# 1990 US Open – Women's singles

Gabriela Sabatini defeated two-time defending champion Steffi Graf in the final, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1990 US Open. It was her first and only major singles title, despite reaching 18 semifinals and three finals during her career. The final was a rematch of the 1988 final and the 1989 semifinals.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Sabatini is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Steffi Graf (final)
* Martina Navratilova (fourth round)
* Monica Seles (third round)
* Zina Garrison (quarterfinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
* Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
* Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (third round)
* Helena Suková (fourth round)
* Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
* Jennifer Capriati (fourth round)
* Natasha Zvereva (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (fourth round)
* Barbara Paulus (fourth 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Jana Novotná | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Jana Novotná | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Zina Garrison | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | Gabriela Sabatini | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Gabriela Sabatini | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Leila Meskhi | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leila Meskhi | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 5 | Gabriela Sabatini | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Mary Joe Fernández | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Mary Joe Fernández | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| 9 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Drake | 1 | 1 | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Harvey-Wild | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | R McQuillan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Dechaume | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Reinach | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | F Bonsignori | 2 | 1 | | | A Dechaume | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Hack | 1 | 2 | | | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | G Magers | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Capriati | 1 | 2 |
| | M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | M Bollegraf | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Strandlund | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bowes | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | M Strandlund | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Hy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 3 | 3 | | | P Hy | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Huber | 5 | 5 | | 13 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Capriati | 7 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lapi | 3 | 1 | | 12 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 4 | 6 | 3 | | K Rinaldi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 12 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Gildemeister | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | L Gildemeister | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | M McGrath | 5 | 3 | | | L Gildemeister | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | | | N Sawamatsu | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Tarabini | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| | N Herreman | 1 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Maleeva | 4 | 2 |
| | R Reggi | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 1 | 6 | 6 | | S Wasserman | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Farley | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | R Reggi | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Kschwendt | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Kschwendt | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 3 | 1 | | 7 | K Maleeva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Reinstadler | 1 | 3 | | 4 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Faber | 3 | 2 | | | A Gavaldón | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gavaldón | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Z Garrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Santrock | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Meier | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Javer | 6 | 6 | | | M Javer | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 6 | 2 | 5 | | S Meier | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik | 4 | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Z Garrison | 6 | 7 |
| | C Dahlman | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 1 | 5 |
| | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | N Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Zardo | 6 | 4 | 6 | | E Zardo | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | E Burgin | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | C Martínez | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Bartos | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Bartos | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Martínez | 2 | 7 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | B Paulus | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Smylie | 5 | 1 | | 16 | B Paulus | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | L McNeil | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Keller | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Louie-Harper | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | A Grossman | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | B Cordwell | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | B Paulus | 4 | 3 |
| | R Zrubáková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| | T Whitlinger | 5 | 2 | | | R Zrubáková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fendick | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | P Fendick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kidowaki | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | P Fendick | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Kuhlman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 2 | 4 | | | C Kuhlman | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 0 | 3 | | 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Jordan | 1 | 1 | | 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 6 | 6 | | | I Demongeot | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Collins | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Lindqvist | 4 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | S Appelmans | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Leand | 0 | 2 | | | W Probst | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | A Coetzer | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | H Suková | 2 | 1 |
| | H Kelesi | 7 | 4 | 6 | | H Kelesi | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | S Stafford | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Minter | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Stafford | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 11 | H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Garrone | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | L Garrone | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | 11 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | H Suková | 1 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | N Zvereva | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Quentrec | 1$^r$ | | | 14 | N Zvereva | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Kijimuta | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Meskhi | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | J Pospíšilová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | K Piccolini | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | |
| | A-M Cecchini | 6 | 6 | | | A-M Cecchini | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kanellopoulou | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | K Piccolini | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Piccolini | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Meskhi | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | C Benjamin | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | L Ferrando | 6$^4$ | 1 |
| | N Miyagi | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | WC | C Benjamin | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | L Ferrando | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | L Ferrando | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | P Langrová | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | |
| | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Fairbank-Nideffer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pampoulova | 0 | 0 | | 3 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | MJ Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Henricksson | 1 | 1 | | 8 | MJ Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Oremans | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | M Oremans | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Martin | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 8 | MJ Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schultz | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | R White | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Halard | 6 | 6 | | | J Halard | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R White | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Temesvári | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 8 | MJ Fernandez | 6 | 6 |
| | R Rajchrtová | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 15 | J Wiesner | 3 | 2 |
| | L Neiland | 6 | 1 | 6 | | L Neiland | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W White-Prausa | 1 | 6 | 3 | | C Cunningham | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cunningham | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | L Neiland | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | C Macgregor | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 15 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Date | 6 | 6 | | | K Date | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M-L Daniels | 3 | 1 | | 15 | J Wiesner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 1 | 3 | | 9 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Graham | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Graham | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Rossides | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Hanika | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | D Van Rensburg | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 3 | 6 | 4 | | S Hanika | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | D Van Rensburg | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Švíglerová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Maleeva-Fragnière | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | S Sloane | 6$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | H Cioffi | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | H Cioffi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps | 4 | 2 | | | N Medvedeva | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Medvedeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Cioffi | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | R Baranski | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Wood | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Wood | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Haumüller | 4 | 0 | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |