# 1990 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1990 Family Circle Cup.
Steffi Graf was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Navratilova (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
* Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinal)
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinal)
* Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinal)
* Natalia Zvereva (semifinal)
* Laura Gildemeister (third round)
* Helen Kelesi (quarterfinal)
* Sandra Cecchini (first round)
* Gretchen Rush (third round)
* Leila Meskhi (third round)
* Isabel Cueto (third round)
* Susan Sloane (first round)
* Bettina Fulco (first round)
* Linda Ferrando (third round)
* Cathy Caverzasio (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Katerina Maleeva | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Katerina Maleeva | 0 | 1 | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Regina Rajchrtová | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Zina Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 3 | 1 | | Regina Rajchrtová | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Regina Rajchrtová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Regina Rajchrtová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Natalia Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 0 | | 6 | Natalia Zvereva | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Helen Kelesi | 2 | 6 | 1 | | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 6 | | | H Cioffi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Casals | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 12 | I Cueto | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Romanò | 5 | 6 | 2 | | L Garrone | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 2 | 3 | | 12 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | I Cueto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | S Cecchini | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Katerina Maleeva | 0 | 1 |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W White | 1 | 4 | | | L Lapi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Lapi | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | H Ter Rier | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | K Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild | 6 | 6 | | | L Harvey-Wild | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Shin | 6 | 2 | 2 | | B Bowes | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowes | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Collins | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 15 | L Ferrando | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger | 3 | 6 | 6 | | T Whitlinger | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Schimper | 4 | 1 | | 15 | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Zina Garrison-Jackson | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | B Fulco | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Regina Rajchrtová | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Keller | 6 | 4 | | | A Keller | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Brioukhovets | 6 | 4 | 3 | | R Rajchrtová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | A Gooden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | L Gildemeister | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | P Vásquez | 4 | 3 | | Q | A Gooden | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Rossides | 1 | 6 | | | P Tarabini | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | L Meskhi | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Faber | 6 | 4 | 1 | | P Langrová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Baranski | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | L Meskhi | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | L Meskhi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Natalia Zvereva | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | C Caverzasio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Conchita Martínez | 6 | 0 |
| | Budařová | 2 | 3 | | 16 | C Caverzasio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 6 | 6 | | | S Martin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Santrock | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | C Caverzasio | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | C Martínez | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Vieira | 4 | 2 | | | C Benjamin | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | C Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | H Kelesi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Goleš | 6 | 2 | 7 | | S Goleš | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári-Trunkos | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | H Kelesi | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | V Martinek | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 10 | G Rush | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 6 | 3 | 7 | | M Paz | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pampoulova | 3 | 3 | | 10 | G Rush | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | G Rush | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Helen Kelesi | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | S Sloane | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Corsato-Owsianka | 2 | 4 | | | A Kanellopoulou | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Daniels | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C MacGregor | 3 | 4 | | | M Daniels | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |