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. The tournament 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
Miloslav Mečíř [1]
Doubles
Kelly Jones / Brad Pearce [2]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1987 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles

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

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

Doubles

Kelly Jones / Brad Pearce defeated Carl Limberger / 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 Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1987 Auckland Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Mecir hits form for Australian Open". The Canberra Times. 61 (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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