# 1990 US Open – Men's singles

Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1990 US Open. It was his first major title, and the first of a then-record 14 men's singles major titles overall.
Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost to Agassi in the semifinals.
Sampras defeated Ivan Lendl in the quarterfinals, ending Lendl's record streak of eight consecutive men's finals appearances at the US Open.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Pete Sampras is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Stefan Edberg (first round)
* Boris Becker (semifinalist)
* Ivan Lendl (quarterfinalist)
* Andre Agassi (finalist)
* Andrés Gómez (first round)
* Thomas Muster (fourth round)
* Emilio Sánchez (fourth round)
* Brad Gilbert (third round)
* Aaron Krickstein (quarterfinalist)
* Andrei Chesnokov (third round)
* Michael Chang (third round)
* Pete Sampras (champion)
* Jay Berger (fourth round)
* Jim Courier (second round)
* Goran Ivanišević (third round)
* Martín Jaite (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | David Wheaton | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | John McEnroe | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 12 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Ivan Lendl | 4 | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Andre Agassi | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| | Andrei Cherkasov | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Andre Agassi | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 4 | Andre Agassi | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 7$^{12}$ | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 9 | Aaron Krickstein | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Boris Becker | 7$^{12}$ | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Boris Becker | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | 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 |
| 1 | S Edberg | 3 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Volkov | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Nargiso | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | T Witsken | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | T Witsken | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Mancini | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | K Curren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | M Washington | 5 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Curren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | K Curren | 7 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Perkiss | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | K Curren | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Q | T Woodbridge | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | D Wheaton | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | J Svensson | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Svensson | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | D Wheaton | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | D Wheaton | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Kühnen | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | P Annacone | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | P Annacone | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Blackman | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 16 | M Jaite | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Jaite | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Delaître | 4 | 5 | 3 | | 10 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Matsuoka | 7 | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Matsuoka | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Witt | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | 10 | A Chesnokov | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Engel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Rincón | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | D Engel | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J McEnroe | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6$^8$ | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J McEnroe | 7$^8$ | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Grabb | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Sánchez | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | L Duncan | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | J Grabb | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Baron | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | F Santoro | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | F Santoro | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | J Pugh | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Garrow | 6 | 4 | 4 | | 7 | E Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Sánchez | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second 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 | Fourth round |
| 3 | I Lendl | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Laurendeau | 5 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Jönsson | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | M Stich | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Stich | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Lendl | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | A Antonitsch | 6$^4$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | C Limberger | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Q | C Limberger | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Antonitsch | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kaplan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Altur | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Bloom | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| | J Anderson | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | J Anderson | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pearce | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | G Bloom | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | G Bloom | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Azar | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | G Muller | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Muller | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | J Courier | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | P Sampras | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | 12 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Garner | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | Q | P Lundgren | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Lundgren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Odizor | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | J Hlasek | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ho | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | T Ho | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | P Sampras | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| | T Champion | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Muster | 7$^8$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | 3 |
| | T Mayotte | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | T Champion | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Yzaga | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | J Yzaga | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nováček | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | J Yzaga | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 6 | 5 | r | | | | A Järryd | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rahunen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | r | 6 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Muster | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | A Gómez | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mattar | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | L Mattar | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | V Paloheimo | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Paloheimo | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | L Mattar | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | P McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | WC | P McEnroe | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Střelba | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C van Rensburg | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C van Rensburg | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| | R Krishnan | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | H Leconte | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | A Cherkasov | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Seguso | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 11 | M Chang | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Arias | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | J Arias | 6$^3$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pernfors | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | 11 | M Chang | 7$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | J Berger | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | J Berger | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Carlsson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Carlsson | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Matuszewski | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | 13 | J Berger | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Bryan | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | Q | C Caratti | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | C Caratti | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | Q | C Caratti | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Berger | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| | G Layendecker | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Agassi | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | D Bosse | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | G Layendecker | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Davín | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | F Davín | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Rive | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | F Davín | 5 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | E Jelen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | A Agassi | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Korda | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | P Korda | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Connell | 4 | 2 | 2 | | 4 | A Agassi | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | B Gilbert | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wilander | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | 8 | B Gilbert | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Leach | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | WC | R Leach | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Gilbert | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Mansdorf | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Högstedt | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | S Bruguera | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Mansdorf | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Dyke | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Mansdorf | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | P Cash | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | P Cash | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | M Kratzmann | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | P Cash | 4 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | U Riglewski | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | 9 | A Krickstein | 6 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | J Stoltenberg | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sznajder | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Krickstein | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | G Ivanišević | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Camporese | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | | 15 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Martin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | J Fleurian | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fleurian | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 15 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | D Cahill | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | D Cahill | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Steeb | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | M Šrejber | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Šrejber | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Cahill | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | P Haarhuis | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | T Carbonell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | S Davis | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 5 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | T Carbonell | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Noah | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pate | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | Y Noah | 4 | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Aguilera | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Becker | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |