# 1990 Virginia Slims of Indian Wells – Doubles

Hana Mandlíková and Pam Shriver were the defending champions, but Shriver did not compete this year. Mandlíková teamed up with Larisa Savchenko-Neiland and lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná and Helena Suková.
Novotná and Suková won the title by defeating Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova 6–2, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (champions)
* Gigi Fernández / Martina Navratilova (final)
* Hana Mandlíková / Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (semifinals)
* Jill Hetherington / Robin White (second round)
* Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)
* Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer / Kathy Jordan (second round, withdrew)
* Lise Gregory / Gretchen Magers (quarterfinals)
* Isabelle Demongeot / Eva Pfaff (quarterfinals)

## 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 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Hana Mandlíková Larisa Savchenko-Neiland | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Hana Mandlíková Larisa Savchenko-Neiland | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | 2 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 2 | 6$^6$ |
| | Patty Fendick Kathy Rinaldi | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 2 | 6$^6$ |
| 2 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Novotná H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Inoue K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | E Inoue K Maleeva | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Castro C Martínez | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps S Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | I Demongeot E Pfaff | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman J Wiesner | 4 | 3 | | | T Phelps S Stafford | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin K Schimper | 6 | 4 | | 8 | I Demongeot E Pfaff | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | I Demongeot E Pfaff | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná H Suková | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková L Savchenko-Neiland | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková L Savchenko-Neiland | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi H Na | 6 | 6 | | | N Miyagi H Na | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gooden A Kijimuta | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | H Mandlíková L Savchenko-Neiland | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | P Louie Harper P Barg-Mager | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Leand S Loosemore | 2 | 4 | | | P Louie Harper P Barg-Mager | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins J Smoller | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | L Gregory G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bonder-Kreiss R Casals | 1 | 1 | | 7 | L Gregory G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell J Durie | 0 | 4 | | | L Golarsa C Porwik | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | L Gregory G Magers | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Gompert E Rossides | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | P Fendick K Rinaldi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Fendick K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | P Fendick K Rinaldi | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Hetherington R White | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Fendick K Rinaldi | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | R Fairbank-Nideffer K Jordan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | C Lindqvist A Minter | 3 | 0 | | 6 | R Fairbank-Nideffer K Jordan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bartlett S Bartlett | 6 | 6 | | | L Bartlett S Bartlett | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gaddie Toni Gaddie | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | L Bartlett S Bartlett | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | J Goodling Linley Tanner | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 2 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor R Reis | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Ca MacGregor R Reis | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |