Wellington Classic

Wellington Classic
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Fernleaf Classic
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1988
Abolished	1992
Editions	5
Location	Wellington, New Zealand
Category	Tier V (1990–92)
Surface	Hard

The Wellington Classic (also known by its corporate title of the Fernleaf Classic) is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1988 to 1992. It was held in Wellington in New Zealand and was played on outdoor hard courts. Between 1990 and 1992 the tournament was part of the WTA Tier V Series

The only New Zealander to taste success at the event was Julie Richardson in the 1991 doubles competition, partnering Australian Jo-Anne Faull.

Prize money

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

Finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-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(7–3), 6–2
1992	Noëlle van Lottum	Donna Faber	6–4, 6–0

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1988	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson	6–3, 6–3
1989	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling	Tracey Morton Heidi Sprung	7–6, 6–1
1990	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi	Michelle Jaggard 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

External links

• WTA Results Archive Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine