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

Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam, defeating Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 6–4, saving four set points in the first set tiebreaker.^[1] Aged 16 and 6 months, she became the youngest ever Grand Slam Singles winner, 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 ever tennis player to reach the French Open semifinals and, following this tournament, the youngest player ever to crack the Top Ten.

Seeds

1. Steffi Graf (Final)
2. Monica Seles (Champion)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Second Round)
4. Gabriela Sabatini (Fourth Round)
5. Zina Garrison (First Round)
6. Manuela Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
7. Mary Joe Fernandez (Quarterfinals)
8. Katerina Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
9. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
10. Natasha Zvereva (Fourth Round)
11. Jana Novotná (Semifinals)
12. Judith Wiesner (Third Round)
13. Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (First Round)
14. Raffaella Reggi (Second Round)
15. Nathalie Tauziat (Fourth Round)
16. Laura Gildemeister (Fourth Round)

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	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	6^6	4
															2	Monica Seles	7^8	6
	7	Mary Joe Fernandez	2	4
		Jennifer Capriati	6	6
									Jennifer Capriati	2	2
								2	Monica Seles	6	6
	6	Manuela Maleeva	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	6^5	6											A-M Cecchini	2	3
		F Haumuller	5	7^7	2				S Amiach	2	1
	WC	N Guerree-Spitzer	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	7^7	6
	WC	P Etchemendy	7	6				WC	P Etchemendy	6^1	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	6^0
		R Zrubáková	6	6					R Zrubáková	6	7^7
		S Meier	1	2																		9	C Martínez	6	6
		C Benjamin	7^7	6																			W Probst	3	3
	Q	P Ritter	6^3	1					C Benjamin	7^7	6
		H Na	0	7^7	6				H Na	6^2	3
	Q	K Nowak	6	6^5	2											C Benjamin	2	2
		J Pospíšilová	3	1												W Probst	6	6
		B Romano	6	6					B Romano	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	7^7
		A Vieira	0	6^4				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 Sviglerová	6	7
		K Sviglerová	6	5												E Sviglerová	5	2
		L Garrone	4	6^9											11	J Novotná	7	6
		B Schultz	6	7^11					B Schultz	3	1
		I Demongeot	0	7^8	8			11	J Novotná	6	6
	11	J Novotná	6	6^6	10

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	R Fairbank-Nideffer	1	2
		R Simpson	6	6					R Simpson	6^5	2
		C Dahlman	2	1					A Temesvári	7^7	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	7^7	6
		S Hanika	6	6												I Cueto	6^3	2
		M Kidowaki	3	2					S Hanika	3	6	0
		I Cueto	7^12	6					I Cueto	6	4	6
		E Zardo	6^10	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	6^4	2			14	R Reggi	4	2
	14	R Reggi	1	7^7	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	6^5	2	r				M Jaggard	3	1
		M Jaggard	7^7	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	7^9	6^3	3				C Macgregor	1	0
		C Macgregor	6^7	7^7	6																		J Capriati	6	6
		A Dechaume	4	6^5																			M Paz	0	3
	Q	C Cohen	6	7^7				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	6	6
		S Stafford	2	3				6	M Maleeva	6	6
		A Minter	7	6					A Minter	1	0
		F Romano	5	3											6	M Maleeva	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	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	7^7											10	N Zvereva	6	6
	Q	P Hy	2	6^2					I Budařová	1	3
		C Tanvier	4	6^2				10	N Zvereva	6	6
	10	N Zvereva	6	7^7

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	L Gildemeister	7^7	6
		L McNeil	6^5	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	7^7	4	3			Q	M Maleeva	6	6
	Q	M Maleeva	6^3	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	6^10	6	6				L Savchenko	0	r
	Q	L Corsato	7^12	4	4											L Meskhi	6^4	6^4
		C Lindqvist	3	0											2	M Seles	7^7	7^7
		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

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

• 1990 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw