1990 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 1990 Australian Open GER Steffi Graf USA Mary Joe Fernández 6–3, 6–4 128 16 1990 Australian Open 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. This was Graf’s record twelfth consecutive major final, dating back to the 1987 French Open, surpassing Martina Navratilova's previous record of eleven consecutive major finals. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. GER Steffi Graf (champion) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (third round) USA Zina Garrison (quarterfinals) TCH Helena Suková (semifinals) TCH Jana Novotná (third round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (finalist) AUS Hana Mandlíková (third round) CAN Helen Kelesi (third round) BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals) URS Natalia Zvereva (second round) USA Pam Shriver (third round) URS Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (first round) ITA Raffaella Reggi (fourth round) RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank (third round) USA Gigi Fernández (fourth round) AUT Barbara Paulus (fourth round) Qualifying 1990 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 175 GER Steffi Graf 1 USA Mary Joe Fernández 6 6 3 6 4 GER Steffi Graf 1 TCH Helena Suková 4 6 3 3 6 6 4 USA Mary Joe Fernández 6 GER Claudia Porwik   6 2 6 1 GER Steffi Graf 1 USA Patty Fendick   6 3 7 5 TCH Helena Suková 4 BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva 9 6 4 6 3 USA Mary Joe Fernández 6 USA Zina Garrison 3 1 6 6 2 8 6 MEX Angélica Gavaldón Q GER Claudia Porwik   4 6 3 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GER S Graf 1 ITA R Reggi 13 6 2 6 3 GER S Graf 1 URS L Meskhi 6 4 6 1 GER A Huber ITA R Reggi 13 5 7 6 4 4 6 GER S Graf 1 USA E deLone Q 6 1 6 2 URS L Meskhi SWE C Dahlman 2 6 6 1 6 3 GER A Huber USA E Burgin 6 2 6 0 GBR J Durie ITA R Reggi 13 4 6 4 6 GER S Graf 1 USA C Cunningham 6 2 7 5 USA E deLone Q AUS L Stacey WC 6 4 7 5 URS L Meskhi ITA L Golarsa 6 4 6 4 SWE C Dahlman USA K Kessaris 77 65 6 1 GER A Huber FRA M Laval 6 1 6 1 USA E Burgin USA S Stafford 2 6 79 67 6 3 GBR J Durie FRA P Paradis 7 5 77 64 AUS J Hodder WC ITA R Reggi 13 1 6 0 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUT B Paulus 16 USA P Fendick 5 7 2 6 AUT B Paulus 16 AUS E Smylie 6 4 6 3 USA P Fendick TCH J Novotná 5 1 6 77 65 6 4 AUT B Paulus 16 JPN N Miyagi 77 61 4 6 6 0 AUS E Smylie AUT B Reinstadler 6 2 6 4 USA P Fendick USA A Keller 7 5 6 2 HUN A Temesvári TCH J Novotná 5 1 6 1 6 AUT B Paulus 16 TCH R Rajchrtová 6 3 6 1 JPN N Miyagi TCH R Zrubáková 7 5 6 4 AUS E Smylie CAN J Hetherington 6 3 7 5 AUT B Reinstadler USA R Reis 6 1 6 2 USA P Fendick JPN A Nishiya 6 1 6 3 USA A Keller GER S Menning Q 3 6 77 64 6 4 HUN A Temesvári AUS R Stubbs WC 0 6 6 3 6 2 USA S Martin TCH J Novotná 5 77 65 0 6 0 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH H Suková 4 JPN K Date 6 4 6 3 TCH H Suková 4 GBR S Loosemore Q 6 3 4 6 6 3 JPN K Date USA P Shriver 11 6 4 6 3 TCH H Suková 4 URS N Medvedeva 6 2 6 0 GBR S Loosemore Q BUL 1971 E Pampoulova 6 3 6 3 JPN K Date NED B Schultz 7 5 79 67 AUS N Provis USA P Shriver 11 6 1 2 6 7 9 TCH H Suková 4 AUS T Morton WC 6 4 6 3 URS N Medvedeva RSA 1928 L Gregory Q 6 4 7 5 GBR S Loosemore Q AUS J-A Faull 6 3 7 5 BUL 1971 E Pampoulova AUS K Godridge WC 4 6 6 4 6 2 JPN K Date FRA P Etchemendy 6 3 77 65 NED B Schultz GER M Pawlik 6 4 6 3 AUS N Provis GER E-M Schürhoff Q 7 5 77 65 TCH E Švíglerová USA P Shriver 11 3 6 4 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BUL 1971 K Maleeva 9 AUS R McQuillan 3 6 6 4 6 1 