1990 US Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1990 US Open
Final
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Andre Agassi
Score	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1990 US Open. It was his first major title, and the first of a then-record 14 men's singles major titles overall.

Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost to Agassi in the semifinals.

Sampras defeated Ivan Lendl in the quarterfinals, ending Lendl's record streak of eight consecutive men's finals appearances at the US Open.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Pete Sampras is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Stefan Edberg (first round)
Boris Becker (semifinalist)
Ivan Lendl (quarterfinalist)
Andre Agassi (finalist)
Andrés Gómez (first round)
Thomas Muster (fourth round)
Emilio Sánchez (fourth round)
Brad Gilbert (third round)
Aaron Krickstein (quarterfinalist)
Andrei Chesnokov (third round)
Michael Chang (third round)
Pete Sampras (champion)
Jay Berger (fourth round)
Jim Courier (second round)
Goran Ivanišević (third round)
Martín Jaite (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

	David Wheaton	1	4	4

	John McEnroe	6	6	6
								John McEnroe	2	4	6	3

							12	Pete Sampras	6	6	3	6
3	Ivan Lendl	4	6⁴	6	6	2

12	Pete Sampras	6	7⁷	3	4	6
													12	Pete Sampras	6	6	6

													4	Andre Agassi	4	3	2
	Andrei Cherkasov	2	2	3

4	Andre Agassi	6	6	6
							4	Andre Agassi	6¹⁰	6	6	6

							2	Boris Becker	7¹²	3	2	3
9	Aaron Krickstein	6	3	2	3

2	Boris Becker	3	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round						Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	S Edberg	3	6³	2
	A Volkov	6	7⁷	6			A Volkov	2	2	3
LL	D Nargiso	3	7	6	4		T Witsken	6	6	6
	T Witsken	6	6	7	6							T Witsken	4	3	3
	A Mancini	2	4	3								K Curren	6	6	6
	M Washington	6	6	6			M Washington	5	6⁵	4
	K Curren	6	6	6			K Curren	7	7⁷	6
Q	S Perkiss	4	4	1													K Curren	5	6	6	4
Q	T Woodbridge	6	2	6	2												D Wheaton	7	7	4	6
	J Svensson	7	6	3	6		J Svensson	4	5	5
	D Wheaton	6	6	6			D Wheaton	6	7	7
	J Arrese	3	1	0								D Wheaton	6	7	6
	P Kühnen	5	5	4								P Annacone	2	6	3
	P Annacone	7	7	6			P Annacone	7	6	6
Q	M Blackman	3	4	3		16	M Jaite	6	2	2
16	M Jaite	6	6	6

Section 2

First round						Second round						Third round							Fourth round

10	A Chesnokov	6	7	6
	O Delaître	4	5	3		10	A Chesnokov	6	6	6	6
Q	S Matsuoka	7	6	6		Q	S Matsuoka	7	3	1	3
Q	D Witt	5	4	2								10	A Chesnokov	3	5	4
	D Engel	6	6	6									J McEnroe	6	7	6
Q	M Rincón	4	2	2			D Engel	2	3	5
	J McEnroe	7¹⁰	7⁷	6			J McEnroe	6	6	7
	J Sánchez	6⁸	6³	4																J McEnroe	7⁸	3	4	6	6
	J Grabb	6	6	6															7	E Sánchez	6⁶	6	6	4	3
	L Duncan	4	2	4			J Grabb	6	4	6
WC	I Baron	2	4	4			F Santoro	7	6	7
	F Santoro	6	6	6									F Santoro	3	4	7	6	5
	J Pugh	2	6	7	7							7	E Sánchez	6	6	5	3	7
	R Fromberg	6	4	5	6		J Pugh	1	2	2
WC	B Garrow	6	4	4		7	E Sánchez	6	6	6
7	E Sánchez	7	6	6

Section 3

First round						Second round							Third round					Fourth round

3	I Lendl	7	6	6
Q	M Laurendeau	5	2	2		3	I Lendl	6	5	6	6
	L Jönsson	4	2	5			M Stich	4	7	3	3
	M Stich	6	6	7									3	I Lendl	7⁷	6	6
	M Filippini	2	5	4										A Antonitsch	6⁴	1	2
Q	C Limberger	6	7	6		Q	C Limberger	1	7	4	3
	A Antonitsch	3	6	6	6		A Antonitsch	6	5	6	6
Q	M Kaplan	6	2	1	0													3	I Lendl	6	6	6
	J Altur	5	0	5															G Bloom	0	3	4
	J Anderson	7	6	7			J Anderson	3	3	6	6	6
	B Pearce	5	7	5	0		G Bloom	6	6	4	1	7
	G Bloom	7	6	7	6									G Bloom	6	6	6
	R Azar	3	6	1	2									G Muller	2	3	4
	G Muller	6	3	6	6		G Muller	4	6	7	7
	W Masur	4	0	7	1	14	J Courier	6	4	6	6
14	J Courier	6	6	5	6

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

12	P Sampras	6	7	6
	D Goldie	1	5	1			12	P Sampras	6	6	6
Q	C Garner	1	2	2			Q	P Lundgren	4	3	3
Q	P Lundgren	6	6	6									12	P Sampras	6	6	6
LL	N Odizor	2	6	2	6	5								J Hlasek	3	4	1
	T Ho	6	4	6	3	7		T Ho	3	2	6
	R Reneberg	6	6	4	0			J Hlasek	6	6	7
	J Hlasek	3	7	6	6															12	P Sampras	6⁶	7⁷	6	6
	T Champion	7	3	6	7															6	T Muster	7⁸	6⁵	4	3
	T Mayotte	5	6	3	5			T Champion	1	6	3	2
	J Yzaga	7	7	6				J Yzaga	6	3	6	6
	K Nováček	5	6	3										J Yzaga	2	2	6	7	6
	A Järryd	2	7										6	T Muster	6	6	4	5	7
	S Youl	6	5	r				A Järryd	4	3	6	1
	A Rahunen	7	4	0	0	r	6	T Muster	6	6	4	6
6	T Muster	5	6	6	3

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

5	A Gómez	3	6	3	3
	L Mattar	6	3	6	6			L Mattar	6	6	3	2	6
	J Bates	3	5	4				V Paloheimo	4	0	6	6	3
	V Paloheimo	6	7	6											L Mattar	1	4	7	4
WC	P McEnroe	6	6	1	2	7									C van Rensburg	6	6	5	6
	J Tarango	3	4	6	6	5	WC	P McEnroe	4	4	5
	M Střelba	6	6	2				C van Rensburg	6	6	7
	C van Rensburg	7	7	6																	C van Rensburg	4	4	5
	R Krishnan	4	1	1																	A Cherkasov	6	6	7
	H Leconte	6	6	6				H Leconte	6	1	4	3
	A Cherkasov	6	6	6	6			A Cherkasov	1	6	6	6
WC	R Seguso	0	7	2	3										A Cherkasov	6	6	6
	G Forget	6	4	6	4									11	M Chang	4	4	3
	J Arias	7	6	3	6			J Arias	6³	3	2
	M Pernfors	0	2	3			11	M Chang	7⁷	6	6
11	M Chang	6	6	6

Section 6

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

13	J Berger	6	6	3	6
	R Agénor	4	4	6	4	13	J Berger	3	6	6	6
Q	J Carlsson	3	6	6	6	Q	J Carlsson	6	1	4	2
Q	R Matuszewski	6	2	1	2								13	J Berger	4	2	6	6	6
WC	S Bryan	2	5	6	2								Q	C Caratti	6	6	4	3	4
Q	C Caratti	6	7	2	6	Q	C Caratti	3	7	6	1	7
	D Rostagno	6	6	6			D Rostagno	6	6	4	6	6
	T Benhabiles	4	2	2																13	J Berger	5	0	2
	G Layendecker	3	6	6	7															4	A Agassi	7	6	6
Q	D Bosse	6	3	3	6		G Layendecker	7	3	2	4
	F Davín	6	6	7			F Davín	6	6	6	6
	J Rive	4	4	6										F Davín	5	4	0
	E Jelen	6	3	0	3								4	A Agassi	7	6	6
	P Korda	2	6	6	6		P Korda	5	7	0	4
	G Connell	4	2	2		4	A Agassi	7	5	6	6
4	A Agassi	6	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

8	B Gilbert	6	3	6	7
	M Wilander	4	6	3	5		8	B Gilbert	7	6	6
WC	R Leach	6	7	6			WC	R Leach	6	4	2
	P Chamberlin	4	6	1										8	B Gilbert	7	7	3	6	1
	S Bruguera	6	6	6											A Mansdorf	5	5	6	7	6
	T Högstedt	3	2	2				S Bruguera	6	2	6	3
	A Mansdorf	3	3	6	6	6		A Mansdorf	7	6	2	6
Q	B Dyke	6	6	3	3	0																A Mansdorf	3	4	4
	M Rosset	6	6	3	3	3															9	A Krickstein	6	6	6
	P Cash	2	2	6	6	6		P Cash	6	2	2	6	6
	M Kratzmann	6	6	6	6			M Kratzmann	4	6	6	1	4
	B Shelton	7	3	3	4										P Cash	4	6⁴	6
	U Riglewski	6	1	0	1	r								9	A Krickstein	6	7⁷	7
	J Stoltenberg	4	6	6	2			J Stoltenberg	4	2	4
	A Sznajder	1	6	7	1	1	9	A Krickstein	6	6	6
9	A Krickstein	6	4	6	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

15	G Ivanišević	1	6	6	7
	O Camporese	6	4	1	6		15	G Ivanišević	6	6	3	6
WC	T Martin	6	3	6				J Fleurian	4	2	6	1
	J Fleurian	7	6	7									15	G Ivanišević	6	6	2	6³	0
	K Jones	3	6	2	0									D Cahill	4	4	6	7⁷	6
	D Cahill	6	3	6	6			D Cahill	6	2
	C Steeb	5	6	3				M Šrejber	3	0	r
	M Šrejber	7	7	6																	D Cahill	6	2	3	6	4
	T Carbonell	6	7	6	6															2	B Becker	2	6	6	3	6
	P Haarhuis	7	6	4	0			T Carbonell	6	6	6
	S Davis	7	6	6				S Davis	4	4	2
	K Evernden	5	1	3										T Carbonell	4	2	2
	Y Noah	7	6	6	4	6							2	B Becker	6	6	6
	D Pate	6	4	7	6	2		Y Noah	4	2	6²
	J Aguilera	5	3	2			2	B Becker	6	6	7⁷
2	B Becker	7	6	6

External links

Preceded by 1990 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1991 Australian Open – Men's singles