ATP Australian Open 1990 Draw, Results & Schedule

Ivan Lendl won the 1990 Australian Open, defeating Stefan Edberg 4-6 7-6 5-2 RET in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 15 to January 29, 1990. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Ivan Lendl
def. Stefan Edberg , 4-6 7-6 5-2 (ret.)
Dates
Jan 15 — Jan 29
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1990 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ivan Lendl #1 4-6 7-6 5-2 (ret.) Stefan Edberg #3 H2H Match data Jan 29, 1990* F
SF (2)
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-1 6-2 Yannick Noah #13 H2H Match data Jan 28, 1990* SF
Stefan Edberg #3 6-1 6-1 6-2 Mats Wilander #15 H2H Match data Jan 28, 1990* SF
QF (4)
Stefan Edberg #3 7-5 7-6 3-6 6-2 David Wheaton #46 H2H Match data Jan 26, 1990* QF
Mats Wilander #15 6-4 6-4 6-2 Boris Becker #2 H2H Match data Jan 26, 1990* QF Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-2 6-3 Andrei Cherkasov #89 H2H Match data Jan 26, 1990* QF
Yannick Noah #13 6-3 7-5 6-2 Mikael Pernfors #63 H2H Match data Jan 26, 1990* QF
R16 (8)
Andrei Cherkasov #89 2-6 6-3 7-6 7-6 Andres Gomez #18 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1990* R16
Boris Becker #2 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-1 Miloslav Mecir #25 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1990* R16
Yannick Noah #13 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-2 Pete Sampras #56 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1990* R16
David Wheaton #46 7-6 6-4 6-3 Aaron Krickstein #7 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1990* R16 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-2 6-4 Jonas Svensson #42 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1990* R16
Ivan Lendl #1 6-1 6-3 6-1 Simon Youl #146 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1990* R16
Mats Wilander #15 7-5 6-4 6-0 Veli Paloheimo #120 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1990* R16
Mikael Pernfors #63 1-6 6-4 5-7 4-2 (def.) John McEnroe #5 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1990* R16 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Yannick Noah #13 6-3 6-3 6-3 Gilad Bloom #96 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Mats Wilander #15 6-4 5-7 6-4 1-6 6-3 Wally Masur #36 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Veli Paloheimo #120 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-1 Javier Sanchez #45 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Simon Youl #146 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 Thomas Muster #24 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John McEnroe #5 6-3 6-2 6-2 Dan Goldie #74 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Andres Gomez #18 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-6 Michael Stich #85 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Stefan Edberg #3 6-3 6-4 6-1 Paul Chamberlin #49 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Jonas Svensson #42 6-4 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-2 Lars Jonsson #125 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
David Wheaton #46 6-3 4-5 (ret.) Mark Woodforde #98 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Aaron Krickstein #7 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-2 Lars Anders Wahlgren #95 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Pete Sampras #56 7-5 6-4 6-2 Todd Woodbridge #151 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Boris Becker #2 6-3 6-1 6-4 Olivier Delaitre #129 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Miloslav Mecir #25 6-4 6-2 6-0 Udo Riglewski #104 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Andrei Cherkasov #89 6-4 6-4 7-5 Jean-Philippe Fleurian #57 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Mikael Pernfors #63 6-4 6-1 6-3 Henri Leconte #144 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1 Karel Novacek #61 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32
R64 (32)
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #57 6-4 1-6 7-5 2-6 6-2 Alexander Volkov #65 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Andres Gomez #18 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 Bruno Oresar #119 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Veli Paloheimo #120 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3 Guy Forget #55 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Miloslav Mecir #25 2-6 6-1 6-0 6-2 Andrew Sznajder #71 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Pete Sampras #56 0-6 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-3 Jordi Arrese #34 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Boris Becker #2 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-2 Scott Davis #38 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-2 6-4 Patrik Kuhnen #117 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Mikael Pernfors #63 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-4 Sergi Bruguera #22 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Henri Leconte #144 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4 Petr Korda #81 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-2 6-3 Tomas Carbonell #62 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
John McEnroe #5 6-1 6-2 6-1 Alex Antonitsch #94 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Mats Wilander #15 6-2 7-5 6-3 Martin Wostenholme #138 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Aaron Krickstein #7 6-1 4-6 6-3 6-1 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Todd Woodbridge #151 6-3 6-2 6-2 Claudio Pistolesi #106 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Andrei Cherkasov #89 6-4 5-7 7-5 6-0 Glenn Layendecker #75 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Yannick Noah #13 7-6 6-3 6-3 Ronald Agenor #37 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Dan Goldie #74 6-2 6-4 6-3 Nicolas Pereira #90 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Olivier Delaitre #129 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 Kelly Jones #116 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Javier Sanchez #45 6-1 7-6 6-3 Paul Annacone #50 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Michael Stich #85 6-4 6-4 2-0 (ret.) Leonardo Lavalle #135 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Lars Jonsson #125 6-1 6-2 6-2 Magnus Gustafsson #32 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
David Wheaton #46 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 Magnus Larsson #165 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Jonas Svensson #42 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-2 Jim Courier #23 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Wally Masur #36 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-1 Nduka Odizor #190 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Mark Woodforde #98 6-3 6-2 7-5 Andrei Chesnokov #16 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Paul Chamberlin #49 6-7 7-5 6-3 6-4 Stefano Pescosolido #243 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Simon Youl #146 6-4 7-6 6-0 Brad Drewett #143 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Karel Novacek #61 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3 Eric Winogradsky #139 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Gilad Bloom #96 2-6 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-2 Christian Bergstrom #100 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Thomas Muster #24 1-6 7-5 7-5 2-6 8-6 Christo Van Rensburg H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Lars Anders Wahlgren #95 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-3 Jens Woehrmann #72 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
