# 1990 Canadian Open – Women's doubles

Gigi Fernández and Robin White were the defending champions, but chose not to participate not to participate. Betsy Nagelsen and Gabriela Sabatini won the title, defeating Helen Kelesi and Raffaella Reggi in the finals, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Larisa Savchenko / Natalia Zvereva (second round)
* Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinal)
* Manon Bollegraf / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Betsy Nagelsen / Gabriela Sabatini (champions)
* Katerina Maleeva / Lori McNeil (quarterfinal)
* Jo Durie / Julie Richardson (second round)
* Helen Kelesi / Raffaella Reggi (final)
* Jill Hetherington / Kathy Rinaldi (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Katerina Maleeva Lori McNeil | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Betsy Nagelsen Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Betsy Nagelsen Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 7 | | 4 | Betsy Nagelsen Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Helen Kelesi Raffaella Reggi | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Helen Kelesi Raffaella Reggi | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Helen Kelesi Raffaella Reggi | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 1 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell L Field | 4 | 1 | | P Hy R Simpson | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | P Hy R Simpson | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Minter C Suire | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | K Maleeva L McNeil | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Gomer M Javer | 0 | 0 | | A Minter C Suire | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grousbeck N Miyagi | 3 | 3 | 5 | K Maleeva L McNeil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Maleeva L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Katerina Maleeva Lori McNeil | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Betsy Nagelsen Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | 4 | B Nagelsen G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Thompson C Wood | 6 | 6 | | C Thompson C Wood | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Dobson-Wahl L Randmaa | 2 | 4 | | | | | 4 | B Nagelsen G Sabatini | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Bowes M Werdel | 7 | 6 | | | | | 8 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Mazzotta Y Segal | 6 | 2 | | B Bowes M Werdel | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cunningham A Schwartz | 4 | 2 | 8 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | H Kelesi R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman L Spadea | 1 | 0 | | 7 | H Kelesi R Reggi | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand S Loosemore | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Leand S Loosemore | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Baranski B Fulco | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | H Kelesi R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Delisle S Italiano | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | M Strandlund C Toleafoa | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund C Toleafoa | 6 | 6 | | | M Strandlund C Toleafoa | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Bollegraf N Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Helen Kelesi Raffaella Reggi | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | J Durie J Richardson | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| | P Barg-Mager T Phelps | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | J Durie J Richardson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson S Schefflin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | I Demongeot C Porwik | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Glitz J Goodling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | C Chabalgoity L Corsato-Owsianka | 2 | 2 | | | L Glitz J Goodling | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |