1990 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1990 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Mary Joe Fernández
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Two-time defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernández in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1990 Australian Open. It was her third Australian Open title and ninth major title overall.

The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Steffi Graf	6	7
		Patty Fendick	3	5
								1	Steffi Graf	6	3	6
								4	Helena Suková	3	6	4
	4	Helena Suková	6	6
	9	Katerina Maleeva	4	3
															1	Steffi Graf	6	6
															6	Mary Joe Fernández	3	4
	6	Mary Joe Fernández	1	6	8
	3	Zina Garrison	6	2	6
								6	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6
									Claudia Porwik	2	1
	Q	Angélica Gavaldón	4	3
		Claudia Porwik	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Graf	6	7
		C Cunningham	2	5				1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	E deLone	6	7				Q	E deLone	1	2
	WC	L Stacey	4	5											1	S Graf	6	6
		L Meskhi	6	6												L Meskhi	4	1
		L Golarsa	4	4					L Meskhi	2	6	6
		C Dahlman	77	6					C Dahlman	6	1	3
		K Kessaris	65	1																		1	S Graf	6	6
		A Huber	6	6																		13	R Reggi	2	3
		M Laval	1	1					A Huber	6	6
		E Burgin	2	79	6				E Burgin	2	0
		S Stafford	6	67	3											A Huber	5	6	4
		J Durie	7	77											13	R Reggi	7	4	6
		P Paradis	5	64					J Durie	4	4
	WC	J Hodder	1	0				13	R Reggi	6	6
	13	R Reggi	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	B Paulus	6	6
		R Rajchrtová	3	1				16	B Paulus	77	4	6
		N Miyagi	7	6					N Miyagi	61	6	0
		R Zrubáková	5	4											16	B Paulus	6	6
		E Smylie	6	7												E Smylie	4	3
		J Hetherington	3	5					E Smylie	6	6
		B Reinstadler	6	6					B Reinstadler	2	4
		R Reis	1	2																		16	B Paulus	5	2
		P Fendick	6	6																			P Fendick	7	6
		A Nishiya	1	3					P Fendick	7	6
		A Keller	3	77	6				A Keller	5	2
	Q	S Menning	6	64	4											P Fendick	1	77	6
		A Temesvári	0	6	6										5	J Novotná	6	65	4
	WC	R Stubbs	6	3	2				A Temesvári	1	1
		S Martin	77	0	0			5	J Novotná	6	6
	5	J Novotná	65	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	H Suková	6	6
	WC	T Morton	4	3				4	H Suková	6	6
		N Medvedeva	6	7					N Medvedeva	2	0
	Q	L Gregory	4	5											4	H Suková	6	4	6
	Q	S Loosemore	6	7											Q	S Loosemore	3	6	3
		J-A Faull	3	5				Q	S Loosemore	6	6
		E Pampoulova	4	6	6				E Pampoulova	3	3
	WC	K Godridge	6	4	2																	4	H Suková	6	6
		K Date	6	77																			K Date	4	3
		P Etchemendy	3	65					K Date	7	79
		B Schultz	6	6					B Schultz	5	67
		M Pawlik	4	3												K Date	6	6
		N Provis	7	77											11	P Shriver	4	3
	Q	E-M Schürhoff	5	65					N Provis	6	2	7
		E Švíglerová	3	4				11	P Shriver	1	6	9
	11	P Shriver	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	K Maleeva	6	6
		L McNeil	2	1				9	K Maleeva	6	6
	WC	K McDonald	6	6				WC	K McDonald	3	2
		L Allen	4	4											9	K Maleeva	6	6
		K Okamoto	6	2	6											N Jagerman	0	4
		M Drake	4	6	1				K Okamoto	1	2
		N Jagerman	6	77					N Jagerman	6	6