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 9 NED N Jagerman 6 0 6 4 AUS R McQuillan CAN H Kelesi 8 6 2 77 64 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 9 AUS K McDonald WC 6 3 6 2 JPN K Okamoto NED N Jagerman 1 6 2 6 AUS K Sharpe WC AUS R McQuillan 3 6 0 6 GER S Meier CAN H Kelesi 8 2 6 4 6 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 9 USA L McNeil 6 2 6 1 AUS K McDonald WC USA L Allen 6 4 6 4 JPN K Okamoto CAN M Drake 6 4 2 6 6 1 NED N Jagerman GER C Kohde-Kilsch 6 4 77 63 AUS K Sharpe WC AUS L Field 7 5 3 6 6 3 AUS R McQuillan ITA F Bonsignori 6 1 6 2 GER S Meier USA J Smoller Q 6 4 6 2 GER W Probst CAN H Kelesi 8 2 6 3 6 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA M J Fernández 6 USA D Faber 6 4 6 2 USA M J Fernández 6 FRA J Halard 6 0 3 6 6 0 USA D Faber RSA 1928 R Fairbank 14 6 3 6 4 USA M J Fernández 6 USA K Rinaldi 6 4 6 4 USA A Henricksson FRA J Halard 64 77 2 6 USA D Faber USA A Leand 6 1 6 3 NED C Bakkum RSA 1928 R Fairbank 14 63 77 4 6 USA M J Fernández 6 AUS M Jaggard 6 1 6 3 USA K Rinaldi USA R White 6 4 3 6 6 4 USA A Henricksson USA M Werdel 4 6 6 4 6 4 FRA J Halard BEL A Devries 7 5 6 2 USA D Faber GER E Pfaff 6 3 6 0 USA A Leand AUS D Balestrat 6 2 4 6 6 4 NED C Bakkum AUS K Radford 6 3 6 2 USA C Benjamin RSA 1928 R Fairbank 14 3 6 3 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA C Tanvier USA Z Garrison 3 2 6 0 2 r FRA C Tanvier BEL S Appelmans 79 67 6 0 FRA I Demongeot USA Z Garrison 3 7 5 3 6 4 6 FRA C Tanvier JPN E Inoue 6 4 6 4 AUS N Pratt WC BEL S Appelmans 2 6 3 6 FRA I Demongeot JPN M Kidowaki 6 4 6 1 FIN P Thorén USA Z Garrison 3 2 6 0 6 URS L Savchenko-Neiland 12 FRA C Tanvier 6 4 1 6 10 12 JPN E Inoue USA B Bowes 6 3 77 65 AUS N Pratt WC USA H Ludloff 6 1 66 78 10 8 BEL S Appelmans GBR S Gomer 6 1 6 0 FRA I Demongeot USA K Adams 4 6 6 2 6 2 JPN M Kidowaki SUI E Krapl 7 5 6 2 FIN P Thorén DEN T Scheuer-Larsen 3 6 6 3 6 1 JPN A Kijimuta USA Z Garrison 3 1 6 2 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round MEX A Gavaldón Q USA G Fernández 15 6 3 1 6 6 2 AUS H Mandlíková 7 MEX A Gavaldón Q 1 6 6 1 1 6 USA T Whitlinger USA G Fernández 15 66 78 3 6 AUS H Mandlíková 7 USA C Macgregor 78 66 6 3 MEX A Gavaldón Q FRA A Dechaume LL 6 4 4 6 7 5 USA T Whitlinger USA T Phelps 7 5 6 3 TCH J Pospíšilová USA G Fernández 15 4 6 64 77 AUS H Mandlíková 7 AUS A Minter 4 6 6 2 6 3 USA C Macgregor GBR C Wood Q 6 4 6 2 MEX A Gavaldón Q USA L Poruri 6 3 6 3 FRA A Dechaume LL LUX K Kschwendt 6 4 7 5 USA T Whitlinger FRA C Suire 6 1 6 2 USA T Phelps AUS J Tremelling 6 4 6 3 TCH J Pospíšilová SUI E Zardo 6 4 6 1 FRA K Quentrec USA G Fernández 15 3 6 4 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg GER C Porwik 64 77 6 3 4 6 BEL S Wasserman RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg 4 6 2 6 GER C Porwik ARG G Sabatini 2 2 6 0 1r URS N Zvereva 10 BEL S Wasserman 5 7 1 6 RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg USA H Cioffi 6 0 6 4 AUT J Wiesner GER C Porwik 3 6 64 77 NED M Bollegraf ARG G Sabatini 2 1 6 1 6 URS N Zvereva 10 FRA N Herreman 63 77 7 5 7 5 BEL S Wasserman TCH P Langrová 77 65 0 6 6 3 RSA 1928 D Van Rensburg AUT P Ritter 6 0 6 0 USA H Cioffi HUN C Bartos 7 5 6 4 AUT J Wiesner YUG S Goleš 7 5 6 2 GER C Porwik SUI C Cohen 6 4 6 1 NED M Bollegraf USA A Grossman 6 2 6 3 USA A Frazier ARG G Sabatini 2 5 7 1 6 External links 1990 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1989 US Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1990 French Open – Women's singles Women's singles Women's singles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:1990 in Australian women's sport