Wellington Classic
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The Wellington 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
.
The only New Zealander to taste success at the event was Julie Richardson
in the 1991 doubles competition, partnering Australian Jo-Anne Faull.
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
affiliated tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played from 1988 to 1992. It was held in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and was played on outdoor hard courts
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
.
The only New Zealander to taste success at the event was Julie Richardson
Julie Richardson
Julie Richardson is a former professional tennis player. She won six doubles titles in her career.-External links:...
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 |
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  Jill HetheringtonJill Hetherington Jill Hetherington Hultquist is a former Canadian professional tennis player. Hultquist played college tennis for the University of Florida, and is the current women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington.... |
 Katrina AdamsKatrina Adams Katrina Adams is a former professional United States tennis player from Chicago. Her highest singles ranking was 67 on May 8, 1989.-Early life:Adams joined a tennis program in West Side, Chicago when she was six years old... |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 1989 |  Conchita MartínezConchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998... |
 Jo-Anne Faull |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 1990 |  Wiltrud ProbstWiltrud Probst Wiltrud Probst was a female tennis player from Germany. She was ranked World No. 31 on February 4, 1991.-Singles :-Doubles 7 :-External links:... |
 Leila MeskhiLeila Meskhi Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.-Singles :-Singles finalist :... |
1–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1991 | Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.-Singles :-Singles finalist :... |
 Andrea StrnadováAndrea Strnadová Andrea Strnadová is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic born on 28 May 1972.Strnadová was awarded the WTA award for the "Most Impressive Newcomer" in 1991.-External links:... |
3–6, 7–6 (7–3), 6–2 |
| 1992 |  Noëlle van LottumNoëlle van Lottum Noëlle van Lottum is a Dutch-born former professional tennis player who played for France.Van Lottum played on the WTA Tour from 1987 until 1999, winning one singles and one doubles title. Her career-high singles ranking was World No. 57 and her career-high doubles ranking was World No. 59... |
Donna Faber Donna Faber Donna Faber is a former professional tennis player. She competed in Grand Slam tournaments from 1988 to 1993.-External links:... |
6–4, 6–0 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Patty Fendick Patty Fendick Patty Fendick is a former professional women's tennis player and is the current head women's tennis coach at the University of Texas.She was born on March 31, 1965 in Sacramento, California and played collegiately at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA title three times... / Jill HetheringtonJill Hetherington Jill Hetherington Hultquist is a former Canadian professional tennis player. Hultquist played college tennis for the University of Florida, and is the current women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington.... |
 Belinda CordwellBelinda Cordwell Belinda Jane Cordwell is a retired female tennis player from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she lost in the first round of the women's singles competition to Great Britain's Sara Gomer... / Julie RichardsonJulie Richardson Julie Richardson is a former professional tennis player. She won six doubles titles in her career.-External links:... |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1989 | Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993.... / Janine Tremelling |
Tracey Morton /  Heidi Sprung |
7–6, 6–1 |
| 1990 | Natalia Medvedeva Natalia Medvedeva Natalia Medvedeva is a former professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1987 to 1998. Her four singles titles were won in Nashville, Tennessee in 1990, Linz in 1992, and Prague and Essen in 1993. In Essen, she beat world number 5 Conchita Martínez.She also won 12 doubles titles... / Leila MeskhiLeila Meskhi Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.-Singles :-Singles finalist :... |
Michelle Jaggard Michelle Jaggard-Lai Michelle Jaggard-Lai is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. Jaggard-Lai turned pro in 1984. She won 3 doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She reached the quarterfinals in doubles of the 1992 Australian Open, partnering Kimiko Date. In singles, she reached the 3rd... / Julie RichardsonJulie Richardson Julie Richardson is a former professional tennis player. She won six doubles titles in her career.-External links:... |
6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1991 | Jo-Anne Faull / Julie Richardson Julie Richardson Julie Richardson is a former professional tennis player. She won six doubles titles in her career.-External links:... |
 Belinda Borneo / Clare WoodClare Wood Clare Jacqueline Wood is a former British number 1 tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998... |
2–6, 7–5, 7–6 |
| 1992 | Belinda Borneo / Clare Wood Clare Wood Clare Jacqueline Wood is a former British number 1 tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998... |
Jo-Anne Faull / Julie Richardson Julie Richardson Julie Richardson is a former professional tennis player. She won six doubles titles in her career.-External links:... |
6–0, 7–6 |