# 1990 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Stefan Edberg defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1990 Indian Wells Masters.
Miloslav Mečíř was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Richey Reneberg.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Boris Becker (semifinals)
* Stefan Edberg (champion)
* Brad Gilbert (third round)
* Aaron Krickstein (quarterfinals)
* Michael Chang (withdrew)
* Andre Agassi (final)
* Tim Mayotte (second round)
* Jay Berger (quarterfinals)
* Mats Wilander (first round)
* Martín Jaite (first round)
* Alberto Mancini (first round)
* Andrés Gómez (first round)
* Pete Sampras (second round)
* Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
* Andrei Chesnokov (first round)
* Horst Skoff (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jay Berger | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jay Berger | 1 | 2 | 1 | Boris Becker | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Emilio Sánchez | 1 | 6$^3$ | 6 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 6 | Andre Agassi | 4 | 7 | 6$^1$ | 6$^6$ | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2/WC | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | |
| | Jim Courier | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ |
| 4 | Aaron Krickstein | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Aaron Krickstein | 2 | 6$^2$ | | Jim Courier | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2/WC | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Gunnarsson | 2 | 2 | 2/WC | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | B Becker | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb | 1 | 2 | | | J Sánchez | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | B Becker | 6 | 1 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | |
| | W Masur | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | H Skoff | 4 | 6 | 6$^9$ | | | | |
| | J-P Fleurian | 6 | 6 | | | J-P Fleurian | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bergh | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | H Skoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | H Skoff | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Becker | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | M Jaite | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Berger | 1 | 2 |
| | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nováček | 5 | 2 | | Q | F Clavet | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Clavet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | G Ivanišević | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 8 | J Berger | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | D Pate | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | G Forget | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | J Berger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | B Gilbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin | 5 | 2 | | | N Kroon | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kroon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Gilbert | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | 14 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Matsuoka | 1 | 6 | 7 | WC | S Matsuoka | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | E Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 14 | E Sánchez | 1 | 6$^3$ |
| 11 | A Mancini | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | M Schapers | 6 | 6 | | | M Schapers | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | | K Curren | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | M Schapers | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Arias | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | D Visser | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | J Arias | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | K Jones | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Courier | 7 | 6 | | | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bryan | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | D Cahill | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | C van Rensburg | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 7 | 6 | | | D Cahill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Gómez | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Courier | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 13 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Krickstein | 2 | 6$^2$ |
| Q | R Krishnan | 3 | 2 | | 13 | P Sampras | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 5 | 6 | 6 | | R Reneberg | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mečíř | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | B Dyke | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Duncan | 6 | 1 | 2 | Q | B Dyke | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Krickstein | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | T Mayotte | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 4 | 6 | 7$^{14}$ | | J Pugh | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 6 | 2 | 6$^{12}$ | | | | | | | J Pugh | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | K Flach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 2 | 3 | | Q | K Flach | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Gunnarsson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Wilander | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Gunnarsson | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | A Chesnokov | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | S Edberg | 6 | 6 |
| Q | B Pearce | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | B Pearce | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Yzaga | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | S Bruguera | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | S Bruguera | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | S Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2/WC | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Aguilera | 2 | 4 | | WC | S Davis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2/WC | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |