# 1990 US Open – Women's doubles

Defending champion Martina Navratilova and her partner Gigi Fernández defeated Jana Novotná and Helena Suková in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1990 US Open. It was Navratilova's ninth US Open women's doubles title and 31st and final major women's doubles title overall, the latter an all-time record. Novotná and Suková were attempting to achieve the Grand Slam.
Hana Mandlíková and Navratilova were the reigning champions, but Mandlíková didn't compete that year.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (final)
* Gigi Fernández / Martina Navratilova (champions)
* Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (semifinals)
* Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (semifinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Robin White (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Patty Fendick / Zina Garrison (third round)
* Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)
* Mercedes Paz / Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
* Mary Lou Daniels / Wendy White-Prausa (third round)
* Lise Gregory / Gretchen Magers (third round)
* Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (third round)
* Sandra Cecchini / Patricia Tarabini (third round)
* Natalia Medvedeva / Leila Meskhi (quarterfinals)
* Manon Bollegraf / Brenda Schultz (third round)
* Katrina Adams / Laura Gildemeister (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 4 | 5 | 2 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Novotná H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Amiach P Hy | 4 | 2 | | 1 | J Novotná H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E deLone L Raymond | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E deLone L Raymond | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Phelps S Stafford | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná H Suková | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | I Budařová L Lásková | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 15 | M Bollegraf B Schultz | 1 | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | | | | |
| | L Ferrando B Fulco | 6 | 6 | | | L Ferrando B Fulco | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Albinus N van Lottum | 1 | 2 | | 15 | M Bollegraf B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Bollegraf B Schultz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Novotná H Suková | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| 11 | L Gregory G Magers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Sánchez Vicario R White | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| | J Fuchs M Strandlund | 3 | 4 | | 11 | L Gregory G Magers | 1 | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lindström H Ludloff | 7 | 6 | | | M Lindström H Ludloff | 6 | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Romanò E Švíglerová | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | L Gregory G Magers | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan J Tremelling | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | A Sánchez Vicario R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Kelesi M Seles | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | H Kelesi M Seles | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Durie J Richardson | 5 | 4 | | 5 | A Sánchez Vicario R White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Sánchez Vicario R White | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 3 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meier E Pampoulova | 0 | 4 | | 3 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Chabalgoity L Corsato | 3 | 1 | | | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hetherington K Rinaldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Pierce L Spadea | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | M Paz G Sabatini | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ca MacGregor H Na | 6 | 5 | 0 | | M Pierce L Spadea | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Brioukhovets E Maniokova | 1 | 0 | | 9 | M Paz G Sabatini | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Paz G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Savchenko N Zvereva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| 14 | N Medvedeva L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | N Medvedeva L Meskhi | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | P Langrová J Pospíšilová | 3 | 1 | | 14 | N Medvedeva L Meskhi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cordwell A Henricksson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | B Cordwell A Henricksson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Collins J Smoller | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | N Medvedeva L Meskhi | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | S Birch D Graham | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | P Fendick Z Garrison | | | | | | | | |
| | C Porwik W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | C Porwik W Probst | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cy MacGregor M Werdel | 7$^9$ | 3 | 1 | 7 | P Fendick Z Garrison | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Fendick Z Garrison | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| ALT | K Foxworth T Whittington | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Byrne A White | 6 | 6 | | | J Byrne A White | 6 | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Graf L McNeil | 6 | 6 | | | S Graf L McNeil | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Smith H ter Riet | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Graf L McNeil | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Garrone L Golarsa | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | S Cecchini P Tarabini | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | J-A Faull W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | J-A Faull W Turnbull | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paulus R Zrubáková | 4 | 2 | | 13 | S Cecchini P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Cecchini P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Graf L McNeil | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | E Burgin R Fairbank-Nideffer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | P Barg-Mager P Louie-Harper | 2 | 3 | | 12 | E Burgin R Fairbank-Nideffer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Benjamin A Minter | 6 | 3 | 1 | | Ta Whitlinger Te Whitlinger | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ta Whitlinger Te Whitlinger | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | E Burgin R Fairbank-Nideffer | 1 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | |
| | N Tauziat J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt T Morton | 1 | 0 | | | N Tauziat J Wiesner | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Paradis C Suire | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Jordan E Smylie | 6 | 5 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Field C Toleafoa | 1 | 0 | | 8 | N Provis E Reinach | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Barnard D van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | L Barnard D van Rensburg | 7$^8$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rajchrtová A Temesvári | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | N Provis E Reinach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Caverzasio F Labat | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 10 | M L Daniels W White-Prausa | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman R Stubbs | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | A Grossman R Stubbs | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kidowaki N Miyagi | 5 | 4 | | 10 | M L Daniels W White-Prausa | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M L Daniels W White-Prausa | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Provis E Reinach | 6$^3$ | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | K Adams L Gildemeister | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| | C Lindqvist A Scott | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 16 | K Adams L Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot E Pfaff | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | I Demongeot E Pfaff | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva M Maleeva-Fragnière | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | K Adams L Gildemeister | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume N Herreman | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Cioffi A Frazier | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | H Cioffi A Frazier | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Capriati M McGrath | 5 | 4 | | 2 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Fernández M Navratilova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |