1990 French Open – Women's singles

Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1990 French Open.[1] Aged 16 years and 6 months, she became the youngest major singles champion in the Open Era at the time, and remains the youngest French Open champion in history.

Women's singles
1990 French Open
Final
ChampionSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
Runner-upWest Germany Steffi Graf
Score7–6(8–6), 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Mercedes Paz.

This tournament also saw a semifinal appearance for future world No. 1 Jennifer Capriati. Aged only 14 years and 70 days, she became the youngest tennis player ever to reach a French Open semifinal and, following this tournament, the youngest player ever to enter the top ten in rankings.

Seeds

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  1.   Steffi Graf (final)
  2.   Monica Seles (champion)
  3.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
  4.   Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
  5.   Zina Garrison (first round)
  6.   Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
  7.   Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  8.   Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  9.   Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  10.   Natasha Zvereva (fourth round)
  11.   Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  12.   Judith Wiesner (third round)
  13.   Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (first round)
  14.   Raffaella Reggi (second round)
  15.   Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
  16.   Laura Gildemeister (fourth round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Steffi Graf 6 6
9   Conchita Martínez 1 3
1   Steffi Graf 6 6
11   Jana Novotná 1 2
11   Jana Novotná 4 6 6
8   Katerina Maleeva 6 2 4
1   Steffi Graf 66 4
2   Monica Seles 78 6
7   Mary Joe Fernández 2 4
    Jennifer Capriati 6 6
    Jennifer Capriati 2 2
2   Monica Seles 6 6
6   Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6 1 5
2   Monica Seles 3 6 7

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Graf 6 6
  P Paradis 0 2 1   S Graf 6 6
LL   J Santrock 6 6 LL   J Santrock 1 2
  S Loosemore 2 4 1   S Graf 6 6
  S Amiach 7 65 6   A-M Cecchini 2 3
  F Haumüller 5 77 2   S Amiach 2 1
WC   N Guerrée 5 0   A-M Cecchini 6 6
  A-M Cecchini 7 6 1   S Graf 6 6
  B Reinstadler 4 2 15   N Tauziat 1 4
  L Lapi 6 6   L Lapi 6 6
  M Javer 4 6 7   M Javer 1 1
  A Kanellopoulou 6 4 5   L Lapi 1 6 1
  E Krapl 0 1 15   N Tauziat 6 2 6
  S Hack 6 6   S Hack 2 6 3
  K Godridge 3 5 15   N Tauziat 6 3 6
15   N Tauziat 6 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   C Martínez 7 6
  J Tremelling 5 1 9   C Martínez 77 6
WC   P Etchemendy 7 6 WC   P Etchemendy 61 3
  E Reinach 5 1 9   C Martínez 6 6
  M Strandlund 6 3 6   R Zrubáková 1 3
  S Wasserman 3 6 0   M Strandlund 1 60
  R Zrubáková 6 6   R Zrubáková 6 77
  S Meier 1 2 9   C Martínez 6 6
  C Benjamin 77 6   W Probst 3 3
Q   P Ritter 63 1   C Benjamin 77 6
  H Na 0 77 6   H Na 62 3
Q   K Nowak 6 65 2   C Benjamin 2 2
  J Pospíšilová 3 1   W Probst 6 6
  B Romanò 6 6   B Romanò 2 6 5
  W Probst 6 1 7   W Probst 6 4 7
5   Z Garrison 1 6 5

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   G Sabatini 6 77
  A Vieira 0 64 4   G Sabatini 6 5 6
  S Sloane 6 6   S Sloane 0 7 1
  A Coetzer 4 3 4   G Sabatini 6 6
  N Sawamatsu 6 4 6   N Herreman 0 1
  L Harvey-Wild 1 6 2   N Sawamatsu 1 3
WC   M Laval 3 3   N Herreman 6 6
  N Herreman 6 6 4   G Sabatini 4 5
  D Van Rensburg 6 6 11   J Novotná 6 7
  S La Fratta 4 2   D Van Rensburg 3 5
  K Rinaldi 2 5 r   E Švíglerová 6 7
  K Švíglerová 6 5   E Švíglerová 5 2
  L Garrone 4 69 11   J Novotná 7 6
  B Schultz 6 711   B Schultz 3 1
  I Demongeot 0 78 8 11   J Novotná 6 6
11   J Novotná 6 66 10

