Danone Australian Hardcourt Championships

The Danone Hardcourt Championships [1] is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1994. It was held at the Milton Tennis Centre in Brisbane in Australia and played on grass courts from 1987 to 1988 and on outdoor hard courts from 1989 to 1994.

Danone Australian Hardcourt Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameJason 2000 Classic (1987)
Ariadne Classic (1988)
Danone Hardcourt Championships (1989–94)
TourWTA Tour
Founded1987
Abolished1994
Editions8
LocationBrisbane, Australia
CategoryWTA Tier V (1988–89)
WTA Tier IV (1990–92)
WTA Tier III (1993–94)
SurfaceGrass (1987–88)
Hard (1989–94)

Results

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1987   Hana Mandlíková   Pam Shriver 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1988   Pam Shriver   Jana Novotná 7–6, 7–6
1989   Helena Suková[2]   Brenda Schultz 7–6, 7–6
1990   Natasha Zvereva   Rachel McQuillan 6–4, 6–0
1991   Helena Suková[3]   Akiko Kijimuta 6–4, 6–3
1992   Nicole Bradtke   Rachel McQuillan 6–3, 6–2
1993   Conchita Martínez   Magdalena Maleeva 6–3, 6–4
1994   Lindsay Davenport   Florencia Labat 6–1, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1987   Hana Mandlíková
  Wendy Turnbull
  Betsy Nagelsen
  Elizabeth Smylie
6–4, 6–3
1988   Betsy Nagelsen
  Pam Shriver
  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
  Helena Suková
2–6, 7–5, 6–2
1989   Jana Novotná
  Helena Suková
  Patty Fendick
  Jill Hetherington
6–7, 6–1, 6–2
1990   Jana Novotná
  Helena Suková
  Hana Mandlíková
  Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–1
1991   Gigi Fernández
  Jana Novotná
  Patty Fendick
  Helena Suková
6–3, 6–1
1992   Jana Novotná
  Larisa Savchenko
  Manon Bollegraf
  Nicole Bradtke
6–4, 6–3
1993   Conchita Martínez
  Larisa Savchenko
  Shannan McCarthy
  Kimberly Po
6–2, 6–2
1994   Laura Golarsa
  Natalia Medvedeva
  Jenny Byrne
  Rachel McQuillan
6–3, 6–1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "RESULTS PLUS". The New York Times. 5 January 1989. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ^ "SPORTS TODAY". The Buffalo News. 6 January 1991. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ^ "SPORTS TODAY". The Buffalo News. 6 January 1991. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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