1990 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells
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The 1990 Newsweek
Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims
of Indian Wells Cup were tennis
tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament
, and was part of the ATP Super 9
of the 1990 ATP Tour
, and of the Tier II Series
of the 1990 WTA Tour
. It was held from March 6 to March 20, 1990.
The men singles was headlined by. Other top seeds were.
The women's draw featured. Other top seeds present were.
Stefan Edberg
def.
Andre Agassi
, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Martina Navratilova def. 
Helena Suková
, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1,
Boris Becker
/
Guy Forget
def. Jim Grabb
/ Patrick McEnroe
, 6–4, 6–3
Jana Novotná
/ Helena Suková
def. Gigi Fernández
/ Martina Navratilova, 6–2, 7–6(6)
Newsweek
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Champions Cup and the Virginia Slims
Virginia Slims
Virginia Slims is a brand of cigarette manufactured by Altria Group . The brand was introduced in 1968 and marketed to young professional women using the slogan "You've come a long way, baby." Some media watch groups considered this campaign to be responsible for a rapid increase in smoking among...
of Indian Wells Cup were tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
, and was part of the ATP Super 9
ATP Masters Series
The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...
of the 1990 ATP Tour
1990 ATP Tour
The IBM ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. In 1990 the IMB ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series and the ATP World Series...
, and of the Tier II Series
WTA Tier II Events
The WTA Tier II tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis second-level tournaments held from 1988 until 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled...
of the 1990 WTA Tour
1990 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
. It was held from March 6 to March 20, 1990.
The men singles was headlined by. Other top seeds were.
The women's draw featured. Other top seeds present were.
Men's Singles
Stefan EdbergStefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...
def.
Andre AgassiAndre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6
- It was Stefan Edberg's 1st title of the year and his 22nd overall. It was his 1st Masters title.
Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova def. Helena SukováHelena Suková
Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1,
- It was Martina Navratilova's 3rd title of the year and the 149th of her career.
Men's Doubles
Boris BeckerBoris Becker
Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
/
Guy ForgetGuy Forget
Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:...
def.
Jim GrabbJim Grabb
Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in...
/
Patrick McEnroePatrick McEnroe
Patrick John McEnroe is a former professional tennis player and the former captain of the United States Davis Cup team.Born in Manhasset, New York, he is the younger brother of John McEnroe...
, 6–4, 6–3
Women's Doubles
Jana NovotnáJana Novotná
Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments...
/
Helena SukováHelena Suková
Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
def.
Gigi FernándezGigi Fernández
Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand...
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Martina Navratilova, 6–2, 7–6(6)