Singles
1990 Dow Classic
1989 Champion	Martina Navratilova
Champion	Zina Garrison
Runner-up	Helena Suková
Score	6–4, 6–1
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion but did not compete at the Dow Classic in 1990.

Zina Garrison won in the final against Helena Suková, 6–4, 6–1.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Zina Garrison	6	6
		Belinda Cordwell	1	2
								1	Zina Garrison	6	3	6
								4	Nathalie Tauziat	1	6	0
	4	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6
	7	Anne Smith	1	2
															1	Zina Garrison	6	6
															2	Helena Suková	4	1
	5	Gigi Fernández	6	2	5
	3	Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer	4	6	7
								3	Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer	6	4	5
								2	Helena Suková	2	6	7
	8	Larisa Savchenko-Neiland	6	3	2
	2	Helena Suková	3	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Z Garrison	7	6
	Q	J Richardson	1	5				Q	C Suire	5	2
	Q	C Suire	6	7											1	Z Garrison	6	6	6
		M Jaggard	2	1												M Kidowaki	7	2	1
		K Adams	6	6					K Adams	4	5
		M Kidowaki	6	4	8				M Kidowaki	6	7
	11	A Coetzer	4	6	6																	1	Z Garrison	6	6
	15	N Miyagi	7	4	1																		B Cordwell	1	2
		B Cordwell	6	6	6				B Cordwell	3	6	6
		S Gomer	6	7					S Gomer	6	3	4
		C Tessi	2	5												B Cordwell	6	6
		A Henricksson	6	7												A Henricksson	4	2
		K Godridge	4	6					A Henricksson	6	1	8
								6	G Magers	4	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	N Tauziat	5	6	7
	Q	J Hetherington	6	4	3			Q	K Jordan	7	3	5
	Q	K Jordan	4	6	6										4	N Tauziat	7	6
		H Na	6	6												H Na	5	2
		C Benjamin	1	2					H Na	6	6
		M McGrath	6	6					M McGrath	4	2
	13	A Gavaldón	1	4																		4	N Tauziat	6	6
		E Inoue	6	6																		7	A Smith	1	2
		A Leand	2	2					E Inoue	1	7	6
		N Medvedeva	4	5					L Field	6	5	4
		L Field	6	7												E Inoue	1	0
		R Baranski	6	6											7	A Smith	6	6
		S Smith	1	0					R Baranski	4	1
								7	A Smith	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	G Fernández	6	6
		E Brioukhovets	7	7					E Brioukhovets	3	2
		K Okamoto	5	6											5	G Fernández	6	6
		D Faber	7	6											10	L Golarsa	3	3
	Q	C Bakkum	6	3					D Faber	2	1
	Q	H Ludloff	3	3				10	L Golarsa	6	6
	10	L Golarsa	6	6																		5	G Fernández	6	2	5
	14	B Nagelsen	6	6																		3	R Fairbank-Nideffer	4	6	7
		S Amiach	0	0				14	B Nagelsen	7	6
		J Durie	6	2	6				J Durie	5	2
		J-A Faull	1	6	3										14	B Nagelsen	3	3
	Q	J Salmon	7	3	6										3	R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6
		S Loosemore	6	6	1			Q	J Salmon	1	3
								3	R Fairbank-Nideffer	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	L Savchenko-Neiland	6	6
		A Minter	6	6					A Minter	4	3
	Q	M Lindström	2	2											8	L Savchenko-Neiland	6	6	6
		P Paradis	2	6	4										12	L McNeil	7	4	3
		J Tremelling	6	2	6				J Tremelling	6	1	4
		E Reinach	6	4				12	L McNeil	1	6	6
	12	L McNeil	7	6																		8	L Savchenko-Neiland	6	3	2
	16	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6																		2	H Suková	3	6	6
		S Stafford	4	2				16	C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
		J Santrock	3	2					P Hy	2	1
		P Hy	6	6											16	C Kohde-Kilsch	4	1
		C Wood	6	6	2										2	H Suková	6	6
		C Dahlman	3	7	6				C Dahlman	3	2
								2	H Suková	6	6

External links

• 1990 Dow Classic draws
• ITF tournament details Archived 12 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• ITF singles results page