1990 US Open – Women's doubles

Defending champion Martina Navratilova and her partner Gigi Fernández defeated Jana Novotná and Helena Suková in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1990 US Open. It was Navratilova's ninth US Open women's doubles title and 31st and final major women's doubles title overall, the latter an all-time record. Novotná and Suková were attempting to achieve the Grand Slam.

Women's doubles
1990 US Open
Final
Champions	Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova
Runners-up	Jana Novotná Helena Suková
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
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Main article: 1990 US Open (tennis)

Hana Mandlíková and Navratilova were the reigning champions, but Mandlíková didn't compete that year.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1.   Jana Novotná /   Helena Suková (final)
2.   Gigi Fernández /   Martina Navratilova (champions)
3.   Larisa Savchenko /   Natasha Zvereva (semifinals)
4.   Kathy Jordan /   Elizabeth Smylie (semifinals)
5.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /   Robin White (quarterfinals)
6. n/a
7.   Patty Fendick /   Zina Garrison (third round)
8.   Nicole Provis /   Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)
9.   Mercedes Paz /   Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
10.   Mary Lou Daniels /   Wendy White-Prausa (third round)
11.   Lise Gregory /   Gretchen Magers (third round)
12.   Elise Burgin /   Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer (third round)
13.   Sandra Cecchini /   Patricia Tarabini (third round)
14.   Natalia Medvedeva /   Leila Meskhi (quarterfinals)
15.   Manon Bollegraf /   Brenda Schultz (third round)
16.   Katrina Adams /   Laura Gildemeister (third 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							Final
	1	Jana Novotná   Helena Suková	6	6
	3	Larisa Savchenko   Natasha Zvereva	2	3
								1	Jana Novotná   Helena Suková	2	4
								2	Gigi Fernández   Martina Navratilova	6	6
	4	Kathy Jordan   Elizabeth Smylie	4	5
	2	Gigi Fernández   Martina Navratilova	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Novotná   H Suková	6	6
		S Amiach   P Hy	4	2				1	J Novotná   H Suková	6	6
		E deLone   L Raymond	3	6	6				E deLone   L Raymond	0	0
		T Phelps   S Stafford	6	3	3										1	J Novotná   H Suková	6	6^8	6
		I Budařová   L Lásková	1	1											15	M Bollegraf   B Schultz	1	7^10	4
		L Ferrando   B Fulco	6	6					L Ferrando   B Fulco	4	3
		S Albinus   N van Lottum	1	2				15	M Bollegraf   B Schultz	6	6
	15	M Bollegraf   B Schultz	6	6																		1	J Novotná   H Suková	7^9	6
	11	L Gregory   G Magers	6	6																		5	A Sánchez Vicario   R White	6^7	3
		J Fuchs   M Strandlund	3	4				11	L Gregory   G Magers	1	7^8	7
		M Lindström   H Ludloff	7	6					M Lindström   H Ludloff	6	6^6	5
		B Romanò   E Švíglerová	5	2											11	L Gregory   G Magers	3	1
		R McQuillan   J Tremelling	6^3	1											5	A Sánchez Vicario   R White	6	6
		H Kelesi   M Seles	7^7	6					H Kelesi   M Seles	1	3
		J Durie   J Richardson	5	4				5	A Sánchez Vicario   R White	6	6
	5	A Sánchez Vicario   R White	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	L Savchenko   N Zvereva	6	6
		S Meier   E Pampoulova	0	4				3	L Savchenko   N Zvereva	6	5	6
