1987 Benson and Hedges Open
Appearance
1987 Benson and Hedges Open | |
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Date | 5–11 January |
Edition | 20th |
Category | Grand Prix |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $89,400 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Miloslav Mečíř[1] | |
Doubles | |
Kelly Jones / Brad Pearce[2] |
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]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "1987 Auckland – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1987 Auckland – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Mecir hits form for Australian Open". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 728. 12 January 1987. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. p. 153. ISBN 9780002182690.
External links
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