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

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 court.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.

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2009	Juan Martin Del Potro	Sam Querrey	6-4, 6-4
2008	Philipp Kohlschreiber	Juan Carlos Ferrero	7-6(4), 7-5
2007	David Ferrer	Tommy Robredo	6-4, 6-2
2006	Jarkko Nieminen	Mario Ančić	6-2, 6-2
2005	Fernando González	Olivier Rochus	6-4, 6-2
2004	Dominik Hrbatý	Rafael Nadal	4-6, 6-2, 7-5
2003	Gustavo Kuerten	Dominik Hrbatý	6-3, 7-5
2002	Greg Rusedski	Jerome Golmard	6-7, 6-4, 7-5
2001	Dominik Hrbatý	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 Ríos	Richard Fromberg	4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3)
1997	Jonas Björkman	Kenneth Carlsen	7-6, 6-0
1996	Jiří Novák	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 Nováček	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 Mečíř	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	Björn Borg	Onny Parun	6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
1973	Onny Parun
1972	Ray Ruffels
1971	Bob Carmichael	Allan Stone	7-6, 7-6, 6-3
1970	Roger Taylor
1969	Tony Roche	Rod Laver	6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
1968	Barry Phillips-Moore

Doubles

Year	Champions
2009	Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt
2008	Luis Horna Juan Mónaco
2007	Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen
2006	Andrei Pavel Rogier Wassen
2005	Yves Allegro Michael Kohlmann
2004	Mahesh Bhupathi Fabrice Santoro
2003	David Adams Robbie Koenig
2002	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
2001	Marius Barnard Jim Thomas
2000	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
1999	Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek
1998	Patrick Galbraith Brett Steven
1997	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
1996	Marcos Ondruska Jack Waite
1995	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
1994	Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer
1993	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
1992	Wayne Ferreira Jim Grabb
1991	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
1990	Kelly Jones Robert Van't Hof
1989	Steve Guy Shuzo Matsuoka

External links

• Official Site

See also

• List of tennis tournaments