1990 BP National Championships
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The 1990 BP National Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
in Wellington
in New Zealand
and was part of the World Series
of the 1990 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from January 1 through January 7, 1990.
Emilio Sánchez
defeated
Richey Reneberg
6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Kelly Evernden
/
Nicolás Pereira
defeated Sergio Casal
/ Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 7–6
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 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...
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 part of the World Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 1990 ATP Tour
1990 ATP Tour
The IBM ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. In 1990 the IMB ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series and the ATP World Series...
. The tournament ran from January 1 through January 7, 1990.
Men's Singles
Emilio SánchezEmilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
defeated
Richey RenebergRichey Reneberg
Richey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals....
6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
- It was Sánchez's 1st title of the year and the 37th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Kelly EverndenKelly Evernden
Kelly Graeme Evernden is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol...
/
Nicolás PereiraNicolas Pereira
Nicolás Pereira is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who became International Tennis Federation Junior World Champion in 1988 after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open....
defeated
Sergio CasalSergio Casal
Sergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
/
Emilio SánchezEmilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
6–4, 7–6
- It was Evernden's only title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Pereira's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.