Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie defeated Mercedes Paz and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1990 Virginia Slims Championships.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1990 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champions |  Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie |
| Runners-up |  Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Score | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the four-time defending champions, but withdrew due to a knee surgery to Navratilova.[1]
Seeds
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Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
Kathy Jordan / 
Elizabeth Smylie (champions)
Mercedes Paz / 
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Jana Novotná Helena Suková
| 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi
| 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi
| 5 | 6 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 7 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Lise Gregory Gretchen Rush
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 64 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicole Provis Elna Reinach
| 1 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
| 6 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Katrina Adams Lori McNeil
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Katrina Adams Lori McNeil
| 7 | 3 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva
| 5 | 6 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Navratilova withdraws from Slims championship, will undergo knee surgery". UPI. 9 November 1990. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2021-11-12.