# 1990 Virginia Slims of Nashville – Singles

Leila Meskhi was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Cecilia Dahlman.
Natalia Medvedeva won the title by defeating Susan Sloane 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Leila Meskhi (first round)
* Helen Kelesi (first round)
* Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)
* Claudia Porwik (first round)
* Susan Sloane (final)
* Larisa Savchenko (first round)
* Elizabeth Smylie (first round)
* Brenda Schultz (second 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 | Final |
| | Natalia Medvedeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Elena Brioukhovets | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Elena Brioukhovets | 3 | 4 | | | Natalia Medvedeva | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 5 | Susan Sloane | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| 5 | Susan Sloane | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Susan Sloane | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| | Elna Reinach | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | L Meskhi | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dahlman | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | C Dahlman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hetherington | 6 | 7 | | Q | J Hetherington | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Collins | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | C Dahlman | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | E deLone | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | N Medvedeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Medvedeva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | N Medvedeva | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ferrando | 6 | 6 | | | L Ferrando | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Smylie | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Medvedeva | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | C Porwik | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | E Brioukhovets | 3 | 4 |
| | E Burgin | 6 | 1 | 6 | | E Burgin | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fulco | 6$^4$ | 0 | | Q | T Whitlinger | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Whitlinger | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | T Whitlinger | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | |
| | B Reinstadler | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | E Brioukhovets | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | E Brioukhovets | 7 | 7 | | | E Brioukhovets | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | C Vis | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | L Savchenko | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pampoulova | 3 | 2 | | 5 | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6$^1$ | | A Keller | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Keller | 4 | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 5 | S Sloane | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Wasserman | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | R Reggi | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin | 3 | 6 | 3 | | S Wasserman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 4 | 2 | | 3 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Reggi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Sloane | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | B Schultz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Reinach | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| | K Adams | 6$^2$ | 3 | | 8 | B Schultz | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 1 | 3 | | | E Reinach | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Harvey Wild | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Harvey Wild | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Gavaldón | 6 | 2 | 0 | | L Harvey Wild | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Provis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | N Provis | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Kelesi | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |