# 1990 Volvo Tennis Los Angeles – Singles

Aaron Krickstein was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Todd Witsken.
Stefan Edberg won the title by defeating Michael Chang 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Stefan Edberg (Winner)
* Aaron Krickstein (first round)
* Pete Sampras (semifinals)
* Michael Chang (finals)
* Richey Reneberg (first round)
* Jean-Philippe Fleurian (second round)
* Gary Muller (quarterfinals)
* Milan Šrejber (first 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 |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Pete Sampras | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Pete Sampras | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 4 | Michael Chang | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^3$ |
| 4 | Michael Chang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 4 | Michael Chang | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^3$ |
| 7 | Gary Muller | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MV Washington | 2 | 4 | | 1 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 5 | 4 | | Q | S Matsuoka | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Matsuoka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Pate | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | J Tarango | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | D Macpherson | 3 | 6 | 1 | | D Pate | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 7 | 2 | 6 | | J Tarango | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Šrejber | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| 3 | P Sampras | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Sampras | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 |
| WC | R Leach | 5 | 3 | | 3 | P Sampras | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pearce | 6 | 7 | | | B Pearce | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lozano | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | N Pereira | 4 | 6 | | | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Rostagno | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Reneberg | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | JP Fleurian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Weiss | 1 | 4 | | 6 | JP Fleurian | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 5 | 1 | | | D Goldie | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Goldie | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | T Högstedt | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | M Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Sznajder | 6 | 6 | | | A Sznajder | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Chang | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Chang | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | G Muller | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | G Muller | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| WC | C Adams | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | G Muller | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 2 | 4 | | | J Rive | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Rive | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | G Muller | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Garrow | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Garrow | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Kaplan | 2 | 4 | | | B Garrow | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 5 | 7 | 6 | | T Witsken | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Krickstein | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |