1990 US Open – Women's Doubles

1990 US Open
1989 champions		Hana Mandlíková Martina Navratilova
Champions		Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova
Runners-up		Jana Novotná Helena Suková
Final score		6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad
US Open  < 1989 1991 >

Hana Mandlíková and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Gigi Fernández.

Fernández and Navratilova won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Jana Novotná and Helena Suková.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (Final)
2. Gigi Fernández / Martina Navratilova (Champions)
3. Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (Semifinals)
4. Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (Semifinals)
5. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Robin White (Quarterfinals)
6. n/a
7. Patty Fendick / Zina Garrison (Third Round)
8. Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (Quarterfinals)

9. Mercedes Paz / Gabriela Sabatini (Quarterfinals)
10. Mary Lou Daniels / Wendy White-Prausa (Third Round)
11. Lise Gregory / Gretchen Magers (Third Round)
12. Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (Third Round)
13. Sandra Cecchini / Patricia Tarabini (Third Round)
14. Natalia Medvedeva / Leila Meskhi (Quarterfinals)
15. Manon Bollegraf / Brenda Schultz (Third Round)
16. Katrina Adams / Laura Gildemeister (Third 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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jana Novotná   Helena Suková	6	6
	3	Larisa Savchenko   Natasha Zvereva	2	3
								1	Jana Novotná   Helena Suková	2	4
								2	Gigi Fernández   Martina Navratilova	6	6
	4	Kathy Jordan   Elizabeth Smylie	4	5
	2	Gigi Fernández   Martina Navratilova	6	7

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	J Novotná   H Suková	6	6
	S Amiach   P Hy	4	2				1	J Novotná   H Suková	6	6
	E de Lone   L Raymond	3	6	6				E de Lone   L Raymond	0	0
	T Phelps   S Stafford	6	3	3										1	J Novotná   H Suková	6	68	6
	I Budařová   L Laskova	1	1											15	M Bollegraf   B Schultz	1	710	4
	L Ferrando   B Fulco	6	6					L Ferrando   B Fulco	4	3
	S Albinus   N van Lottum	1	2				15	M Bollegraf   B Schultz	6	6
15	M Bollegraf   B Schultz	6	6																		1	J Novotná   H Suková	79	6
11	L Gregory   G Magers	6	6																		5	A Sánchez Vicario   R White	67	3
	J Fuchs   M Strandlund	3	4				11	L Gregory   G Magers	1	78	7
	M Lindström   H Ludloff	7	6					M Lindström   H Ludloff	6	66	5
	B Romano   E Sviglerova	5	2											11	L Gregory   G Magers	3	1
	R McQuillan   J Tremelling	63	1											5	A Sánchez Vicario   R White	6	6
	H Kelesi   M Seles	77	6					H Kelesi   M Seles	1	3
	J Durie   J Richardson	5	4				5	A Sánchez Vicario   R White	6	6
5	A Sánchez Vicario   R White	7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	L Savchenko   N Zvereva	6	6
	S Meier   E Pampoulova	0	4				3	L Savchenko   N Zvereva	6	5	6
	C Chabalgoity   L Corsato	3	1					J Hetherington   K Rinaldi	1	7	3
	J Hetherington   K Rinaldi	6	6											3	L Savchenko   N Zvereva	65	6	6
	M Pierce   L Spadea	2	7	6										9	M Paz   G Sabatini	77	4	4
	Ca MacGregor   H Na	6	5	0				M Pierce   L Spadea	6	4	5
	E Brioukhovets   E Maniokova	1	0				9	M Paz   G Sabatini	4	6	7
9	M Paz   G Sabatini	6	6																		3	L Savchenko   N Zvereva	6	65	6
14	N Medvedeva   L Meskhi	6	6																		14	N Medvedeva   L Meskhi	3	77	3
	P Langrová   J Pospíšilová	3	1				14	N Medvedeva   L Meskhi	6	6
	B Cordwell   A Henricksson	77	6					B Cordwell   A Henricksson	4	2
	S Collins   J Smoller	63	4											14	N Medvedeva   L Meskhi	w/o
	S Birch   D Graham	2	2											7	P Fendick   Z Garrison
	C Porwik   W Probst	6	6					C Porwik   W Probst	5	5
	Cy MacGregor   M Werdel	79	3	1			7	P Fendick   Z Garrison	7	7
7	P Fendick   Z Garrison	67	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
ALT	K Foxworth   T Whittington	4	1
	J Byrne   A White	6	6					J Byrne   A White	6	5	64
	S Graf   L McNeil	6	6					S Graf   L McNeil	4	7	77
	S Smith   H ter Riet	2	1												S Graf   L McNeil	6	2	6
	L Garrone   L Golarsa	2	4											13	S Cecchini   P Tarabini	3	6	0
	J-A Faull   W Turnbull	6	6					J-A Faull   W Turnbull	2	4
	B Paulus   R Zrubáková	4	2				13	S Cecchini   P Tarabini	6	6
13	S Cecchini   P Tarabini	6	6																			S Graf   L McNeil	2	7	1
12	E Burgin   R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6																		4	K Jordan   E Smylie	6	5	6
	P Barg-Mager   P Louie-Harper	2	3				12	E Burgin   R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6
	C Benjamin   A Minter	6	3	1				Ta Whitlinger   Te Whitlinger	4	1
	Ta Whitlinger   Te Whitlinger	1	6	6										12	E Burgin   R Fairbank-Nideffer	1	61
	N Tauziat   J Wiesner	6	6											4	K Jordan   E Smylie	6	77
	K Kschwendt   T Morton	1	0					N Tauziat   J Wiesner	2	3
	P Paradis   C Suire	4	7	3			4	K Jordan   E Smylie	6	6
4	K Jordan   E Smylie	6	5	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
8	N Provis   E Reinach	6	6
	R Field   C Toleafoa	1	0				8	N Provis   E Reinach	66	6	6
	L Barnard   D van Rensburg	6	6					L Barnard   D van Rensburg	78	1	2
	R Rajchrtová   A Temesvári	3	1											8	N Provis   E Reinach	6	6
	C Caverzasio   F Labat	4	77	3										10	M L Daniels   W White-Prausa	4	3
	A Grossman   R Stubbs	6	64	6				A Grossman   R Stubbs	6	4	4
	M Kidowaki   N Miyagi	5	4				10	M L Daniels   W White-Prausa	2	6	6
10	M L Daniels   W White-Prausa	7	6																		8	N Provis   E Reinach	63	6	0
16	K Adams   L Gildemeister	6	65	6																	2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	77	4	6
	C Lindqvist   A Scott	2	77	4			16	K Adams   L Gildemeister	6	6
	I Demongeot   E Pfaff	77	6					I Demongeot   E Pfaff	4	3
	M Maleeva   M Maleeva-Fragnière	61	3											16	K Adams   L Gildemeister	6	2	2
	A Dechaume   N Herreman	65	4											2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	0	6	6
	H Cioffi   A Frazier	77	6					H Cioffi   A Frazier	2	1
	J Capriati   M McGrath	5	4				2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	6	6
2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	7	6

References

• 1990 ITF US Open Women's Doubles Draw