# 1990 Holden NSW Open – Men's singles

Yannick Noah defeated Carl-Uwe Steeb 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1990 New South Wales Open.
Aaron Krickstein was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Noah.

## Seeds

* Ivan Lendl (quarterfinals)
* Boris Becker (quarterfinals)
* Aaron Krickstein (semifinals)
* Tim Mayotte (first round)
* Mats Wilander (semifinals)
* Andrés Gómez (first round)
* Carl-Uwe Steeb (final)
* Yannick Noah (champion)

## 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 | Final |
| 8 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 3 | Aaron Krickstein | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Aaron Krickstein | 4 | 5 | 8 | Yannick Noah | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Mats Wilander | 3 | 2 | 7 | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sznajder | 1 | 3 | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 5 | 2 | | | G Ivanišević | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Ivanišević | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Korda | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 8 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Cherkasov | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | A Cherkasov | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 4 | 3 | | 8 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Y Noah | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | A Krickstein | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Krickstein | 4 | 5 |
| | J Gunnarsson | 6$^6$ | 2 | | 3 | A Krickstein | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | | | P Annacone | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Kratzmann | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | A Krickstein | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | G Forget | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Wheaton | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | M Koevermans | 5 | 3 | | | G Forget | 6$^0$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Wheaton | 7 | 6 | | Q | D Wheaton | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Gómez | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 4 | 2 | | 5 | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C van Rensburg | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | N Kroon | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kroon | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Wilander | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Camporese | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | P Sampras | 7$^7$ | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 6 | 4 | 4 | | O Camporese | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Sampras | 7$^8$ | 6 | | Q | P Sampras | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Mayotte | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Wilander | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 |
| Q | L Lavalle | 1 | 4 | | 7 | C-U Steeb | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Prpić | 2 | 2 | | SE | J-P Fleurian | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | J-P Fleurian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | C-U Steeb | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | W Masur | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 2/WC | B Becker | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 2 | 6$^1$ | WC | W Masur | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 3 | 2 | | 2/WC | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |