1978 New Zealand Open

The 1978 New Zealand Open, also known by its sponsored name Benson & Hedges New Zealand Open, was a men's professional tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts and was held from 2 January through 8 January 1978. Eliot Teltscher won the singles title.^[3]

1978 New Zealand Open
Date	2–8 January
Edition	11th
Category	Challenger Series
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$25,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Champions
Singles
Eliot Teltscher[1]
Doubles
Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson[2]

Finals

Singles

Eliot Teltscher defeated Onny Parun 6–3, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles

Chris Lewis / Russell Simpson defeated Rod Frawley / Karl Meiler 6–1, 7–6