1990 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles
Appearance
Singles | |
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1990 Virginia Slims Championships | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 8 |
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]
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 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 6 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 4 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 5 | 5 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 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.