# 1990 Holden NSW Open – Women's singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Natasha Zvereva won the title by defeating Barbara Paulus 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Helena Suková (third round)
* Jana Novotná (third round)
* Helen Kelesi (second round)
* Hana Mandlíková (third round)
* Pam Shriver (second round)
* Larisa Savchenko (second round)
* Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
* Rosalyn Fairbank (second round)
* Gigi Fernández (third round)
* Barbara Paulus (final)
* Natasha Zvereva (champion)
* Patty Fendick (first round)
* Radka Zrubáková (quarterfinals)
* Amy Frazier (semifinals)
* Anne Minter (first round)
* Judith Wiesner (semifinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 13 | Radka Zrubáková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Barbara Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Barbara Paulus | 6 | 6 | | 10 | Barbara Paulus | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Judith Wiesner | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 16 | Judith Wiesner | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | Judith Wiesner | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Claudia Porwik | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claudia Porwik | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | Barbara Paulus | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Natasha Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Julie Halard | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Natasha Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Natasha Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Natasha Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Amy Frazier | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Raffaella Reggi | 3 | 5 | | 14 | Amy Frazier | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| 14 | Amy Frazier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | A Grossman | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Jaggard | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | H Suková | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Nishiya | 6 | 5 | 2 | | A Henricksson | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Van Rensburg | 1 | 0 | | 13 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 2 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | R Zrubáková | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | B Paulus | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 |
| | C Cunningham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | B Paulus | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JA Faull | 3 | 2 | | | B Schultz | 6$^3$ | 7$^8$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | B Paulus | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Provis | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Tanvier | 0 | 3 | | | N Provis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Fairbank | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 7 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | E Smylie | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Field | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 4 | H Mandlíková | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | J Wiesner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | M Bollegraf | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Quentrec | 5 | 4 | | 16 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Wiesner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | J Wiesner | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | P Fendick | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | C Porwik | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | C Porwik | 5 | 7 | 6 | | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 2 | 5 | | | E Burgin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Pospíšilová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | J Pospíšilová | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | J Pospíšilová | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | P Shriver | 4 | 7$^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | L Savchenko | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 2 | 6 | 5 | Q | J Halard | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Halard | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | Q | J Halard | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | P Langrová | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 6 | 0 | 7 | | T Phelps | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 6 | 6 | | | P Langrová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Minter | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Halard | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | N Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Kijimuta | 3 | 1 | | 11 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | L Golarsa | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Radford | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | I Demongeot | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | H Kelesi | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | R Reggi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue | 4 | 6 | 5 | | S Stafford | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | R Reggi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | N Miyagi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | G Fernández | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | Ca MacGregor | 6 | 6 | | Q | Ca MacGregor | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 3 | 1 | | 9 | G Fernández | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Reggi | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | A Frazier | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Frazier | 6 | 7 |
| | N Jagerman | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Herreman | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | N Herreman | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Whitlinger | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 14 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R White | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R McQuillan | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |