The 1990 Belgian Indoor Championships was a

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tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 9th edition of the event known that year as the Belgian Indoor Championships, and was part of the

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, double-week events of the

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, running concurrently with the

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. It took place at the Forest National in

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, Belgium, from 12 February until 18 February 1990. First-seeded

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won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 *It was Becker's first singles title of the year, and the 25th of his

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Doubles

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/ Slobodan Živojinović defeated Goran Ivanišević /

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, 7–5, 6–3 *It was Sánchez's first doubles title of the year, and the 27th of his career. *It was Živojinović's first doubles title of the year, and the eighth of his career.

References

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