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   R Fairbank-Nideffer 1 2
  R Simpson 6 6   R Simpson 65 2
  C Dahlman 2 1   A Temesvári 77 6
  A Temesvári 6 6   A Temesvári 6 3 3
WC   S Sabas 3 3   N Provis 2 6 6
  E Pampoulova 6 6   E Pampoulova 4 2
  E Smylie 1 3   N Provis 6 6
  N Provis 6 6   N Provis 6 3 3
  B Bowes 3 6 2 8   K Maleeva 3 6 6
  N Medvedeva 6 3 6   N Medvedeva 2 6 4
  B Nagelsen 1 4   J Halard 6 4 6
  J Halard 6 6   J Halard 2 1
  D Faber 7 7 8   K Maleeva 6 6
  P Langrová 5 5   D Faber 5 1
  S Appelmans 3 3 8   K Maleeva 7 6
8   K Maleeva 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   MJ Fernandez 6 6
Q   K McDonald 4 2 7   MJ Fernandez 6 6
WC   M Pierce 6 6 WC   M Pierce 4 4
  B Fulco 0 1 7   MJ Fernandez 77 6
  S Hanika 6 6   I Cueto 63 2
  M Kidowaki 3 2   S Hanika 3 6 0
  I Cueto 712 6   I Cueto 6 4 6
  E Zardo 610 0 7   MJ Fernandez 6 6
  S Goleš 0 2   A Grossman 3 2
  A Grossman 6 6   A Grossman 6 6
  N Miyagi 6 1   N Miyagi 2 3
  M Pawlik 2 0 r   A Grossman 6 4 6
Q   K Sharpe 6 6 Q   K Sharpe 2 6 1
  T Phelps 3 3 Q   K Sharpe 6 6
  A Gavaldón 6 64 2 14   R Reggi 4 2
14   R Reggi 1 77 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   J Wiesner 6 6
  G Magers 4 0 12   J Wiesner 6 6
  M Bollegraf 65 2 r   M Jaggard 3 1
  M Jaggard 77 3 12   J Wiesner 4 4
WC   S Testud 1 1   J Capriati 6 6
  J Capriati 6 6   J Capriati 6 6
WC   C Suire 79 63 3   C Macgregor 1 0
  C Macgregor 67 77 6   J Capriati 6 6
  A Dechaume 4 65   M Paz 0 3
Q   C Cohen 6 77 Q   C Cohen 2 7 6
  A Keller 6 0 4   L Ferrando 6 5 4
  L Ferrando 3 6 6 Q   C Cohen 1 5
  K Quentrec 4 6 3   M Paz 6 7
  M Paz 6 2 6   M Paz 7 3 6
WC   N van Lottum 1 3 3   A Sánchez Vicario 5 6 1
3   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
  S Stafford 2 3 6   M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
  A Minter 7 6   A Minter 1 0
  F Romano 5 3 6   M Maleeva-Fragnière 2 7 6
  P Tarabini 6 6   P Tarabini 6 5 0
  J-A Faull 0 4   P Tarabini 3 6 6
  C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6   C Kohde-Kilsch 6 1 4
  K Okamoto 1 1 6   M Maleeva-Fragnière 6 6
  N Jagerman 4 2 10   N Zvereva 4 2
  C Caverzasio 6 6   C Caverzasio 3 5
  L Field 2 2   S Martin 6 7
  S Martin 6 6   S Martin 4 1
  I Budařová 6 77 10   N Zvereva 6 6
Q   P Hy 2 62   I Budařová 1 3
  C Tanvier 4 62 10   N Zvereva 6 6
10   N Zvereva 6 77

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   L Gildemeister 77 6
  L McNeil 65 3 16   L Gildemeister 6 6
  E Burgin 6 3 6   E Burgin 3 4
  M Werdel 3 6 4 16   L Gildemeister 6 6
  T Whitlinger 2 0 Q   M Maleeva 1 3
  R Rajchrtová 6 6   R Rajchrtová 2 3
  F Labat 77 4 3 Q   M Maleeva 6 6
Q   M Maleeva 63 6 6 16   L Gildemeister 4 0
  L Meskhi 6 6 2   M Seles 6 6
  R McQuillan 4 1   L Meskhi 3
  L Savchenko 610 6 6   L Savchenko 0 r
Q   L Corsato 712 4 4   L Meskhi 64 64
  C Lindqvist 3 0 2   M Seles 77 77
  H Kelesi 6 6   H Kelesi 6 4 4
  K Piccolini 0 0 2   M Seles 4 6 6
2   M Seles 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 397. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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