BP National Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | BP National Championships (1988–92) Wellington Challenger (1993–95) |
Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1988–89) ATP Tour (1990–92) Challenger Series (1993–95) |
Founded | 1988 |
Abolished | 1995 |
Editions | 8 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
The BP National Championships is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP Tour tennis tournament played from 1988 to 1995. It was held in Wellington in New Zealand and was played on outdoor hard courts.
The tournament began as part of the Regular Series of the Grand Prix before joining the World Series of the ATP Tour when it was formed in 1990. After the tournament was replaced by the Qatar Open in 1993 it became a part of the ATP Challenger Series before being wound up in 1995.
Grand Prix / ATP Tour |
Challenger |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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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 Jönsson | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
1992 | Jeff Tarango | Alexander Volkov | 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 |
1993 | Byron Black | Tommy Ho | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
1994 | Todd Woodbridge | Hendrik Dreekmann | 6–3, 6–3 |
1995 | Brett Steven | Martin Damm | 6–3, 6–3 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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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 |
1993 | Paul Annacone Byron Black | Mark Knowles Roger Smith | 6–2, 7–6 |
1994 | Martin Blackman Kenny Thorne | Sandon Stolle Simon Youl | 6–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
1995 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | Tommy Ho Kenny Thorne | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
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