1972 New Zealand Open

June 2026 1972 New Zealand Open 7–12 December 5th Independent Grass / outdoor Auckland, New Zealand Stanley Street Courts AUS Ray Ruffels AUS Kerry Melville AUS Ray Ruffels / AUS Bob Carmichael USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King ATP Auckland Open The 1972 New Zealand Open, also known as Benson and Hedges Open for sponsorship reasons, was a combined men's and women's professional tennis tournament held at the Stanley Street Courts in Auckland, New Zealand. It was an independent event, i.e. not part of the 1972 Grand Prix or 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and was held from 7 December through 12 December 1971. Ray Ruffels and Kerry Melville won the singles titles.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110694377 NZ singles titles to Australians The Canberra Times 13 December 1971 12 National Library of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110692614 Stars in action today The Canberra Times 6 December 1971 11 National Library of AustraliaWomen's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide 2011 Remous 104 John Dolan Finals Men's singles AUS Ray Ruffels defeated AUS John Alexander 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(5–3) Women's singles AUS Kerry Melville defeated USA Rosie Casals 6–4, 6–0 Men's doubles AUS Ray Ruffels / AUS Bob Carmichael Women's doubles AUS Rosie Casals / AUS Billie Jean King defeated AUS Judy Dalton / FRA Françoise Dürr 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 References External links ATP – tournament profile Heineken Open Category:ATP Auckland Open Category:December 1972 sports events in Oceania New