		C Chabalgoity   L Corsato	3	1					J Hetherington   K Rinaldi	1	7	3
		J Hetherington   K Rinaldi	6	6											3	L Savchenko   N Zvereva	6^5	6	6
		M Pierce   L Spadea	2	7	6										9	M Paz   G Sabatini	7^7	4	4
		Ca MacGregor   H Na	6	5	0				M Pierce   L Spadea	6	4	5
		E Brioukhovets   E Maniokova	1	0				9	M Paz   G Sabatini	4	6	7
	9	M Paz   G Sabatini	6	6																		3	L Savchenko   N Zvereva	6	6^5	6
	14	N Medvedeva   L Meskhi	6	6																		14	N Medvedeva   L Meskhi	3	7^7	3
		P Langrová   J Pospíšilová	3	1				14	N Medvedeva   L Meskhi	6	6
		B Cordwell   A Henricksson	7^7	6					B Cordwell   A Henricksson	4	2
		S Collins   J Smoller	6^3	4											14	N Medvedeva   L Meskhi	w/o
		S Birch   D Graham	2	2											7	P Fendick   Z Garrison
		C Porwik   W Probst	6	6					C Porwik   W Probst	5	5
		Cy MacGregor   M Werdel	7^9	3	1			7	P Fendick   Z Garrison	7	7
	7	P Fendick   Z Garrison	6^7	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	ALT	K Foxworth   T Whittington	4	1
		J Byrne   A White	6	6					J Byrne   A White	6	5	6^4
		S Graf   L McNeil	6	6					S Graf   L McNeil	4	7	7^7
		S Smith   H ter Riet	2	1												S Graf   L McNeil	6	2	6
		L Garrone   L Golarsa	2	4											13	S Cecchini   P Tarabini	3	6	0
		J-A Faull   W Turnbull	6	6					J-A Faull   W Turnbull	2	4
		B Paulus   R Zrubáková	4	2				13	S Cecchini   P Tarabini	6	6
	13	S Cecchini   P Tarabini	6	6																			S Graf   L McNeil	2	7	1
	12	E Burgin   R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6																		4	K Jordan   E Smylie	6	5	6
		P Barg-Mager   P Louie-Harper	2	3				12	E Burgin   R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6
		C Benjamin   A Minter	6	3	1				Ta Whitlinger   Te Whitlinger	4	1
		Ta Whitlinger   Te Whitlinger	1	6	6										12	E Burgin   R Fairbank-Nideffer	1	6^1
		N Tauziat   J Wiesner	6	6											4	K Jordan   E Smylie	6	7^7
		K Kschwendt   T Morton	1	0					N Tauziat   J Wiesner	2	3
		P Paradis   C Suire	4	7	3			4	K Jordan   E Smylie	6	6
	4	K Jordan   E Smylie	6	5	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	N Provis   E Reinach	6	6
		R Field   C Toleafoa	1	0				8	N Provis   E Reinach	6^6	6	6
		L Barnard   D van Rensburg	6	6					L Barnard   D van Rensburg	7^8	1	2
		R Rajchrtová   A Temesvári	3	1											8	N Provis   E Reinach	6	6
		C Caverzasio   F Labat	4	7^7	3										10	M L Daniels   W White-Prausa	4	3
		A Grossman   R Stubbs	6	6^4	6				A Grossman   R Stubbs	6	4	4
		M Kidowaki   N Miyagi	5	4				10	M L Daniels   W White-Prausa	2	6	6
	10	M L Daniels   W White-Prausa	7	6																		8	N Provis   E Reinach	6^3	6	0
	16	K Adams   L Gildemeister	6	6^5	6																	2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	7^7	4	6
		C Lindqvist   A Scott	2	7^7	4			16	K Adams   L Gildemeister	6	6
		I Demongeot   E Pfaff	7^7	6					I Demongeot   E Pfaff	4	3
		M Maleeva   M Maleeva-Fragnière	6^1	3											16	K Adams   L Gildemeister	6	2	2
		A Dechaume   N Herreman	6^5	4											2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	0	6	6
		H Cioffi   A Frazier	7^7	6					H Cioffi   A Frazier	2	1
		J Capriati   M McGrath	5	4				2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	6	6
	2	G Fernández   M Navratilova	7	6

External links

• 1990 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation