1974 New Zealand Open

The 1974 New Zealand Open, also known as Benson and Hedges Open for sponsorship reasons, was a professional men's tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was an independent event, i.e. not part of the 1974 Grand Prix or 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and was held from 7 January through 13 January 1974. Björn Borg and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles.[2]

1974 New Zealand Open
Date7 – 13 January
Edition7th
CategoryIndependent
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$20,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Champions
Men's Singles
Björn Borg [1]
Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong
Men's Doubles
Björn Borg / Ray Ruffels

Finals

Men's Singles

Björn Borg defeated Onny Parun 6–4, 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Borg's first singles title of his career.

Women's Singles

Evonne Goolagong defeated Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 6–1

Men's Doubles

Syd Ball / Bob Giltinan defeated Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone 6–1, 6–4

References
  1. "1974 Auckland Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "Sports Whirl". The Virgin Islands Daily News. AP. 17 January 1974. p. 23 – via Google News Archive.
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