{{short description|Tennis tournament}} {{TennisEventInfo|1981|Benson and Hedges Open| | date=5–11 January | edition=14th | category=Grand Prix | prize_money=$50,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=Hard / outdoor | location=Auckland, New Zealand | venue=Stanley Street Tennis Stadium | champs={{flagicon|USA}} Bill Scanlon<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1981 Auckland – Singles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1981/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} Ferdi Taygan / {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Wilkison<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1981 Auckland – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1981/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name=ATP Auckland Open }}
The '''1981 Benson and Hedges Open''' was a men's professional tennis tournament held at the Stanley Street Tennis Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, which was part of the 1981 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 5 January through 11 January 1981. First-seeded Bill Scanlon won the singles title.<ref>{{cite book|title=Slazengers World of Tennis 1982|year=1982|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780356085968|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/118 118]|edition=14th|editor=John Barrett|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/118}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{main|1981 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Scanlon defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Wilkison 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 6–0 * It was Scanlon's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} Ferdi Taygan / {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Wilkison defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Graham / {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Scanlon 7–5, 6–1 * It was Taygan's 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Wilkison's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/auckland/301/overview ATP – tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/auckland/nzl/1981/m-gp-nzl-01a-1981/draws-and-results/ ITF – tournament edition details]
{{ATP Auckland tournaments}} {{1981 Volvo Grand Prix}}
Heineken Open Heineken Open Category:ATP Auckland Open Category:January 1981 sports events in Oceania