1990 Italian Open – Women's singles

Monica Seles defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1990 Italian Open. After dropping 4 games in her first set of the tournament, Seles would only drop 10 games during her last nine sets, dropping a total of just 14 games in her five matches.

Women's singles
1990 Italian Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	6–1, 6–1
Draw	56 (8Q/2LL)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1990 Italian Open (tennis)

Gabriela Sabatini was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Navratilova.

Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Martina Navratilova (final)
2. Monica Seles (champion)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
4. Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
5. Manuela Maleeva (quarterfinals)
6. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
7. Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
8. Judith Wiesner (second round)
9. Laura Gildemeister (second round)
10. Raffaella Reggi (third round)
11. Helen Kelesi (semifinals)
12. Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
13. Catarina Lindqvist (quarterfinals)
14. Sandra Cecchini (third round)
15. Leila Meskhi (second round)
16. Cathy Caverzasio (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
	6	Conchita Martínez	2	0
								1	Martina Navratilova	77	7
								4	Gabriela Sabatini	64	5
	4	Gabriela Sabatini	6	7
	12	Jennifer Capriati	2	5
															1	Martina Navratilova	1	1
															2	Monica Seles	6	6
	13	Catarina Lindqvist	4	3
	11	Helen Kelesi	6	6
								11	Helen Kelesi	1	2
								2	Monica Seles	6	6
	5	Manuela Maleeva	0	2
	2	Monica Seles	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Navratilova	6	3	6
		C Kohde-Kilsch	2	61					R McQuillan	2	6	2
		R McQuillan	6	77											1	M Navratilova	6	3	6
		S Wasserman	3	2											14	S Cecchini	4	6	3
	Q	K Kschwendt	6	6				Q	K Kschwendt	1	6	3
		B Fulco	77	0	2			14	S Cecchini	6	1	6
	14	S Cecchini	64	6	6																	1	M Navratilova	6	6
	16	C Caverzasio	6	6																		6	C Martínez	2	0
	Q	M Jaggard	3	1				16	C Caverzasio	7	6
	LL	K Piccolini	2	2					J Halard	5	2
		J Halard	6	6											16	C Caverzasio	2	2
		D Faber	6	6											6	C Martínez	6	6
		L Garrone	4	4					D Faber	0	2
								6	C Martínez	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	G Sabatini	77	6
		A Grossman	6	6					A Grossman	63	0
	Q	H ter Riet	4	2											4	G Sabatini	6	6
		A Kanellopoulou	7	4	4											R Rajchrtová	0	1
		R Rajchrtová	5	6	6				R Rajchrtová	6	77
		N Provis	2	5				9	L Gildemeistar	4	64
	9	L Gildemeistar	6	7																		4	G Sabatini	6	7
	12	J Capriati	6	6																		12	J Capriati	2	5
	Q	L Lásková	0	3				12	J Capriati	6	77
		J Byrne	3	0					S Sloane	4	65
		S Sloane	6	6											12	J Capriati	6	68	6
		L Golarsa	3	7	4											L Golarsa	3	710	2
		L Ferrando	6	5	1r				L Golarsa	6	77
								7	N Tauziat	3	65

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Wiesner	7	5	2
		F Romanò	3	4				Q	A Vieira	5	7	6
	Q	A Vieira	6	6											Q	A Vieira	4	2
		P Tarabini	6	6											13	C Lindqvist	6	6
		I Demongeot	1	4					P Tarabini	6	3	1
		N Jagerman	5	79	2			13	C Lindqvist	4	6	6
	13	C Lindqvist	7	67	6																	13	C Lindqvist	4	3
	11	H Kelesi	6	6																		11	H Kelesi	6	6
		JA Faull	4	1				11	H Kelesi	6	6
		L Lapi	6	2					L Lapi	2	0
		A Temesvári	2	1r											11	H Kelesi	6	7
	LL	K Godridge	3	6	6										3	A Sánchez Vicario	4	5
	Q	S Smith	6	1	4			LL	K Godridge	1	1
								3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	Man Maleeva	6	6
	Q	S La Fratta	2	6	6			Q	S La Fratta	2	2
		S Martin	6	2	2										5	Man Maleeva	6	6
		A Coetzer	7	1	7										10	R Reggi	3	3
		B Romanò	5	6	5				A Coetzer	4	1
		N Medvedeva	0	3				10	R Reggi	6	6
	10	R Reggi	6	6																		5	Man Maleeva	0	2
	15	L Meskhi	6	6																		2	M Seles	6	6
		E Reinach	2	2				15	L Meskhi	4	5
		P Langrová	1	65				Q	M Paz	6	7
	Q	M Paz	6	77											Q	M Paz	1	1
		L McNeil	62	2											2	M Seles	6	6
		R Zrubáková	77	6					R Zrubáková	4	1
								2	M Seles	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)