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1990 Lufthansa Cup German Open

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1990 Lufthansa Cup German Open
Date14–20 May
Edition21st
CategoryTier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$500,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationWest Berlin, West Germany
VenueRot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Doubles
Australia Nicole Provis / South Africa Elna Reinach
← 1989 · WTA German Open · 1991 →

The 1990 Lufthansa Cup German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the Tier I category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from 14 May until 20 May 1990. Second-seeded Monica Seles won the singles title, snapping world no.1 Steffi Graf's 66-match winning streak in the final (2nd in WTA history behind Martina Navratilova's 74-match winning streak).[1]

Finals

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Singles

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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles defeated Germany Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Seles' 5th singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Doubles

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Australia Nicole Provis / South Africa Elna Reinach defeated Australia Hana Mandlíková / Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná 6–2, 6–1

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1991). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1991. London: Collins Willow. pp. 150, 152, 160. ISBN 9780002184038.
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