Udo Riglewski #104 6-2 6-4 6-2 Neil Borwick #187 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1990* R64
R128 (64)
Olivier Delaitre #129 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 Omar Camporese #54 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Mark Woodforde #98 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Jose Francisco Altur #124 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Nicolas Pereira #90 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-3 Chris Pridham #145 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Mats Wilander #15 7-6 7-5 7-5 Richard Fromberg #88 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Jim Courier #23 6-3 6-3 6-1 Jimmy Arias #52 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Todd Woodbridge #151 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-1 Michiel Schapers #67 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Sergi Bruguera #22 6-1 6-4 6-3 Leif Shiras #91 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Leonardo Lavalle #135 6-7 6-1 6-4 6-2 Jeremy Bates #78 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Neil Borwick #187 6-3 6-1 6-1 Kelly Evernden #53 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Andrei Chesnokov #16 3-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2 Mark Kratzmann #113 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-2 6-4 Jim Pugh #59 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Bruno Oresar #119 6-4 6-1 6-4 Todd Witsken #58 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Gilad Bloom #96 7-6 7-6 3-6 6-2 John Fitzgerald #103 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Alex Antonitsch #94 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-3 Amos Mansdorf #39 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Eric Winogradsky #139 6-2 7-6 6-3 Tim Wilkison #110 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Magnus Gustafsson #32 2-2 (ret.) Nicklas Kulti #136 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Paul Chamberlin #49 6-0 6-7 6-3 6-4 Shane Barr #345 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Udo Riglewski #104 6-2 6-3 2-6 6-2 Paolo Cane #35 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Thomas Muster #24 6-3 6-2 6-4 Paul Vojtischek #191 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Michael Stich #85 6-3 6-2 6-2 Peter Doohan #186 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Aaron Krickstein #7 6-4 6-7 6-4 7-5 Gianluca Pozzi #147 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Scott Davis #38 6-2 6-2 6-2 Jamie Morgan #333 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Petr Korda #81 7-6 6-0 6-3 Jakob Hlasek #29 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
David Wheaton #46 7-5 7-5 6-0 Goran Ivanisevic #30 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #57 6-2 6-4 6-4 Emilio Sanchez #17 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Andrei Cherkasov #89 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-0 6-2 Shuzo Matsuoka #336 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Andrew Sznajder #71 7-6 6-7 6-3 7-6 Libor Nemecek #380 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Jonas Svensson #42 6-2 7-5 7-5 Thomas Hogstedt #132 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Claudio Pistolesi #106 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-1 Neil Broad #170 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Martin Wostenholme #138 6-3 5-7 7-6 6-1 David Macpherson #310 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Wally Masur #36 6-2 6-1 6-2 Eric Jelen #51 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Brad Drewett #143 6-7 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-3 Cedric Pioline #228 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Javier Sanchez #45 6-0 6-3 6-1 Aki Rahunen #161 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Mikael Pernfors #63 6-2 6-1 6-2 Slobodan Zivojinovic H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Glenn Layendecker #75 6-2 7-6 6-3 Tarik Benhabiles #142 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Alexander Volkov #65 6-3 6-3 6-1 Jimmy Brown — Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Jordi Arrese #34 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3 Nick Brown #171 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Guy Forget #55 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 Grant Connell #111 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Simon Youl #146 4-6 7-6 6-2 6-2 Martin Laurendeau #121 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Stefan Edberg #3 7-6 6-3 6-4 Johan Anderson #101 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Andres Gomez #18 4-6 6-3 1-6 6-2 6-3 Darren Cahill #47 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Karel Novacek #61 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-2 Michael Brown B395 — Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Ronald Agenor #37 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-1 Richey Reneberg #48 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Miloslav Mecir #25 6-2 6-4 7-6 Mark Koevermans #64 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Paul Annacone #50 6-3 6-4 6-7 2-6 6-3 Gary Muller — Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Christo Van Rensburg 6-2 5-7 7-5 6-3 Jerome Potier #76 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Lars Jonsson #125 6-3 6-2 7-6 Tom Nijssen #93 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Veli Paloheimo #120 5-7 6-3 0-6 6-2 6-2 Carl Uwe Steeb #14 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Henri Leconte #144 6-1 4-6 7-5 6-4 Francisco Roig #127 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Magnus Larsson #165 6-4 6-1 6-1 Marc Rosset #68 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Christian Bergstrom #100 6-2 6-4 6-2 Pieter Aldrich #99 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Dan Goldie #74 6-3 6-4 6-4 Darren Patten #481 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Patrik Kuhnen #117 6-3 6-7 2-6 7-6 6-2 Nicklas Kroon #66 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Ramesh Krishnan 4-6 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-1 Markus Zoecke #131 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Tomas Carbonell #62 6-4 7-5 6-3 Cyril Suk #201 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
John McEnroe #5 6-2 6-1 6-1 Thierry Tulasne #118 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Lars Anders Wahlgren #95 6-3 6-1 6-3 Horacio de la Pena #123 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Boris Becker #2 6-1 6-2 6-1 Paul Haarhuis #77 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Pete Sampras #56 7-6 6-7 4-6 7-5 12-10 Tim Mayotte #12 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Kelly Jones #116 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-2 6-3 Michael Tauson #112 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Yannick Noah #13 4-6 7-6 6-2 4-6 7-5 Goran Prpic #43 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Jens Woehrmann #72 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-1 Andres Vysand #115 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128
Stefano Pescosolido #243 6-2 6-7 6-0 6-2 Jan Gunnarsson #27 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Nduka Odizor #190 6-2 7-5 6-2 Ian Peter Budge — Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128

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