{{TennisEventInfo|1971|Benson & Hedges Centennial Open| | date=7–13 March | edition=4th | category=Non-tour | draw=32S / 16D | surface=Grass | location=Auckland, New Zealand | venue=Stanley Street Courts | champms={{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Carmichael<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1971 Auckland – Men's Singles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1971/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champws={{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court | champmd={{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Carmichael / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Ruffels<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1971 Auckland – Men's Doubles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1971/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champwd={{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court / {{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong | before_name=New Zealand Open | after_name=New Zealand Open | main_name=ATP Auckland Open }}
The '''1971 Benson & Hedges Centennial Open''' was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Stanley Street Courts in Auckland, New Zealand, from 7 March to 13 March 1971. It was a non-tour event (i.e., not part of one of the main men's or women's circuits that year). Bob Carmichael and Margaret Court won the singles titles.<ref name="wot1972">{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '72|year=1972|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362001037|oclc=86035663|page=314|editor=John Barrett}}</ref><ref name=dolan2011>{{cite book|title=Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide|year=2011|publisher=Remous|pages=81, 86|author=John Dolan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110341948 |title=Australian tennis wins |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=9 March 1971 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Men's singles=== {{Main|1971 Benson & Hedges Centennial Open – Men's singles}} {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Carmichael defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Stone 7–6, 7–6, 6–3. * It was Carmichael's third title of the year and the fourth of his career.
===Women's singles=== {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong 3–6, 7–6<sup>(5–1)</sup>, 6–2.
===Men's doubles=== {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Carmichael / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Ruffels defeated {{flagicon|NZL}} Brian Fairlie / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Raymond Moore 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3. * It was Carmichael's second title of the year and the third of his career. It was Ruffels's only title of the year and the fourth of his career.
===Women's doubles=== {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court / {{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Lesley Bowrey / {{flagicon|GBR}} Winnie Shaw 7–6, 6–0.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/auckland/301/overviewx ATP tournament profile]
{{ATP Auckland tournaments}} {{1971 Women's Tennis Circuit}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1971 Benson and Hedges Centennial Open}} Heineken Open Category:ATP Auckland Open Category:1971 Grand Prix (tennis) Category:March 1971 sports events in Oceania