Robert Fulford won the New Zealand Open Championship
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at Nelson
21st January 2000
(International)
Robert Fulford gained the second NZ Open Singles title of his career by defeating Chris Clarke his team-mate and doubles partner by the maximum margin in two quick and clinical games. Stephen Mulliner and David Openshaw made it a clean sweep for the tourists by taking the NZ Doubles Championship with a straight-games victory over the New Zealanders Bruce and Richard Baker.
Singles
RI Fulford (E) beat CD Clarke (E) +26tp, +26tp
Doubles
SN Mulliner (E) & DK Openshaw (E) beat BS & R Baker (NZ) +17tp +9tpo
Semi-Finals
RI Fulford (E) beat DB Maugham (E) +3otp, -15tp, +14tp
CD Clarke (E) beat SN Mulliner (E) +14, -8, +26tp
Doubles
Mulliner & DK Openshaw (E) beat Fulford & Clarke (E) +17tp, -7, +17
BS Baker & R Baker (NZ) beat D Anderson & C Robertson (A) +21tp, +26tp