# 1990 Volvo International – Singles

Brad Gilbert was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Cristiano Caratti.
Derrick Rostagno won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Todd Woodbridge.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Ivan Lendl (second round)
* Andrés Gómez (third round)
* Brad Gilbert (second round)
* Michael Chang (second round)
* Andrei Chesnokov (semifinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Jonas Svensson (third round)
* Tim Mayotte (second round)
* Richard Fromberg (second round)
* Petr Korda (first round)
* Wally Masur (quarterfinals)
* Jim Grabb (third round)
* Amos Mansdorf (third round)
* Mats Wilander (first round)
* David Wheaton (second round)
* Christo van Rensburg (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 |
| WC | Mark Woodforde | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | Todd Woodbridge | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Todd Woodbridge | 1 | 6 | 6 | Todd Woodbridge | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | Derrick Rostagno | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Andrei Chesnokov | 6$^4$ | 3 | | Derrick Rostagno | 6 | 6 |
| | Derrick Rostagno | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | I Lendl | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McEnroe | 3 | 5 | | | M Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Washington | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | B Shelton | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Pistolesi | 3 | 6 | | | B Shelton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Šrejber | 1 | 2 | | 15 | D Wheaton | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Shelton | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Woodforde | 7 | 6 |
| | N Borwick | 3 | 0 | | 9 | R Fromberg | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Fitzgerald | 4 | 2 | | WC | M Woodforde | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | M Woodforde | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | E Teltscher | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Svensson | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | T Ho | 6 | 4 | 7 | WC | T Ho | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Svensson | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | M Chang | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | T Woodbridge | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Högstedt | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | P Johnson | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | B Pearce | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | B Pearce | 7 | 6 | | | B Pearce | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cash | 1 | 7 | 6 | | P Cash | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Wilander | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Woodbridge | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | W Masur | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | W Masur | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 |
| | M Schapers | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | W Masur | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 7 | 4 | 6 | | D Goldie | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | P Chamberlin | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | P Chamberlin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | G Ivanišević | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Barr | 5 | 3 | | | J Anderson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Anderson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Chesnokov | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | 12 | J Grabb | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | D Cassidy | 6 | 7 | 1 | | A Järryd | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 3 | 5 | | 12 | J Grabb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Grabb | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Caratti | 2 | 1 |
| | M Nido | 1 | 1 | | 13 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Adams | 3 | 6 | | Q | C Claverie | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Claverie | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 13 | A Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 4 | 2 | | | | | | Q | C Caratti | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C Caratti | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Caratti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | B Gilbert | 4 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | T Mayotte | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 4 | 7 | 6 | | D Rostagno | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Arias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Pugh | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Yzaga | 1 | 3 | | | J Arias | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Pugh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P Korda | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Rostagno | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | C van Rensburg | 5 | 0 |
| Q | M Zeile | 4 | 1 | | 16 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pridham | 2 | 6 | 1$^r$ | | M Wostenholme | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | C van Rensburg | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | L Herrera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC/2 | A Gómez | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Střelba | 3 | 3 | | Q | L Herrera | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC/2 | A Gómez | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |