1974 New Zealand Open  The 1974 New Zealand Open, also known as Benson and Hedges Open for sponsorship reasons, was a professional men'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. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and was held from 7 January through 13 January 1974. Björn Borg and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles. Björn Borg defeated Onny Parun 6–4, 6–3, 6–1   Evonne Goolagong defeated Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 6–1   Syd Ball / Bob Giltinan defeated Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone 6–1, 6–4