1987 Benson and Hedges Open

The 1987 Benson and Hedges Open was a men's Grand Prix tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Auckland, New Zealand. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 5 January to 11 January 1987. First-seeded Miloslav Mečíř won the singles title.[3][4]

1987 Benson and Hedges Open
Date5–11 January
Edition20th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$89,400
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Champions
Singles
Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř[1]
Doubles
United States Kelly Jones / United States Brad Pearce[2]

Finals

Singles

Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř defeated Netherlands Michiel Schapers 6–2, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Mečíř's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career.

Doubles

United States Kelly Jones / United States Brad Pearce defeated Australia Carl Limberger / Australia Mark Woodforde 7–6, 7–6

  • It was Jones's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Pearce's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

References

  1. "1987 Auckland – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1987 Auckland – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Mecir hits form for Australian Open". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 728. 12 January 1987. p. 16 via National Library of Australia.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. p. 153. ISBN 9780002182690.


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