ATP Australian Open 1990 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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Round of 128
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jim Pugh #59
Tomas Carbonell #62 6-4 7-5 6-3
Cyril Suk #201
Karel Novacek #61 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-2
Michael Brown B395
Eric Winogradsky #139 6-2 7-6 6-3
Tim Wilkison #110
Simon Youl #146 4-6 7-6 6-2 6-2
Martin Laurendeau #121
Brad Drewett #143 6-7 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-3
Cedric Pioline #228
Thomas Muster #24 6-3 6-2 6-4
Paul Vojtischek #191
Christo Van Rensburg 6-2 5-7 7-5 6-3
Jerome Potier #76
Andrei Cherkasov #89 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-0 6-2
Shuzo Matsuoka #336
Glenn Layendecker #75 6-2 7-6 6-3
Tarik Benhabiles #142
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #57 6-2 6-4 6-4
Emilio Sanchez #17
Alexander Volkov #65 6-3 6-3 6-1
Jimmy Brown
Andres Gomez #18 4-6 6-3 1-6 6-2 6-3
Darren Cahill #47
Bruno Oresar #119 6-4 6-1 6-4
Todd Witsken #58
Michael Stich #85 6-3 6-2 6-2
Peter Doohan #186
Leonardo Lavalle #135 6-7 6-1 6-4 6-2
Jeremy Bates #78
Yannick Noah #13 4-6 7-6 6-2 4-6 7-5
Goran Prpic #43
Ronald Agenor #37 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-1
Richey Reneberg #48
Gilad Bloom #96 7-6 7-6 3-6 6-2
John Fitzgerald #103
Christian Bergstrom #100 6-2 6-4 6-2
Pieter Aldrich #99
Pete Sampras #56 7-6 6-7 4-6 7-5 12-10
Tim Mayotte #12
Jordi Arrese #34 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3
Nick Brown #171
Todd Woodbridge #151 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-1
Michiel Schapers #67
Claudio Pistolesi #106 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-1
Neil Broad #170
Mikael Pernfors #63 6-2 6-1 6-2
Slobodan Zivojinovic
Sergi Bruguera #22 6-1 6-4 6-3
Leif Shiras #91
Henri Leconte #144 6-1 4-6 7-5 6-4
Francisco Roig #127
Petr Korda #81 7-6 6-0 6-3
Jakob Hlasek #29
John McEnroe #5 6-2 6-1 6-1
Thierry Tulasne #118
Alex Antonitsch #94 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-3
Amos Mansdorf #39
Dan Goldie #74 6-3 6-4 6-4
Darren Patten #481
Nicolas Pereira #90 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-3
Chris Pridham #145
Stefan Edberg #3 7-6 6-3 6-4
Johan Anderson #101
Patrik Kuhnen #117 6-3 6-7 2-6 7-6 6-2
Nicklas Kroon #66
Paul Chamberlin #49 6-0 6-7 6-3 6-4
Shane Barr #345
Stefano Pescosolido #243 6-2 6-7 6-0 6-2
Jan Gunnarsson #27
Jonas Svensson #42 6-2 7-5 7-5
Thomas Hogstedt #132
Jim Courier #23 6-3 6-3 6-1
Jimmy Arias #52
Lars Jonsson #125 6-3 6-2 7-6
Tom Nijssen #93
Magnus Gustafsson #32 2-2 (ret.)
Nicklas Kulti #136
David Wheaton #46 7-5 7-5 6-0
Goran Ivanisevic #30
Magnus Larsson #165 6-4 6-1 6-1
Marc Rosset #68
Mark Woodforde #98 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-4
Jose Francisco Altur #124
Andrei Chesnokov #16 3-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2
Mark Kratzmann #113
Aaron Krickstein #7 6-4 6-7 6-4 7-5
Gianluca Pozzi #147
Ramesh Krishnan 4-6 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-1
Markus Zoecke #131
Lars Anders Wahlgren #95 6-3 6-1 6-3
Horacio de la Pena #123
Jens Woehrmann #72 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-1
Andres Vysand #115
Mats Wilander #15 7-6 7-5 7-5
Richard Fromberg #88
Martin Wostenholme #138 6-3 5-7 7-6 6-1
David Macpherson #310
Wally Masur #36 6-2 6-1 6-2
Eric Jelen #51
Nduka Odizor #190 6-2 7-5 6-2
Ian Peter Budge
Veli Paloheimo #120 5-7 6-3 0-6 6-2 6-2
Carl Uwe Steeb #14
Guy Forget #55 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
Grant Connell #111
Javier Sanchez #45 6-0 6-3 6-1
Aki Rahunen #161
Paul Annacone #50 6-3 6-4 6-7 2-6 6-3
Gary Muller
Boris Becker #2 6-1 6-2 6-1
Paul Haarhuis #77
Scott Davis #38 6-2 6-2 6-2
Jamie Morgan #333
Olivier Delaitre #129 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3
Omar Camporese #54
Kelly Jones #116 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-2 6-3
Michael Tauson #112
Miloslav Mecir #25 6-2 6-4 7-6
Mark Koevermans #64
Andrew Sznajder #71 7-6 6-7 6-3 7-6
Libor Nemecek #380
Udo Riglewski #104 6-2 6-3 2-6 6-2
Paolo Cane #35
Neil Borwick #187 6-3 6-1 6-1
Kelly Evernden #53
Round of 64
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-2 6-3
Tomas Carbonell #62
Karel Novacek #61 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3
Eric Winogradsky #139
Simon Youl #146 6-4 7-6 6-0
Brad Drewett #143
Thomas Muster #24 1-6 7-5 7-5 2-6 8-6
Christo Van Rensburg
Andrei Cherkasov #89 6-4 5-7 7-5 6-0
Glenn Layendecker #75
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #57 6-4 1-6 7-5 2-6 6-2
Alexander Volkov #65
Andres Gomez #18 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2
Bruno Oresar #119
Michael Stich #85 6-4 6-4 2-0 (ret.)
Leonardo Lavalle #135
Yannick Noah #13 7-6 6-3 6-3
Ronald Agenor #37
Gilad Bloom #96 2-6 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-2
Christian Bergstrom #100
Pete Sampras #56 0-6 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-3
Jordi Arrese #34
Todd Woodbridge #151 6-3 6-2 6-2
Claudio Pistolesi #106
Mikael Pernfors #63 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-4
Sergi Bruguera #22
Henri Leconte #144 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4
Petr Korda #81
John McEnroe #5 6-1 6-2 6-1
Alex Antonitsch #94
Dan Goldie #74 6-2 6-4 6-3
Nicolas Pereira #90
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-2 6-4
Patrik Kuhnen #117
Paul Chamberlin #49 6-7 7-5 6-3 6-4
Stefano Pescosolido #243
Jonas Svensson #42 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
Jim Courier #23
Lars Jonsson #125 6-1 6-2 6-2
Magnus Gustafsson #32
David Wheaton #46 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1
Magnus Larsson #165
Mark Woodforde #98 6-3 6-2 7-5
Andrei Chesnokov #16
Aaron Krickstein #7 6-1 4-6 6-3 6-1
Ramesh Krishnan
Lars Anders Wahlgren #95 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-3
Jens Woehrmann #72
Mats Wilander #15 6-2 7-5 6-3
Martin Wostenholme #138
Wally Masur #36 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-1
Nduka Odizor #190
Veli Paloheimo #120 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3
Guy Forget #55
Javier Sanchez #45 6-1 7-6 6-3
Paul Annacone #50
Boris Becker #2 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-2
Scott Davis #38
Olivier Delaitre #129 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
Kelly Jones #116
Miloslav Mecir #25 2-6 6-1 6-0 6-2
Andrew Sznajder #71
Udo Riglewski #104 6-2 6-4 6-2
Neil Borwick #187
Round of 32
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1
Karel Novacek #61
Simon Youl #146 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Thomas Muster #24
Andrei Cherkasov #89 6-4 6-4 7-5
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #57
Andres Gomez #18 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-6
Michael Stich #85
Yannick Noah #13 6-3 6-3 6-3
Gilad Bloom #96
Pete Sampras #56 7-5 6-4 6-2
Todd Woodbridge #151
Mikael Pernfors #63 6-4 6-1 6-3
Henri Leconte #144
John McEnroe #5 6-3 6-2 6-2
Dan Goldie #74
Stefan Edberg #3 6-3 6-4 6-1
Paul Chamberlin #49
Jonas Svensson #42 6-4 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-2
Lars Jonsson #125
David Wheaton #46 6-3 4-5 (ret.)
Mark Woodforde #98
Aaron Krickstein #7 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-2
Lars Anders Wahlgren #95
Mats Wilander #15 6-4 5-7 6-4 1-6 6-3
Wally Masur #36
Veli Paloheimo #120 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-1
Javier Sanchez #45
Boris Becker #2 6-3 6-1 6-4
Olivier Delaitre #129
Miloslav Mecir #25 6-4 6-2 6-0
Udo Riglewski #104
Round of 16
Ivan Lendl #1 6-1 6-3 6-1
Simon Youl #146
Andrei Cherkasov #89 2-6 6-3 7-6 7-6
Andres Gomez #18
Yannick Noah #13 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-2
Pete Sampras #56
Mikael Pernfors #63 1-6 6-4 5-7 4-2 DEF
John McEnroe #5
Stefan Edberg #3 6-2 6-2 6-4
Jonas Svensson #42
David Wheaton #46 7-6 6-4 6-3
Aaron Krickstein #7
Mats Wilander #15 7-5 6-4 6-0
Veli Paloheimo #120
Boris Becker #2 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-1
Miloslav Mecir #25
Quarterfinals
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-2 6-3
Andrei Cherkasov #89
Yannick Noah #13 6-3 7-5 6-2
Mikael Pernfors #63
Stefan Edberg #3 7-5 7-6 3-6 6-2
David Wheaton #46
Mats Wilander #15 6-4 6-4 6-2
Boris Becker #2
Semifinals
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 6-1 6-2
Yannick Noah #13
Stefan Edberg #3 6-1 6-1 6-2
Mats Wilander #15
Final
Ivan Lendl #1 4-6 7-6 5-2 (ret.)
Stefan Edberg #3

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