{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{TennisEventInfo|1978|New Zealand Open| | date=2–8 January | edition=11th | category=[[ATP Challenger Tour|Challenger Series]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$25,000 | surface=Hard / outdoor | location=[[Auckland]], New Zealand | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Eliot Teltscher]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1978 Auckland – Singles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1978/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Lewis (tennis)|Chris Lewis]] / {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Russell Simpson (tennis)|Russell Simpson]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1978 Auckland – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1978/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name=ATP Auckland Open {{!}} New Zealand Open }}
The '''1978 New Zealand Open''', also known by its sponsored name '''Benson & Hedges New Zealand Open''', was a men's professional [[tennis]] tournament held in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. It was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of the [[1978 Grand Prix (tennis)|1978 Grand Prix]] circuit. It was the 11th edition of the [[ATP Auckland Open|tournament]] and was played on outdoor hard courts and was held from 2 January through 8 January 1978. [[Eliot Teltscher]] won the singles title.<ref name=wot1979>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1979|year=1979|publisher=Macdonald and Jane's|location=London|isbn=978-0354090681|page=191|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eliot Teltscher]] defeated {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Onny Parun]] 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Lewis (tennis)|Chris Lewis]] / {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Russell Simpson (tennis)|Russell Simpson]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Frawley]] / {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl Meiler]] 6–1, 7–6
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/auckland/301/overview ATP – tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/auckland/nzl/1975/m-gp-nzl-01a-1975/draws-and-results/ ITF – tournament edition details]
{{ATP Auckland tournaments}} {{1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}
[[Category:ATP Auckland Open]] [[Category:1978 Grand Prix (tennis)|Heineken]] [[Category:1978 in New Zealand tennis|Heineken]] [[Category:January 1978 sports events in Oceania]]