		C Kohde-Kilsch	4	63																		9	K Maleeva	3	6	6
	WC	K Sharpe	7	3	6																		R McQuillan	6	4	1
		L Field	5	6	3			WC	K Sharpe	3	0
		R McQuillan	6	6					R McQuillan	6	6
		F Bonsignori	1	2												R McQuillan	6	77
		S Meier	6	6											8	H Kelesi	2	64
	Q	J Smoller	4	2					S Meier	2	4
		W Probst	2	3				8	H Kelesi	6	6
	8	H Kelesi	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	M J Fernández	6	6
		M Jaggard	1	3				6	M J Fernández	6	6
		K Rinaldi	6	3	6				K Rinaldi	4	4
		R White	4	6	4										6	M J Fernández	6	3	6
		A Henricksson	4	6	6											J Halard	0	6	0
		M Werdel	6	4	4				A Henricksson	64	2
		J Halard	7	6					J Halard	77	6
		A Devries	5	2																		6	M J Fernández	6	6
		D Faber	6	6																			D Faber	4	2
		E Pfaff	3	0					D Faber	6	6
		A Leand	6	4	6				A Leand	1	3
		D Balestrat	2	6	4											D Faber	6	6
		C Bakkum	6	6											14	R Fairbank	3	4
		K Radford	3	2					C Bakkum	63	4
		C Benjamin	3	3				14	R Fairbank	77	6
	14	R Fairbank	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	L Savchenko-Neiland	6	1	10
		C Tanvier	4	6	12				C Tanvier	6	6
		E Inoue	6	77					E Inoue	4	4
		B Bowes	3	65												C Tanvier	79	6
	WC	N Pratt	6	66	10											S Appelmans	67	0
		H Ludloff	1	78	8			WC	N Pratt	2	3
		S Appelmans	6	6					S Appelmans	6	6
		S Gomer	1	0																			C Tanvier	2	0	r
		I Demongeot	4	6	6																	3	Z Garrison	6	2
		K Adams	6	2	2				I Demongeot	6	6
		M Kidowaki	7	6					M Kidowaki	4	1
		E Krapl	5	2												I Demongeot	7	3	4
		P Thorén	3	6	6										3	Z Garrison	5	6	6
		T Scheuer-Larsen	6	3	1				P Thorén	2	0
		A Kijimuta	1	2				3	Z Garrison	6	6
	3	Z Garrison	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	H Mandlíková	4	6	6
		A Minter	6	2	3			7	H Mandlíková	78	6
		C Macgregor	6	6					C Macgregor	66	3
	Q	C Wood	4	2											7	H Mandlíková	1	6	1
	Q	A Gavaldón	6	6											Q	A Gavaldón	6	1	6
		L Poruri	3	3				Q	A Gavaldón	6	4	7
	LL	A Dechaume	6	7				LL	A Dechaume	4	6	5
		K Kschwendt	4	5																		Q	A Gavaldón	6	1	6
		T Whitlinger	6	6																		15	G Fernández	3	6	2
		C Suire	1	2					T Whitlinger	7	6
		T Phelps	6	6					T Phelps	5	3
		J Tremelling	4	3												T Whitlinger	66	3
		J Pospíšilová	6	6											15	G Fernández	78	6
		E Zardo	4	1					J Pospíšilová	4	64
		K Quentrec	3	4				15	G Fernández	6	77
	15	G Fernández	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	N Zvereva	63	7	7
		N Herreman	77	5	5			10	N Zvereva	5	1
		S Wasserman	77	0	6				S Wasserman	7	6
		P Langrová	65	6	3											S Wasserman	4	2
		D Van Rensburg	6	6												D Van Rensburg	6	6
		P Ritter	0	0					D Van Rensburg	6	6
		H Cioffi	7	6					H Cioffi	0	4
		C Bartos	5	4																			D Van Rensburg	64	6	4
		J Wiesner	7	6																			C Porwik	77	3	6
		S Goleš	5	2					J Wiesner	3	64
		C Porwik	6	6					C Porwik	6	77
		C Cohen	4	1												C Porwik	2	0
		M Bollegraf	6	6											2	G Sabatini	6	1r
		A Grossman	2	3					M Bollegraf	1	1
		A Frazier	5	1				2	G Sabatini	6	6
	2	G Sabatini	7	6

• 1990 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1989 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1990 French Open – Women's singles