1974 New Zealand Open

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]

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

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