1990 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles
# 1990 Virginia Slims Championships – Doubles

Kathy Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie defeated Mercedes Paz and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1990 Virginia Slims Championships.

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the four-time defending champions, but withdrew due to a knee surgery to Navratilova.

## Seeds

* Jana Novotná / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
* Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie (champions)
* Mercedes Paz / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Draw

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi | 5 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| 4 | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Lise Gregory Gretchen Rush | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lise Gregory Gretchen Rush | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | $6^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | Nicole Provis Elna Reinach | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | $7^8$ | | 3 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Katrina Adams Lori McNeil | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Katrina Adams Lori McNeil | 7 | 3 | $7^7$ | | Katrina Adams Lori McNeil | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 2 | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 5 | 6 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
