1990 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Elizabeth Smylie and Janine Thompson were the defending champions, but Smylie did not compete this year. Thompson teamed up with Jenny Byrne and lost in the first round to Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and Brenda Schultz.

Women's doubles
1990 Italian Open
Champions Helen Kelesi
Monica Seles
Runners-up Laura Garrone
Laura Golarsa
Final score6–3, 6–4
Main article: 1990 Italian Open (tennis)

Helen Kelesi and Monica Seles won the title by defeating Laura Garrone and Laura Golarsa 6–3, 6–4 in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Katrina Adams / Lori McNeil (semifinals)
  2. Manon Bollegraf / Mercedes Paz (second round)
  3. Nicole Provis / Elna Reinach (quarterfinals)
  4. Natalia Medvedeva / Leila Meskhi (quarterfinals)
  5. Sandra Cecchini / Patricia Tarabini (first round)
  6. Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière / Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)
  7. Nathalie Tauziat / Judith Wiesner (first round)
  8. Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Katrina Adams
Lori McNeil 		6 4 4
Helen Kelesi
Monica Seles 		2 6 6
Helen Kelesi
Monica Seles 		6 6
Laura Garrone
Laura Golarsa 		3 4
Laura Garrone
Laura Golarsa 		6 4 77
6 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Larisa Savchenko 		4 6 64

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 K Adams
L McNeil 		2 7 77
S Goleš
J Smoller 		3 4 S Amiach
N Herreman 		6 5 64
S Amiach
N Herreman 		6 6 1 K Adams
L McNeil
K McDonald
B Norton 		2 7 4 J Capriati
M Navratilova 		d
J Capriati
M Navratilova 		6 5 6 J Capriati
M Navratilova 		7 3 6
C Kohde-Kilsch
B Schultz 		6 6 C Kohde-Kilsch
B Schultz 		5 6 3
8 J Byrne
J Thompson 		3 4 1 K Adams
L McNeil 		6 4 4
H Kelesi
M Seles 		2 6 6
3 N Provis
E Reinach 		77 6
L Gildemeister
C Lindqvist 		6 6 L Gildemeister
C Lindqvist 		64 1
JA Faull
R McQuillan 		4 1 3 N Provis
E Reinach 		4 4
H Kelesi
M Seles 		6 6 H Kelesi
M Seles 		6 6
S Farina
R Grande 		4 4 H Kelesi
M Seles 		2 7 6
A Grossman
P Langrová 		2 6 6 A Grossman
P Langrová 		6 5 4
5 S Cecchini
P Tarabini 		6 4 1

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 N Tauziat
J Wiesner 		2 5
L Garrone
L Golarsa 		6 7 L Garrone
L Golarsa 		5 6 710
G Castro
C Martínez 		3 6 3 S Wasserman
R Zrubáková 		7 4 68
S Wasserman
R Zrubáková 		6 1 6 L Garrone
L Golarsa 		5 6 6
Q N Baudone
C Caverzasio 		3 6 7 4 N Medvedeva
L Meskhi 		7 4 4
I Demongeot
J Halard 		6 4 5 Q N Baudone
C Caverzasio 		3 2
4 N Medvedeva
L Meskhi 		6 6
L Garrone
L Golarsa 		6 4 77
6 M Maleeva-Fragnière
L Savchenko 		6 6 6 M Maleeva-Fragnière
L Savchenko 		4 6 64
A Tiezzi
A Villagrán 		3 2 6 M Maleeva-Fragnière
L Savchenko 		77 64 6
R Rajchrtová
A Temesvári 		6 6 R Rajchrtová
A Temesvári 		64 77 3
K Radford
H Sprung 		3 4 6 M Maleeva-Fragnière
L Savchenko 		6 6
F Labat
R Stubbs 		3 3 L Ferrando
M Jaggard 		2 1
L Ferrando
M Jaggard 		6 6 L Ferrando
M Jaggard 		0 6 6
2 M Bollegraf
M Paz 		6 1 2

References
  1. Levine, Paul (14 May 1990). "Seles Defeats Navratilova in Straight Sets". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 October 2021. Seles also combined with Canadian Helen Kelesi to win the doubles title.
  2. "Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Past Winners". WTA Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021. 1990, May 7 - May 13: Monica Seles - Helen Kelesi
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