1990 Manchester Open

The 1990 Manchester Open, also known by its sponsored name Direct Line Insurance Manchester Open, was an ATP men's tennis tournament held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club in West Didsbury, Manchester in the United Kingdom and played on outdoor grass courts that was part of the World Series of the 1990 ATP Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 18 to 25 June 1990. Second-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title, his first on grass, by defeating Gilad Bloom in the final.^[3]

1990 Manchester Open
Date	18–25 June
Edition	1st
Category	ATP World Series
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$225,000
Surface	Grass / outdoor
Location	Manchester, United Kingdom
Venue	Northern Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Pete Sampras[1]
Doubles
Mark Kratzmann / Jason Stoltenberg[2]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1990 Manchester Open – Singles

Pete Sampras defeated Gilad Bloom 7–6^(11–9), 7–6^(7–3)

• It was Sampras 2nd singles title of the year and of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1990 Manchester Open – Doubles

Mark Kratzmann / Jason Stoltenberg defeated Nick Brown / Kelly Jones 6–3, 2–6, 6–4