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1990 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells

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1990 Newsweek Champions Cup
and Virginia Slims of Indian Wells
DateMarch 6–20
Edition17th
Prize money$750,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationIndian Wells, California, US
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Stefan Edberg[1]
Women's singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Germany Boris Becker / France Guy Forget[2]
Women's doubles
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
← 1989 · Newsweek Champions Cup · 1991 →
← 1989 · Virginia Slims of Indian Wells · 1991 →

The 1990 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the tournament, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1990 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was held from March 6 to March 20, 1990.

The men's singles draw was headlined by Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg. Other top seeds were Brad Gilbert, Aaron Krickstein, and Andre Agassi.

The women's singles draw featured Martina Navratilova and Conchita Martínez. Other top seeds present were Helena Suková, Jana Novotná, and Katerina Maleeva.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Sweden Stefan Edberg defeated United States Andre Agassi, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6

  • It was Stefan Edberg's 1st title of the year and his 22nd overall. It was his 1st Masters title.

Women's singles

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United States Martina Navratilova defeated Czechoslovakia Helena Suková, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1,

  • It was Martina Navratilova's 3rd title of the year and the 149th of her career.

Men's doubles

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Germany Boris Becker / France Guy Forget defeated United States Jim Grabb / United States Patrick McEnroe, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

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Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná / Czechoslovakia Helena Suková defeated United States Gigi Fernández / United States Martina Navratilova, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)

References

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  1. ^ "1990 Indian Wells – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1990 Indian Wells – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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