# 1990 Paris Open – Singles

Stefan Edberg won the singles tennis title at the 1990 Paris Open after the defending champion Boris Becker retired in the final, with the scoreline at 3–3.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Stefan Edberg (champion)
* Boris Becker (final)
* Ivan Lendl (third round)
* Pete Sampras (third round)
* Andrés Gómez (second round)
* Emilio Sánchez (quarterfinals)
* John McEnroe (second round)
* Brad Gilbert (third round)
* Goran Ivanišević (third round)
* Andrei Chesnokov (second round)
* Michael Chang (second round)
* Guy Forget (third round)
* Guillermo Pérez Roldán (second round)
* Jonas Svensson (semifinals)
* Aaron Krickstein (third round)
* Juan Aguilera (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jakob Hlasek | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jakob Hlasek | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sergi Bruguera | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Q | Guillaume Raoux | 6 | 1 | 3 | | Sergi Bruguera | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Sergi Bruguera | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sergi Bruguera | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Stefan Edberg | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 3$^r$ | | |
| 6 | Emilio Sánchez | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 3$^r$ |
| 14 | Jonas Svensson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Jonas Svensson | 7 | 6 | | 14 | Jonas Svensson | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Michael Stich | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Boris Becker | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cherkasov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Cherkasov | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Santoro | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Nováček | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | A Krickstein | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Y Noah | 6 | 3 | 7 | WC | Y Noah | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Hlasek | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 9 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 7 | 7 | | | M Gustafsson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Wilander | 3 | 2 | | | J Hlasek | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J McEnroe | 6 | 3 | 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 | P Sampras | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 2 | 6 | | | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | P Sampras | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Q | G Raoux | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G Raoux | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Raoux | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | G Pérez Roldán | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | G Raoux | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Bruguera | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | M Chang | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 3 | 1 | | | M Rosset | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Rosset | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | H Leconte | 6 | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | S Bruguera | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 1 | 6 | 5 | | S Bruguera | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | E Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6 | 7 | 5 | Q | P McEnroe | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P McEnroe | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 6 | E Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 12 | G Forget | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 2 | 7 | 7 | | R Agénor | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | G Forget | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Sánchez | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Svensson | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | J Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mayotte | 6 | 3 | 4 | WC | T Champion | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Champion | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 14 | J Svensson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Korda | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | K Curren | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Curren | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | I Lendl | 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 | B Gilbert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Mansdorf | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaite | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 8 | B Gilbert | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M Stich | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | M Stich | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Skoff | 1 | 0$^r$ | | Q | M Stich | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | A Chesnokov | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Stich | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | J Aguilera | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Grabb | 5 | 7 | 3 | | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Courier | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Courier | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | É Winogradsky | 6 | 3 | | | R Reneberg | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |