Heineken Open (tennis)

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The Heineken Open, played in Auckland, New Zealand, is a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series.

1 History

[edit] History

In 1920 when Auckland Tennis was looking for a permanent base, the only available site was a tip in Stanley Street. Undeterred, the local clubs raised the-then enormous sum of 1,800 pounds to prepare the site and build new courts. For the next 30 years the ASB Bank Tennis Centre in Stanley Street was home to hard-fought local tennis matches. But in 1956 Auckland hosted its first international tournament and has never looked back.

Then, as now, there was no such thing as a free lunch for spectators. By the 1960s the shuttle bus fare from town to Stanley Street was sixpence. Admission was five shillings for the first three days and 7/6 for finals and semifinals - a whole tournament for the equivalent of $4. By the 1970s, 25 cents got you all-day parking next door at Carlaw Park.

[edit] Past finals

[edit] Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2007	David Ferrer	Tommy Robredo	6-4, 6-2
2006	Jarkko Nieminen	Mario Ančić	6-2, 6-2
2005	Fernando Gonzalez	Olivier Rochus	6-4, 6-2
2004	Dominik Hrbaty	Rafael Nadal	4-6, 6-2, 7-5
2003	Gustavo Kuerten	Dominik Hrbaty	6-3, 7-5
2002	Greg Rusedski	Jerome Golmard	6-7, 6-4, 7-5
2001	Dominik Hrbaty	Francisco Clavet	6-4, 2-6, 6-3
2000	Magnus Norman	Michael Chang	3-6, 6-3, 7-5
1999	Sjeng Schalken	Tommy Haas	6-4, 6-4
1998	Marcelo Rios	Richard Fromberg	4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3)
1997	Jonas Bjorkman	Kenneth Carlsen	7-6, 6-0
1996	Jiri Novak	Brett Steven	6-4, 6-4
1995	Thomas Enqvist	Chuck Adams	6-2, 6-1
1994	Magnus Gustafsson	Patrick McEnroe	6-4, 6-0
1993	Alexander Volkov	MaliVai Washington	7-6(2), 6-4
1992	Jaime Yzaga	MaliVai Washington	7-6(6), 6-4
1991	Karel Novacek	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	7-6(5), 7-6(4)
1990	Scott Davis	Andrei Chesnokov	4-6, 6-3, 6-3
1989	Ramesh Krishnan	Amos Mansdorf	6-4, 6-0
1988	Amos Mansdorf	Ramesh Krishnan	6-3, 6-4
1987	Miloslav Mecir	Michiel Schapers	6-2, 6-3, 6-4
1986	Mark Woodforde	Bud Shultz	6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
1985	Chris Lewis	Wally Masur	7-5, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
1984	Danny Saltz	Chip Hooper	4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
1983	John Alexander	Russell Simpson	6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1982	Tim Wilkison	Russell Simpson	6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1981	Bill Scanlon	Tim Wilkison	6-7 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-0
1980	John Sadri	Tim Wilkison	6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
1979	Tim Wilkison	Peter Feigl	6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
1978	Eliot Teltscher	Onny Parun	6-3, 7-5, 6-1
1977	Vijay Amritraj	Tim Wilkison	7-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
1976	Onny Parun	Brian Fairlie	6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3
1975	Onny Parun	Brian Fairlie	4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
1974	Bjorn Borg	No data	No data
1973	Onny Parun	No data	No data
1972	R. Ruffels	No data	No data
1971	R. Carmichael	No data	No data
1970	R. Taylor	No data	No data
1969	Tony Roche	No data	No data
1968	Barry Phillips-Moore	No data	No data