1990 Australian Open – Men's singles

April 2026 1990 Australian Open TCH Ivan Lendl SWE Stefan Edberg 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–2 retired 128 16 1990 Australian Open Defending champion Ivan Lendl defeated Stefan Edberg in the final, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–2 ret., to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1990 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and eighth and last major singles title overall. Edberg was forced to retire during the final due to a torn stomach muscle. This marked the first occasion since the 1911 Wimbledon Championships that a man retired during the championship match of a singles major.Associated Press (AP) The Tuscaloosa News Lendl claims Australian title after Edberg injury https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WUkgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eaUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2984,6798703&dq=edberg+injury&hl=en 1990-01-28 2011-12-24 Former world No. 1 John McEnroe created controversy after he was disqualified from his fourth round match for unsportsmanlike conduct. He received a warning for intimidating a linesperson, a point penalty after smashing his racket, and was defaulted for arguing with and abusing the umpire, supervisor and tournament referee. This tournament marked the first professional appearance of future Olympic champion Marc Rosset. Seeds 1 1TCH Ivan Lendl (champion) 2 8FRG Boris Becker (quarterfinals) 3 6SWE Stefan Edberg (final, retired because of a torn stomach muscle injury)Lendl1 a 4 3USA John McEnroe (fourth round, defaulted for unsportsmanlike conduct)McEnroeOut1 b 5 5USA Aaron Krickstein (fourth round) 6 4USA Tim Mayotte (first round) 7 2ESP Emilio Sánchez (first round) 8 7SWE Mats Wilander (semifinals) 9 2ECU Andrés Gómez (fourth round) 10 7FRG Carl-Uwe Steeb (first round) 11 5URS Andrei Chesnokov (second round) 12 4FRA Yannick Noah (semifinals) 13 3ESP Sergi Bruguera (second round) 14 6USA Jim Courier (second round) 15 1AUT Thomas Muster (third round) 16 8TCH Miloslav Mečíř (fourth round) Qualifying 1990 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 6 6 6 URS Andrei Cherkasov 3 2 3 SWE Mikael Pernfors 3 5 2 12 FRA Yannick Noah 6 7 6 USA David Wheaton 5 64 6 2 3 SWE Stefan Edberg 7 77 3 6 8 SWE Mats Wilander 6 6 6 2 FRG Boris Becker 4 4 2 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 6 6 6 12 FRA Yannick Noah 1 2 4 3 SWE Stefan Edberg 6 6 6 8 SWE Mats Wilander 1 1 2 1 TCH Ivan LendlILW 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. 4 77 5 3 SWE Stefan Edberg 6 63 2r Top half Section 1 TCH I Lendl 1 AUS S Youl WC 6 1 6 3 6 1 TCH I Lendl 1 TCH K Nováček 6 4 3 6 6 4 6 1 AUS S Youl WC AUT T Muster 15 3 6 6 4 6 3 6 2 TCH I Lendl 1 ESP T Carbonell 6 4 6 2 6 3 TCH K Nováček FRA É Winogradsky 6 4 6 1 4 6 6 3 AUS S Youl WC AUS B Drewett WC 6 4 7 6 6 0 RSA 1928 C van Rensburg AUT T Muster 15 6 1 5 7 5 7 6 2 6 8 TCH I Lendl 1 USA J Pugh 6 3 6 2 6 4 ESP T Carbonell TCH C Suk Q 6 4 7 5 6 3 TCH K Nováček AUS M Brown Q 6 3 6 1 2 6 6 2 FRA É Winogradsky USA T Wilkison 6 2 7 6 6 3 AUS S Youl WC CAN M Laurendeau 4 6 7 6 6 2 6 2 FRA C Pioline Q AUS B Drewett WC 7 6 3 6 4 6 7 5 3 6 RSA 1928 C van Rensburg FRA J Potier 6 2 5 7 7 5 6 3 FRG P Vojtíšek Q AUT T Muster 15 3 6 2 6 4 6 Section 2 ECU A Gómez 9 URS A Cherkasov 6 2 3 6 6 7 6 7 ECU A Gómez 9 FRG M Stich 6 4 6 3 3 6 7 6 URS A Cherkasov FRA J-P Fleurian 6 4 6 4 7 5 ECU A Gómez 9 YUG B Orešar 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 2 FRG M Stich MEX L Lavalle 6 4 6 4 2 0r URS A Cherkasov USA G Layendecker 6 4 5 7 7 5 6 0 URS A Volkov FRA J-P Fleurian 4 6 6 1 5 7 6 2 2 6 ECU A Gómez 9 AUS D Cahill 4 6 6 3 1 6 6 2 6 3 USA T Witsken YUG B Orešar 4 6 1 6 4 6 FRG M Stich AUS P Doohan Q 6 3 6 2 6 2 GBR J Bates MEX L Lavalle 7 6 1 6 4 6 2 6 URS A Cherkasov JPN S Matsuoka Q 6 2 4 6 4 6 6 0 6 2 USA G Layendecker FRA T Benhabiles 6 2 7 6 6 3 USA J Brown URS A Volkov 3 6 3 6 1 6 FRA J-P Fleurian ESP E Sánchez 7 6 2 6 4 6 4 Section 3 USA J McEnroe 4 SWE M PernforsMcEnroeOut2 b 6 1 4 6 7 5 2d 4 USA J McEnroe 4 USA D Goldie 6 3 6 2 6 2 FRA H Leconte SWE M Pernfors 4 6 1 6 3 6 USA J McEnroe 4 AUT A Antonitsch 6 1 6 2 6 1 VEN 1930 N Pereira USA D Goldie 2 6 4 6 3 6 TCH P Korda FRA H Leconte 2 6 6 4 3 6 4 6 SWE M Pernfors ESP S Bruguera 13 6 4 6 3 1 6 6 4 USA J McEnroe 4 FRA T Tulasne 6 2 6 1 6 1 ISR A Mansdorf AUT A Antonitsch 6 4 4 6 4 6 7 6 3 6 VEN 1930 N Pereira CAN C Pridham Q 6 4 7 6 4 6 6 3 USA D Goldie AUS D Patten WC 6 3 6 4 6 4 TCH P Korda SUI J Hlasek 7 6 6 0 6 3 FRA H Leconte ESP F Roig 6 1 4 6 7 5 6 4 SWE M Pernfors YUG S Živojinović 6 2 6 1 6 2 USA L Shiras ESP S Bruguera 13 1 6 4 6 3 6 Section 4 FRA Y Noah 12 USA P Sampras 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 2 FRA Y Noah 12 ISR G Bloom 6 3 6 3 6 3 AUS T Woodbridge USA P Sampras 5 7 4 6 2 6 FRA Y Noah 12 HAI R Agénor 7 6 6 3 6 3 SWE C Bergström ISR G Bloom 6 2 7 5 2 6 4 6 2 6 ITA C Pistolesi AUS T Woodbridge 3 6 2 6 2 6 ESP J Arrese USA P Sampras 6 0 2 6 6 3 1 6 3 6 FRA Y Noah 12 YUG G Prpić 4 6 7 6 6 2 4 6 7 5 USA R Reneberg HAI R Agénor 2 6 4 6 6 3 1 6 RSA 1928 P Aldrich SWE C Bergström 2 6 4 6 2 6 ISR G Bloom AUS J Fitzgerald 7 6 7 6 3 6 6 2 RSA 1928 N Broad Q ITA C Pistolesi 7 5 4 6 4 6 1 6 NED M Schapers AUS T Woodbridge 6 4 0 6 3 6 1 6 ESP J Arrese GBR N Brown Q 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 3 USA P Sampras USA T Mayotte 6 7 6 6 7 4 6 7 5 12 10 Bottom half Section 5 USA A Krickstein 5 USA D Wheaton 6 7 4 6 3 6 USA A Krickstein 5 SWE L-A Wahlgren 6 7 6 2 6 3 6 2 USA D WheatonWoodfordeOut1 c AUS M Woodforde 6 3 4 5r USA A Krickstein 5 IND R Krishnan 6 1 4 6 6 3 6 1 SWE L-A Wahlgren FRG J Wöhrmann 4 6 7 5 7 5 6 3 USA D Wheaton SWE M Larsson Q 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 1 AUS M Woodforde URS A Chesnokov 11 6 3 6 2 7 5 USA A Krickstein 5 ITA G Pozzi Q 6 4 6 7 6 4 7 5 IND R Krishnan FRG M Zoecke 4 6 7 5 6 4 5 7 6 1 SWE L-A Wahlgren ARG H de la Peña 6 3 6 1 6 3 URS A Võsand Q FRG J Wöhrmann 3 6 6 2 3 6 1 6 YUG G Ivanišević USA D Wheaton 5 7 5 7 0 6 SWE M Larsson Q SUI M Rosset 6 4 6 1 6 1 AUS M Woodforde ESP JF Altur 2 6 6 1 6 4 6 4 AUS M Kratzmann URS A Chesnokov 11 6 3 7 6 6 7 3 6 2 6 Section 6 SWE J Svensson SWE S Edberg 3 2 6 2 6 4 6 SWE J Svensson SWE L Jönsson 6 4 7 5 3 6 4 6 6 2 USA P Chamberlin SWE S Edberg 3 3 6 4 6 1 6 USA J Courier 14 SWE J Svensson 6 2 2 6 3 6 2 6 SWE M Gustafsson SWE L Jönsson 1 6 2 6 2 6 ITA S Pescosolido Q USA P Chamberlin 7 6 5 7 3 6 4 6 FRG P Kühnen SWE S Edberg 3 2 6 2 6 4 6 USA J Courier 14 USA J Arias 6 3 6 3 6 1 SWE J Svensson SWE T Högstedt 6 2 7 5 7 5 SWE M Gustafsson SWE N Kulti 2 2r NED T Nijssen SWE L Jönsson 3 6 2 6 6 7 SWE J Gunnarsson ITA S Pescosolido Q 2 6 7 6 0 6 2 6 AUS S Barr WC USA P Chamberlin 0 6 7 6 3 6 4 6 FRG P Kühnen SWE N Kroon 6 3 6 7 2 6 7 6 6 2 AUS J Anderson SWE S Edberg 3 6 7 3 6 4 6 Section 7 SWE M Wilander 8 FIN V Paloheimo 7 5 6 4 6 0 SWE M Wilander 8 AUS W Masur 6 4 5 7 6 4 1 6 6 3 ESP J Sánchez FIN V Paloheimo 5 7 4 6 6 3 1 6 SWE M Wilander 8 CAN M Wostenholme 6 2 7 5 6 3 NGR N Odizor Q AUS W Masur 6 7 7 6 3 6 1 6 ESP J Sánchez USA P Annacone 6 1 7 6 6 3 FRA G Forget FIN V Paloheimo 4 6 6 3 3 6 3 6 SWE M Wilander 8 AUS R Fromberg 7 6 7 5 7 5 AUS D Macpherson WC CAN M Wostenholme 3 6 7 5 6 7 1 6 NGR N Odizor Q AUS I Peter-Budge WC 6 2 7 5 6 2 AUS W Masur FRG E Jelen 6 2 6 1 6 2 FIN A Rahunen ESP J Sánchez 0 6 3 6 1 6 USA P Annacone RSA 1928 G Muller 6 3 6 4 6 7 2 6 6 3 FRA G Forget CAN G Connell 2 6 6 4 6 4 6 2 FIN V Paloheimo FRG C-U Steeb 10 5 7 6 3 0 6 6 2 6 2 Section 8 TCH M Mečíř 16 FRG B Becker 2 6 4 7 6 4 6 1 6 1 6 TCH M Mečíř 16 FRG U Riglewski Q 6 4 6 2 6 0 FRA O Delaître FRG B Becker 2 3 6 1 6 4 6 TCH M Mečíř 16 CAN A Sznajder 2 6 6 1 6 0 6 2 AUS N Borwick WC FRG U Riglewski Q 2 6 4 6 2 6 FRA O Delaître USA K Jones 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 4 USA S Davis FRG B Becker 2 3 6 6 7 6 4 2 6 TCH M Mečíř 16 NLD M Koevermans 6 2 6 4 7 6 TCH L Němeček Q CAN A Sznajder 6 7 7 6 3 6 6 7 AUS N Borwick WC NZL K Evernden 6 3 6 1 6 1 FRG U Riglewski Q ITA P Canè 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 2 FRA O Delaître ITA O Camporese 2 6 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 3 USA K Jones DEN M Tauson 6 3 5 7 2 6 6 2 6 3 USA S Davis AUS J Morgan WC 6 2 6 2 6 2 NED P Haarhuis FRG B Becker 2 1 6 2 6 1 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. b. McEnroeOut1McEnroeOut2 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.Neff Craig Sports Illustrated Booted Out Down Under https://www.si.com/vault/1990/01/29/121408/booted-out-down-under-when-john-mcenroe-behaved-like-john-mcenroe-the-australian-open-threw-him-out-of-the-tournament 1990-01-29 2016-08-24 2020-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20200130112550/https://www.si.com/vault/1990/01/29/121408/booted-out-down-under-when-john-mcenroe-behaved-like-john-mcenroe-the-australian-open-threw-him-out-of-the-tournament dead c. WoodfordeOut1 David Wheaton advanced to the fourth round after Mark Woodforde was forced to retire in the second set with a right ankle injury.Steve Wilstein Wilstein Steve Associated Press (AP) The Hour Sabatini, Woodforde injured during Australian Open https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NjBJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rAYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4658,2783263&dq=wheaton+woodforde+ankle&hl=en 1990-01-20 2012-01-02 References General atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. Men's Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/australian-open/580/1990/draws?matchType=singles 2016-09-19 itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Australian Open Australia – Men's singles http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004422 2014-03-13 2014-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313214458/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004422 dead Specific External links 1990 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1989 US Open Grand Slam men's singles 1990 French Open Mens Singles Mens Singles 1990