The 1990 Australian Open was a

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in

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in Victoria in Australia. It was the 78th edition of the

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and was held from 15 through 28 January 1990.

Seniors

Men's singles

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defeated

Stefan Edberg Jan Stefan Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), one of two players in the ...

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

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defeated

Mary Joe Fernández Mary Joe Fernández Godsick (born María José Fernández; August 19, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player, who reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in both singles and doubles. In singles, Fernández was the runner-up ...

6–3, 6–4 * It was Graf's 9th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title.

Men's doubles

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defeated

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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

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defeated

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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

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defeated

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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

Dirk Dier defeated

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6–4, 7–6

Girls' singles

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defeated Louise Stacey 7–5, 6–7, 6–1

Boys' doubles

Roger Pettersson /

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defeated Robert Janecek / Ernesto Munoz de Cote 4–6, 7–6, 6–1

Girls' doubles

Rona Mayer / Limor Zaltz defeated

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6–4, 6–4

Prize money

References

External links

Australian Open official website
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