1990 Lipton Championships
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The 1990 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Miami tournament, and was part of the
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of the
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, and of the
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of the
1990 WTA Tour The 1990 WTA Tour (officially titled 1990 Kraft General Foods World Tour after its sponsor) was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 1990 tennis season. The 1990 WTA Tour calendar comprise ...
. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States, from March 12 through March 26, 1990. The men's field was headlined by World No. 1,
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champion, Milan,
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, 1989 Key Biscayne winner Ivan Lendl, Brussels titlist, US Open and
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defending champion
Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker (, ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. Becker was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. He ultimately won six Grand Slam singles tit ...
and
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finalist, Indian Wells winner
Stefan Edberg Stefan Bengt Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. 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 between 1985 ...
. Other top players in the field were Rotterdam titlist
Brad Gilbert Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961) is a former professional tennis player and an American tennis coach. During his career, he won 20 singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in 1990, and a career-high doubles rank ...
, San Francisco winner Andre Agassi, Aaron Krickstein,
Jay Berger Jay Berger (born November 26, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player. He won three singles and one doubles title on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 7 in April 1990. Early and personal life ...
and Tim Mayotte.


Finals


Men's singles

Andre Agassi defeated
Stefan Edberg Stefan Bengt Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. 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 between 1985 ...
6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2 *It was Andre Agassi's 2nd title of the year and his 10th overall. It was his 1st career Masters title.


Women's singles

Monica Seles defeated Judith Wiesner 6–1, 6–2 *It was Monica Seles' 1st title of the year and her 2nd overall. It was her 1st career Tier I title.


Men's doubles

Rick Leach / Jim Pugh defeated
Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker (, ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. Becker was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. He ultimately won six Grand Slam singles tit ...
/
Cássio Motta Cássio Motta (born 22 February 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He played in the mixed doubles final of the French Open with Cláudia Monteiro Cláudia Monteiro (born 8 May 1961) is a Brazilian former professional ...
6–4, 3–6, 6–3


Women's doubles

Jana Novotná /
Helena Suková Helena Suková () (born 23 February 1965) is a Czech former professional tennis player. During her career, she won 14 major doubles titles, nine in women's doubles and five in mixed doubles. She is also a two-time Olympic silver medalist in doub ...
defeated
Betsy Nagelsen Helen Elizabeth "Betsy" Nagelsen McCormack (born October 23, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. Career Nagelsen was the world's top junior in 1973. She won the 1973 U.S. Champion Girls' 16 and under singles. She also won the ...
/ Robin White 6–4, 6–3


External links


Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles drawAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) doubles drawWTA Tour final results: 1971–20071990 Main Draw
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