The 1988 Fernleaf Classic was a women's
tennis tournament played on
outdoor hard courts in
Wellington in
New Zealand and was part of the Category 1 tier of the
1988 WTA Tour
The 1988 WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis of the Women's International Tennis Association (WITA) for the 1988 season. The 1988 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WITA Tour Championships and the WT ...
. The tournament ran from 1 February through 8 February 1988. The singles title was won by 13th seeded
Jill Hetherington
Jill Hetherington-Hultquist (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for the University of Florida, and was women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington until May 2014.
Colle ...
.
Finals
Singles
Jill Hetherington
Jill Hetherington-Hultquist (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for the University of Florida, and was women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington until May 2014.
Colle ...
defeated
Katrina Adams 6–1, 6–1
* It was Hetherington's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career.
Doubles
Patty Fendick
Patty Fendick (born March 31, 1965) is a former professional tennis player and the former women's tennis program head coach at University of Texas.
Born in Sacramento, California, she played at the collegiate level at Stanford University, where t ...
/
Jill Hetherington
Jill Hetherington-Hultquist (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for the University of Florida, and was women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington until May 2014.
Colle ...
defeated
Belinda Cordwell /
Julie Richardson
Julie Richardson (born 30 March 1967) is a former professional tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses ...
6–3, 6–3
* It was Fendick's 3rd title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Hetherington's 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career.
See also
*
1988 BP National Championships
The 1988 BP National Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Wellington in New Zealand that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 28 Decemb ...
– men's tournament
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
Tournament draws
{{1988 WTA Tour
Fernleaf Classic
Wellington Classic
Fern
February 1988 sports events in New Zealand