The 1989 Fernleaf Classic was a women's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor hard courts in
Wellington
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, New Zealand, and was part of the Category 1 tier of the
1989 WTA Tour
The 1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The 1989 Virginia Slims World Championship Series included the four Grand Slam tournaments, ...
. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was held from 6 February until 12 February 1989. First-seeded
Conchita Martínez
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won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Conchita Martínez
Conchita Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon, doing so in 1994. Martínez also was the runner-up at th ...
defeated
Jo-Anne Faull
Jo-Anne Faull (born 13 January 1971) is a former Australian tennis player, professionally active from late 1988 to January 1995.
In 1988, she was the world junior champion in women's doubles. At the Australian Open and Wimbledon
She achieved t ...
6–1, 6–2
* It was Martínez's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of her
career
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The ...
.
Doubles
Elizabeth Smylie
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/
Janine Thompson
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she was playing on the seniors tour. As both ...
defeated
Tracey Morton /
Heidi Sprung
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Biography
Sprung, who is originally from Salzburg, played Fed Cup tennis for Austria in 1988. She teamed up with Judith Wiesner to win the decidin ...
7–6
(7–3), 6–1
* It was Smylie's 1st title of the year and the 22nd of her career. It was Thompson's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of her career.
See also
*
1989 BP National Championships – men's tournament
References
External links
ITF tournament edition detailsTournament draws
{{1989 WTA Tour
Fernleaf Classic
Wellington Classic
Fern
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February 1989 sports events in Oceania