1987 Heineken Open
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The 1987 Heineken Open
was an Grand Prix Tennis Circuit tennis
tournament held in Auckland
, New Zealand
. The tournament was held from January 5 to January 12.
Miloslav Mečíř
defeated
Michiel Schapers
6-2, 6-3, 6-4
Kelly Jones / Brad Pearce
defeated
Carl Limberger
/ Mark Woodforde
7-6, 7-6
Heineken Open (tennis)
The Heineken Open is a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series played in Auckland, New Zealand. It was also a combined mens and womens tournament until 1981.-History:...
was an Grand Prix Tennis Circuit tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament held in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
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. The tournament was held from January 5 to January 12.
Men's Singles
Miloslav MečířMiloslav Mecír
Miloslav Mečíř is a former professional tennis player from Slovakia. He won the men's singles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games where he represented Czechoslovakia and played in two Grand Slam singles finals...
defeated
Michiel SchapersMichiel Schapers
Michiel Schapers is a former tennis player from The Netherlands.Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarter-finals by eventual winner Miloslav Mečíř of Slovakia.The right-hander Schapers reached his...
6-2, 6-3, 6-4
- It was Mečíř's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Kelly Jones / Brad PearceBrad Pearce
----Brad Pearce is a former tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1986. He won four doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on October 8, 1990, when he became the World No...
defeated
Carl LimbergerCarl Limberger
Carl Limberger is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Limberger won one doubles title and reached eight doubles finals when on the ATP Circuit. His highest singles ranking was World Number 71 on 11 May 1987. His highest doubles ranking was World Number 53 on 6 July 1987...
/
Mark WoodfordeMark Woodforde
Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge....
7-6, 7-6
- It was Jones's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Pearce's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.