Fromberg	6	5	5					8	M Wilander	6	7	6
	WC	D Macpherson	3	7	6	1					M Wostenholme	2	5	3
		M Wostenholme	6	5	7	6													8	M Wilander	6	5	6	1	6
	Q	N Odizor	6	7	6															W Masur	4	7	4	6	3
	WC	I Peter-Budge	2	5	2					Q	N Odizor	6	7	3	1
		W Masur	6	6	6						W Masur	7	6	6	6
		E Jelen	2	1	2																							8	M Wilander	7	6	6
		A Rahunen	0	3	1																								V Paloheimo	5	4	0
		J Sánchez	6	6	6						J Sánchez	6	7	6
		P Annacone	6	6	6	2	6				P Annacone	1	6	3
		G Muller	3	4	7	6	3													J Sánchez	5	4	6	1
		G Forget	2	6	6	6														V Paloheimo	7	6	3	6
		G Connell	6	4	4	2					G Forget	4	6	3	3
		V Paloheimo	5	6	0	6	6				V Paloheimo	6	3	6	6
	10	C-U Steeb	7	3	6	2	2

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	16	M Mečíř	6	6	7
		M Koevermans	2	4	6					16	M Mečíř	2	6	6	6
	Q	L Němeček	6	7	3	6					A Sznajder	6	1	0	2
		A Sznajder	7	6	6	7													16	M Mečíř	6	6	6
	WC	N Borwick	6	6	6														Q	U Riglewski	4	2	0
		K Evernden	3	1	1					WC	N Borwick	2	4	2
	Q	U Riglewski	6	6	2	6				Q	U Riglewski	6	6	6
		P Canè	2	3	6	2																						16	M Mečíř	6	7	4	1	1
		O Delaître	2	6	3	6	6																					2	B Becker	4	6	6	6	6
		O Camporese	6	3	6	4	3				O Delaître	6	4	6	6
		K Jones	6	5	2	6	6				K Jones	3	6	3	4
		M Tauson	3	7	6	2	3													O Delaître	3	1	4
		S Davis	6	6	6														2	B Becker	6	6	6
	WC	J Morgan	2	2	2						S Davis	3	6	6	2
		P Haarhuis	1	2	1					2	B Becker	6	7	4	6
	2	B Becker	6	6	6

Notes

a. ^ ^ No. 1 seed Ivan Lendl won the final after No. 3 seed Stefan Edberg was forced to retire in the third set with a torn stomach muscle injury.^[2]

b. ^ ^ Mikael Pernfors advanced to the quarterfinals after No. 4 John McEnroe was defaulted in the fourth set by chair umpire Gerry Armstrong for unsportsmanlike conduct.^[3]

c. ^ David Wheaton advanced to the fourth round after Mark Woodforde was forced to retire in the second set with a right ankle injury.^[4]

References

General

• "Men's Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
• "Australian Open Australia - Men's Singles". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2014-03-13.

Specific

1. "Tennis; Lendl Takes Title and No. 1". The New York Times. Associated Press (AP). 1989-01-30. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
2. "Lendl claims Australian title after Edberg injury". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press (AP). 1990-01-28. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
3. Neff, Craig (1990-01-29). "Booted Out Down Under". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
4. Wilstein, Steve (1990-01-20). "Sabatini, Woodforde injured during Australian Open". The Hour. Associated Press (AP). Retrieved 2012-01-02.