1990 Australian Open
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{{TennisEventInfo|1990|Australian Open|
| date=15–28 January 1990
| edition=78th
| category=Grand Slam (ITF)
| location=Melbourne, Australia
| venue=National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
| surface=Hardcourt (Rebound Ace)
| champms={{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl
| champws={{flagicon|FRG}} Steffi Graf
| champmd={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Pieter Aldrich / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser
| champwd={{flagicon|CSK}} Jana Novotná / {{flagicon|CSK}} Helena Suková
| champxd={{flagicon|URS}} Natasha Zvereva / {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Pugh
| champbs={{flagicon|FRG}} Dirk Dier
| champgs={{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Magdalena Maleeva
| champbd={{flagicon|SWE}} Roger Pettersson / {{flagicon|SWE}} Mårten Renström
| champgd={{flagicon|ISR}} Rona Mayer / {{flagicon|ISR}} Limor Zaltz
}}
The 1990 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 78th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1990.
Seniors
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1990 Australian Open – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl defeated {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Edberg 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–2 (Edberg retired)
- It was Lendl's 8th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
=Women's singles=
{{Main|1990 Australian Open – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|FRG}} Steffi Graf defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández 6–3, 6–4
- It was Graf's 9th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title.
=Men's doubles=
{{Main|1990 Australian Open – Men's doubles}}
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Pieter Aldrich / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Danie Visser defeated {{flagicon|CAN}} Grant Connell / {{flagicon|CAN}} Glenn Michibata 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
- It was Aldrich's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title. It was Visser's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.
=Women's doubles=
{{Main|1990 Australian Open – Women's doubles}}
{{flagicon|CSK}} Jana Novotná / {{flagicon|CSK}} Helena Suková defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick / {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
- It was Novotná's 6th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title. It was Suková's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.
=Mixed doubles=
{{Main|1990 Australian Open – Mixed doubles}}
{{flagicon|URS}} Natasha Zvereva / {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Pugh defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Zina Garrison / {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Leach 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
- It was Zvereva's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Pugh's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 5th and last Australian Open title.
Juniors
=Boys' singles=
{{Main|1990 Australian Open – boys' singles}}
{{flagicon|FRG}} Dirk Dier defeated {{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes 6–4, 7–6
=Girls' singles=
{{Main|1990 Australian Open – girls' singles}}
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Magdalena Maleeva defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Louise Stacey 7–5, 6–7, 6–1
=Boys' doubles=
{{Main|1990 Australian Open – boys' doubles}}
{{flagicon|SWE}} Roger Pettersson / {{flagicon|SWE}} Mårten Renström defeated {{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Janecek / {{flagicon|MEX}} Ernesto Munoz de Cote 4–6, 7–6, 6–1
=Girls' doubles=
{{Main|1990 Australian Open – girls' doubles}}
{{flagicon|ISR}} Rona Mayer / {{flagicon|ISR}} Limor Zaltz defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Justine Hodder / {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt 6–4, 6–4
Prize money
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |
| width=200 colspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Event
|width=80 bgcolor=lime|W |width=85 bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F |width=85 bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF |width=85 bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|4R |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|3R |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Singles{{cite book|title=World of Tennis|year=1991|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=978-0-00-218403-8|editor=John Barrett|page=63}}
|bgcolor=#EDEDED|Men |A$320,000 |A$160,000 |A$80,000 |A$40,000 |A$21,000 |A$12,000 |A$7,500 |A$4,600 |
| bgcolor=#EDEDED|Women
|A$320,000 |A$160,000 |A$80,000 |A$40,000 |A$21,000 |A$12,000 |A$7,500 |A$4,600 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918071711/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html Australian Open official website]
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{{Australian Open championships}}
{{1990 ATP Tour}}
{{1990 WTA Tour}}
{{1990 in tennis}}
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Category:1990 in Australian tennis