Jakob Hlasek and Anders Järryd were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Hlasek partnered Guy Forget, losing in the semifinals. Järryd partnered John Fitzgerald, losing in the second round.
Rick Leach and Jim Pugh won the title, defeating Boris Becker and Cássio Motta 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.
Seeds All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
External links 1990 Lipton International Players Championships doubles draw