1974 New Zealand Open

Tennis tournament

Tennis tournament

1974 New Zealand Open

Date| 7–13 January
Edition| 7th
Category| Independent
Draw| 32S / 16D
Prize money| $20,000
Surface| Grass
Location| Auckland, New Zealand
Champions
Men's singles
Björn Borg[1]
Women's singles
Evonne Goolagong
Men's doubles
Björn Borg /  Ray Ruffels
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The 1974 New Zealand Open, also known as Benson and Hedges Open for sponsorship reasons, was a professional men's and women'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. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was played on outdoor grass courts from 7 January through 13 January 1974. Björn Borg and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles.[2]

## Finals

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### Men's singles

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

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

### Women's singles

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

### Men's doubles

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

## References

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

## External links

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* ATP – tournament profile
* ITF – tournament edition details

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