WTA Rome 1990 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Monica Seles won the 1990 Rome, defeating Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-1 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 7 to May 13, 1990.

Champion
Monica Seles
def. Martina Navratilova , 6-1 6-1
Dates
May 7 — May 13
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 13, 1990* F Monica Seles #4 6-1 6-1 Martina Navratilova #2 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 12, 1990* SF Monica Seles #4 6-1 6-2 Helen Kelesi #24 H2H Match data
May 12, 1990* SF Martina Navratilova #2 7-6(4) 7-5 Gabriela Sabatini #5 H2H Match data
QF (4)
May 12, 1990* QF Martina Navratilova #2 6-2 6-0 Conchita Martínez #10 H2H Match data
May 12, 1990* QF Monica Seles #4 6-0 6-2 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #7 H2H Match data
May 12, 1990* QF Helen Kelesi #24 6-4 6-3 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan H2H Match data
May 12, 1990* QF Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-2 7-5 Jennifer Capriati #25 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 11, 1990* R16 Jennifer Capriati #25 6-3 6-7(8) 6-2 Laura Golarsa #57 H2H Match data
May 11, 1990* R16 Conchita Martínez #10 6-2 6-2 Cathy Caverzasio #45 H2H Match data
May 11, 1990* R16 Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-1 6-0 Regina Rajchrtova #37 H2H Match data
May 11, 1990* R16 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #7 6-3 6-3 Raffaella Reggi Concato H2H Match data
May 11, 1990* R16 Martina Navratilova #2 6-4 3-6 6-3 Sandra Cecchini #31 H2H Match data
May 11, 1990* R16 Helen Kelesi #24 6-4 7-5 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 H2H Match data
May 11, 1990* R16 Monica Seles #4 6-1 6-1 Mercedes Paz #92 H2H Match data
May 11, 1990* R16 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-4 6-2 Andrea Vieira H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 10, 1990* R32 Martina Navratilova #2 6-2 3-6 6-2 Rachel Mcquillan #40 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-1 6-1 Kristin Godridge #131 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Monica Seles #4 6-4 6-1 Radomira Zrubakova #38 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Sandra Cecchini #31 6-1 1-6 6-3 Karin Kschwendt #139 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Cathy Caverzasio #45 7-5 6-2 Julie Halard-Decugis #35 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Jennifer Capriati #25 6-4 7-6(5) Susan Sloane Lundy H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #7 6-2 6-2 Silvia La Fratta H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Gabriela Sabatini #5 7-6(3) 6-0 Ann Grossman #72 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Mercedes Paz #92 6-4 7-5 Leila Meskhi #26 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Regina Rajchrtova #37 6-4 7-6(4) Laura Arraya #19 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-4 6-1 Amanda Coetzer #52 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Helen Kelesi #24 6-2 6-0 Laura Lapi #66 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Laura Golarsa #57 6-3 7-6(5) Nathalie Tauziat #15 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Andrea Vieira 5-7 7-5 6-2 Judith Wiesner #14 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Conchita Martínez #10 6-0 6-2 Donna Faber #67 H2H Match data
May 10, 1990* R32 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 4-6 6-3 6-1 Patricia Tarabini #55 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
May 9, 1990* R64 Karin Kschwendt #139 6-3 6-2 Sandra Wasserman #78 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Rachel Mcquillan #40 6-2 7-6(1) Claudia Kohde Kilsch #58 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Raffaella Reggi Concato 6-0 6-3 Natalia Medvedeva #88 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Julie Halard-Decugis #35 6-2 6-2 Katia Piccolini #113 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Susan Sloane Lundy 6-3 6-0 Jenny Byrne #205 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Regina Rajchrtova #37 5-7 6-4 6-4 Angelika Kanellopoulou H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Cathy Caverzasio #45 6-3 6-1 Michelle Jaggard Lai H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Ann Grossman #72 6-4 6-2 Hellas Ter Riet H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Mercedes Paz #92 6-1 7-6(5) Petra Langrova #74 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Jennifer Capriati #25 6-0 6-3 Leona Laskova H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Patricia Tarabini #55 6-1 6-4 Isabelle Demongeot #54 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Donna Faber #67 6-4 6-4 Laura Garrone #77 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Amanda Coetzer #52 7-5 1-6 7-5 Barbara Romano H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Helen Kelesi #24 6-4 6-1 Jo Anne Faull H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 7-5 6-7(7) 6-2 Nicole Jagerman #44 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Laura Arraya #19 6-2 7-5 Nicole Bradtke #53 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Silvia La Fratta 2-6 6-2 6-2 Stacey Martin H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Sandra Cecchini #31 6-7(4) 6-0 6-2 Bettina Fulco #68 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Radomira Zrubakova #38 7-6(2) 6-2 Lori Mcneil #42 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Kristin Godridge #131 3-6 6-1 6-4 Samantha Smith #165 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Andrea Vieira 6-3 6-4 Francesca Romano H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Laura Golarsa #57 3-6 7-5 4-1 (ret.) Linda Ferrando #56 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Laura Lapi #66 6-2 2-1 (ret.) Andrea Temesvari #59 H2H Match data
May 9, 1990* R64 Leila Meskhi #26 6-2 6-2 Elna Reinach #62 H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Rome held?
Rome is held in Rome, Italy.
Who won the most recent Rome?
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Who has won the most Rome titles?
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When was the first Rome played?
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