# 1990 Holden NSW Open – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions, but Navratilova did not compete this year. Shriver teamed up with Hana Mandlíková and lost in the second round to Maria Lindström and Heather Ludloff.
Jana Novotná and Helena Suková won the title by defeating Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (champions)
* Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (final)
* Hana Mandlíková / Pam Shriver (second round)
* Gigi Fernández / Robin White (second round, withdrew)
* Patty Fendick / Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
* Katrina Adams / Lori McNeil (first round)
* Janine Thompson / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
* Jill Hetherington / Nicole Provis (second 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 |
| 1 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Maria Lindström Heather Ludloff | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 2 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 3 | 5 |
| | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 5 | 3 | | 2 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | J Novotná H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reis S Stafford | 5 | 3 | | | JA Faull R McQuillan | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JA Faull R McQuillan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Porwik R Reggi | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | Ca MacGregor Cy MacGregor | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman C Suire | 4 | 2 | | 8 | J Hetherington N Provis | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Hetherington N Provis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná H Suková | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Lindström H Ludloff | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková P Shriver | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström H Ludloff | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Lindström H Ludloff | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bollegraf J Durie | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Lindström H Ludloff | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Schultz A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Schultz A Temesvári | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot C Tanvier | 3 | 4 | | | B Schultz A Temesvári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Field L Gregory | 3 | 7 | 6 | | L Field L Gregory | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Adams L McNeil | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | J Thompson W Turnbull | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L O'Neill S Schilder | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | J Thompson W Turnbull | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | E Burgin R Fairbank | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | E Burgin R Fairbank | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Cioffi A Frazier | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 7 | J Thompson W Turnbull | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Jordan E Smylie | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Henricksson T Scheuer-Larsen | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | K Jordan E Smylie | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | G Fernández R White | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Jordan E Smylie | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | P Fendick MJ Fernández | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 7 | 6 |
| | C Bakkum D Van Rensburg | 6$^2$ | 7 | 4 | 5 | P Fendick MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins J Smoller | 6 | 6 | | | S Collins J Smoller | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi T Phelps | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | P Fendick MJ Fernández | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | K McDonald K Radford | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Golarsa J Wiesner | 6 | 7 | | | L Golarsa J Wiesner | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |