# 1990 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Boris Becker.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Ivan Lendl (champion)
* Stefan Edberg (semifinals)
* Boris Becker (final)
* John McEnroe (semifinals)
* Tim Mayotte (second round)
* Pete Sampras (third round)
* Guy Forget (third round)
* Wally Masur (second round)
* Christo van Rensburg (quarterfinals)
* Henri Leconte (first round)
* David Wheaton (quarterfinals)
* Richard Fromberg (quarterfinals)
* Kevin Curren (second round)
* Alex Antonitsch (third round)
* Scott Davis (third round)
* Mark Kratzmann (first 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 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | John McEnroe | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | John McEnroe | 2 | 4 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Boris Becker | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | 3 | Boris Becker | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Stefan Edberg | 4 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Bailey | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | S Youl | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Youl | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | S Davis | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Garrow | 5 | 3 | | | T Wilkison | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 15 | S Davis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Davis | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | H Leconte | 1 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | D Pate | 2 | 4 |
| | D Pate | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | D Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Rive | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | L Shiras | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Shiras | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | D Pate | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Connell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | G Forget | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | N Marques | 3 | 4 | | | G Connell | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | G Forget | 7$^7$ | 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | R Krishnan | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Anderson | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | V Paloheimo | 0 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | V Paloheimo | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | V Paloheimo | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Živojinović | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 13 | K Curren | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | K Curren | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6$^0$ | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | R Fromberg | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | R Fromberg | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 |
| WC | M Petchey | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 12 | R Fromberg | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Lavalle | 1 | 6 | 7 | | B Pearce | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pearce | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | 12 | R Fromberg | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| | P Lundgren | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | P Sampras | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| Q | M Kaplan | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Kaplan | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | P Sampras | 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | T Mayotte | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Jelen | 3 | 3 | | | J Stoltenberg | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Kühnen | 6 | 6 | | | P Kühnen | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Ferreira | 1 | 4 | | 11 | D Wheaton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | D Wheaton | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | A Antonitsch | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 6 | 6 |
| | J Bates | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | A Antonitsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 6$^6$ | 3 | | Q | B Dyke | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Dyke | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | A Antonitsch | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| WC | P Cash | 4 | 6 | 4 | | P Chamberlin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | W Masur | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Sapsford | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Sapsford | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | D Sapsford | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | G Raoux | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 9 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | D Cahill | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Pridham | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C van Rensburg | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | C van Rensburg | 5 | 3 |
| 16 | M Kratzmann | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 |
| | N Kroon | 5 | 6 | 8 | | N Kroon | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 1 | 7 | 2 | | D Rostagno | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | N Kroon | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Zoecke | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Zoecke | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |