1987 Benson and Hedges Open

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{{TennisEventInfo|1987|Benson and Hedges Open|

| date=5–11 January

| edition=20th

| category=Grand Prix

| prize_money=$89,400

| draw=32S / 16D

| surface=Hard / outdoor

| location=Auckland, New Zealand

| champs={{flagicon|CSK}} Miloslav Mečíř{{cite web|title=1987 Auckland – Singles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1987/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| champd={{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Jones / {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Pearce{{cite web|title=1987 Auckland – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1987/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| main_name = ATP Auckland 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.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119474768 |title=Mecir hits form for Australian Open |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=61 |issue=18,728 |date=12 January 1987 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite book|title=The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988|year=1988|publisher=Willow Books|location=London|isbn=9780002182690|page=153|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}

Finals

=Singles=

{{main article|1987 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles}}

{{flagicon|CSK}} Miloslav Mečíř defeated {{flagicon|NED}} Michiel Schapers 6–2, 6–3, 6–4

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

=Doubles=

{{main|1987 Benson and Hedges Open – Doubles}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Jones / {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Pearce defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Carl Limberger / {{flagicon|AUS}} 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.

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