The 1990 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships was a

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the

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, Australia and was part of the World Series Free Week of the 1990 ATP Tour. It was the 46th edition of the

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and was held from 1 January through 7 January 1990. Third-seeded

Thomas Muster Thomas Muster (born 2 October 1967) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Muster ...

won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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3–6, 6–2, 7–5 * It was Muster's 1st singles title of the year and the 6th of his career.

Doubles

Andrew Castle Andrew Nicholas Castle (born 15 November 1963) is a British broadcaster and former tennis player. Castle was Great Britain's number 1 in singles tennis in 1986, reaching as high as World No. 80 in June 1988, and No. 45 in doubles in December 19 ...

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defeated Alexander Mronz /

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7–6, 6–2 * It was Castle's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Odizor's 1st title of the year and the 7th of his career.

References

External links

ITF tournament edition details

ATP tournament profile
{{1990 ATP Tour Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships Australian Hard Court Championships Hard Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships