# 1990 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Rick Leach and Jim Pugh were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Grant Connell and Glenn Michibata. Pieter Aldrich and Danie Visser won the title, defeating Connell and Michibata 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, in the final.

## Seeds

* Rick Leach / Jim Pugh (semifinals)
* Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser (champions)
* Paul Annacone / John Fitzgerald (third round)
* Christo van Rensburg / Mark Woodforde (second round)
* Jakob Hlasek / Éric Winogradsky (third round)
* Darren Cahill / Mark Kratzmann (quarterfinals)
* Tim Pawsat / Laurie Warder (first round)
* Jim Courier / Pete Sampras (first round)
* Kelly Evernden / Javier Sánchez (second round)
* Tomás Carbonell / Diego Nargiso (first round)
* Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez (second round)
* Jorge Lozano / Todd Witsken (second round)
* Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata (final)
* Peter Doohan / Balázs Taróczy (first round)
* Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
* Glenn Layendecker / Richey Reneberg (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Pat Cash Stefan Edberg | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Pat Cash Stefan Edberg | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 13 | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | 13 | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Jean-Philippe Fleurian Henri Leconte | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jean-Philippe Fleurian Henri Leconte | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Neil Broad Gary Muller | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neil Broad Gary Muller | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | Neil Broad Gary Muller | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Davis Robert Van't Hof | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 2 | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Page R Schmidt | 4 | 2 | | 1 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Dyke S Warner | 4 | 6 | 4 | | N Brown H Günthardt | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Brown H Günthardt | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | R Leach J Pugh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | T Nelson R Smith | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | G Layendecker R Reneberg | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones J Rive | 6 | 6 | | | K Jones J Rive | 7 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf G Prpić | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | G Layendecker R Reneberg | 5 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Layendecker R Reneberg | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Leach J Pugh | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | K Evernden J Sánchez | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | P Cash S Edberg | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| | J Bates T Nijssen | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | K Evernden J Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge S Youl | 6 | 6 | | | T Woodbridge S Youl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Derlin S Guy | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | T Woodbridge S Youl | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Jansson K Kinnear | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | P Cash S Edberg | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | P Korda C Suk | 6 | 6 | | | P Korda C Suk | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Cash S Edberg | 7 | 6 | | WC | P Cash S Edberg | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Pawsat L Warder | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | P Annacone J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Morgan D Patten | 2 | 3 | | 3 | P Annacone J Fitzgerald | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kühnen L Lavalle | 6 | 6 | 8 | | P Kühnen L Lavalle | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Macpherson L Shiras | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | P Annacone J Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | K Nováček R Osterthun | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | 13 | G Connell G Michibata | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Custer D Tyson | 6 | 3 | 7 | | K Nováček R Osterthun | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Beckman S Cannon | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | G Connell G Michibata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | G Connell G Michibata | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | G Connell G Michibata | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | S Casal E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J-P Fleurian H Leconte | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| | A Mora J Schor | 1 | 2 | | 11 | S Casal E Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-P Fleurian H Leconte | 2 | 6 | 7 | WC | J-P Fleurian H Leconte | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Baur C Saceanu | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | WC | J-P Fleurian H Leconte | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget Y Noah | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | J Hlasek É Winogradsky | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom D Goldie | 3 | 6 | | | G Forget Y Noah | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles C Pioline | 2 | 6 | 17 | 5 | J Hlasek É Winogradsky | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Hlasek É Winogradsky | 6 | 4 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | D Cahill M Kratzmann | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Ballauff L-A Wahlgren | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | D Cahill M Kratzmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Jensen D Wheaton | 6 | 7 | | | L Jensen D Wheaton | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Riglewski M Stich | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | D Cahill M Kratzmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett W Masur | 6 | 4 | 14 | | | | | | B Drewett W Masur | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | A Mronz M Schapers | 4 | 6 | 12 | | B Drewett W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Galbraith G Van Emburgh | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | J Lozano T Witsken | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Lozano T Witsken | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Cahill M Kratzmann | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | P Doohan B Taróczy | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Broad G Muller | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | P Haarhuis M Koevermans | 6 | 7 | | | P Haarhuis M Koevermans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Henricsson N Utgren | 6 | 6 | | | P Henricsson N Utgren | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Castle N Odizor | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | P Henricsson N Utgren | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | N Broad G Muller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | N Broad G Muller | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Båthman P Svensson | 3 | 6 | | | N Broad G Muller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch T Muster | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | C van Rensburg M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C van Rensburg M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | J Courier P Sampras | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cassidy G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | D Cassidy G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese F Clavet | 2 | 7 | 4 | | JF Altur D Adams | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JF Altur D Adams | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | D Cassidy G Pozzi | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | A Gómez N Pereira | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Davis R Van't Hof | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Barr N Borwick | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Barr N Borwick | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis R Van't Hof | 6 | 6 | | | S Davis R Van't Hof | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | T Carbonell D Nargiso | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Davis R Van't Hof | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 15 | G Ivanišević S Živojinović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Aldrich D Visser | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| | D Engel M Gustafsson | 3 | 4 | | 15 | G Ivanišević S Živojinović | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin T Wilkison | 4 | 6 | 6 | | P Chamberlin T Wilkison | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kroon M Larsson | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | P Chamberlin T Wilkison | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Delaître M Laurendeau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | P Aldrich D Visser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Anderson R Fromberg | 4 | 4 | | | O Delaître M Laurendeau | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Roig T Scherman | 3 | 4 | | 2 | P Aldrich D Visser | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Aldrich D Visser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |