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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

Wellington Classic
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameFernleaf Classic
TourWTA Tour
Founded1988
Abolished1992
Editions5
LocationWellington, New Zealand
CategoryTier V (1990–92)
SurfaceHard

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

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

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1988 Canada  Jill Hetherington United States  Katrina Adams 6–1, 6–1
1989 Spain  Conchita Martínez Australia  Jo-Anne Faull 6–1, 6–2
1990 West Germany  Wiltrud Probst Soviet Union  Leila Meskhi 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
1991 Soviet Union  Leila Meskhi Czechoslovakia  Andrea Strnadová 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
1992 France  Noëlle van Lottum United States  Donna Faber 6–4, 6–0

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1988 United States  Patty Fendick
Canada  Jill Hetherington
New Zealand  Belinda Cordwell
New Zealand  Julie Richardson
6–3, 6–3
1989 Australia  Elizabeth Smylie
Australia  Janine Tremelling
Australia  Tracey Morton
Austria  Heidi Sprung
7–6, 6–1
1990 Soviet Union  Natalia Medvedeva
Soviet Union  Leila Meskhi
Australia  Michelle Jaggard
New Zealand  Julie Richardson
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1991 Australia  Jo-Anne Faull
New Zealand  Julie Richardson
United Kingdom  Belinda Borneo
United Kingdom  Clare Wood
2–6, 7–5, 7–6
1992 United Kingdom  Belinda Borneo
United Kingdom  Clare Wood
Australia  Jo-Anne Faull
New Zealand  Julie Richardson
6–0, 7–6
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