Wellington Classic

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The Wellington Classic was a tennis tournament held from 1988 to 1992 in Wellington, New Zealand. It was also known by its corporate title of the Fernleaf Classic.

The event was played on outdoor hard courts and the Women's Tennis Association classed it as a Tier V event for the duration of its existence. The only New Zealanders to taste success at the event were Kelly Evernden, who won the men's singles in 1990, and Julie Richardson, in the 1991 women's doubles contest, partnering Australian Jo-Anne Faull.

The men's tournament was one of the first events of the year, played just in advance of the Australian Open.

Contents 1 Prize money 2 Champions 2.1 Men's Singles 2.2 Men’s doubles 2.3 Women's singles 2.4 Women's doubles 3 References

[edit] Prize money

Women's singles champions received these prize funds.

Year	Prize Money
1988	$50,000
1989	$50,000
1990	$75,000
1991	$100,000
1992	$100,000

[edit] Champions

[edit] Men's Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1988	Ramesh Krishnan	Andrei Chesnokov	6-7, 6-0, 6-4, 6-3
1989	Kelly Evernden	Shuzo Matsuoka	7-5, 6-1, 6-4
1990	Emilio Sánchez	Richey Reneberg	6-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
1991	Richard Fromberg	Lars Jonsson	6-1, 6-4, 6-4
1992	Jeff Tarango	Alexander Volkov	6-1, 6-0, 6-3

[edit] Men’s doubles

Year	Champions	Runner-ups	Score
1988	Dan Goldie / Rick Leach	Broderick Dyke / Glenn Michibata	6-2, 6-3
1989	Peter Doohan / Laurie Warder	Rill Baxter / Glenn Michibata	3-6, 6-2, 6-3
1990	Kelly Evernden / Nicolás Pereira	Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez	6-4, 7-6
1991	Luiz Mattar / Nicolás Pereira	John Letts / Jaime Oncins	4-6, 7-6, 6-2
1992	Jared Palmer / Jonathan Stark	Michiel Schapers / Daniel Vacek	6-3, 6-3

[edit] Women's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1988	Jill Hetherington	Katrina Adams	6-1, 6-1
1989	Conchita Martínez	Jo-Anne Faull	6-1, 6-2
1990	Wiltrud Probst	Leila Meskhi	1-6, 6-4, 6-0
1991	Leila Meskhi	Andrea Strnadová	3-6, 7-6, 6-2
1992	Noëlle van Lottum	Donna Faber	6-4, 6-0

[edit] Women's doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1988	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson	6-3, 6-3
1989	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	Tracey Morton-Rodgers Heidi Sprung	7-6, 6-1
1990	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi	Michelle Jaggard-Lai Julie Richardson	6-3, 2-6, 6-4
1991	Jo-Anne Faull Julie Richardson	Belinda Borneo Clare Wood	2-6, 7-5, 7-6
1992	Belinda Borneo Clare Wood	Jo-Anne Faull Julie Richardson	6-0, 7-6

[edit] References

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