# 1990 Volkswagen Damen Grand Prix – Singles

In the inaugural edition of the tournament, Steffi Graf won the title by defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
* Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
* Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
* Gretchen Magers (first round)
* Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
* Julie Halard (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 3 | Conchita Martínez | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| 3 | Conchita Martínez | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Barbara Paulus | 0 | 5 | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Gregory | 4 | 4 | | | L Golarsa | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Kochta | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | 7 | M Bollegraf | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 1 | 7 | 6 | | K Rinaldi | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Devries | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Bollegraf | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Menning | 4 | 0 | | | C Lindqvist | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | K Quentrec | 2 | 2 | | | C Kohde-Kilsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Rittner | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | WC | B Rittner | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Magers | 6 | 6$^0$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Salmon | 4 | 4 | | 5 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Herreman | 2 | 5 | | | A Minter | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | B Paulus | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | 4 | J Wiesner | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Krajčovičová | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | D Krajčovičová | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Paulus | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | J Halard | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 |
| | A Strnadová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | A Strnadová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová | 6 | 4 | 4 | | R Zrubáková | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Zrubáková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Strnadová | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Paz | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Paz | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |