The ATP Auckland Open , commonly known by its sponsored name ASB Classic , is a professional men's tennis tournament in Auckland , New Zealand. The tournament is played at the ASB Tennis Centre , in Parnell . It is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour. The tournament is held annually in January a week before the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open .
The ASB Classic returned in 2023 after the 2021 and 2022 events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing travel restrictions for international visitors to New Zealand.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
In the 1920s major new tennis venues were built in Auckland for the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association (now Tennis Auckland), Wellington and Christchurch in the 1920s comprising both grass and hard courts.[ 4] courts . For the next 30 years the Tennis Centre in Stanley Street was home to local tennis matches. In 1956 Auckland hosted its first permanent international tournament , the 'Auckland Invitation'.[ 5] [ 6]
From 1969, the first edition in the open era of tennis, until 1995 the tournament was known under its sponsored name 'Benson and Hedges Open'. From 1998 until 2015 it was named the 'Heineken Open'.[ 7]
By the 1960s the shuttle bus fare from town to Stanley Street was sixpence. Admission was five shillings for the first three days and 7/6 for finals and semifinals – a whole tournament for the equivalent of $4.[citation needed By the 1970s, 25 cents got you all-day parking next door at Carlaw Park .[citation needed The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts from its inaugural edition in 1956 until 1977, switching to hard courts in 1978.[ 8] [ 9] Grand Prix tennis circuit .
After being separated for 34 years, the WTA and ATP merged the event in 2016 and both tournaments are now known collectively as the ASB Classic. Heineken will still be a sponsor but will have a diminished role in anticipation of new tennis regulations restricting alcohol sponsorship.[ 10]
Both the 2021 and 2022 Auckland Open were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In regards to the 2022 cancellation, organizers cited New Zealand's strict quarantine rules as making it intractable for players, officials, and all other required staff to be admitted into the country.[ 11] [ 12]
File:ASB Tennis Arena 2020.jpg The ASB Tennis Centre
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1956
Error creating thumbnail: Robert Perry New Zealand Allan Burns 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1957
Final not played due to rain
1958
South Africa Trevor Fancutt Australia Robert Mark 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1959
New Zealand Jeff Robson Australia Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–4, 8–6
1960
Australia Roy Emerson New Zealand Ronald McKenzie 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1961
Australia Rod Laver Australia Roy Emerson 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1962
Australia Ken Fletcher New Zealand Lew Gerrard 6–3, 8–10, 7–5, 6–2
1963
Australia Fred Stolle South Africa Bob Hewitt 2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1964
Australia Fred Stolle (2) New Zealand Lew Gerrard 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1965
Australia Roy Emerson (2) France Pierre Barthès 3–6, 8–6, 7–5, 6–3
1966
Australia Roy Emerson (3) United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
1967
Australia Roy Emerson (4) Australia Owen Davidson 6–4, 6–2, 7–5
1968
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore New Zealand Onny Parun 6–3, 6–8, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
↓ Open Era ↓
1969 Australia Tony Roche Australia Rod Laver 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1970 United Kingdom Roger Taylor Netherlands Tom Okker 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1971 Australia Robert Carmichael Australia Allan Stone 7–6, 7–6, 6–3
1972 Australia Ray Ruffels Australia John Alexander 6–4, 6–4, 7–6
1973 New Zealand Onny Parun France Patrick Proisy 4–6, 6–7, 6–2, 6–0, 7–6
1974 Sweden Björn Borg New Zealand Onny Parun 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
1975 New Zealand Onny Parun (2) New Zealand Brian Fairlie 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1976 New Zealand Onny Parun (3) New Zealand Brian Fairlie 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1977 India Vijay Amritraj Error creating thumbnail: Tim Wilkison 7–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
↓ ATP Challenger Series event ↓
1978 Error creating thumbnail: Eliot Teltscher New Zealand Onny Parun 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
↓ Grand Prix event ↓
1979 Error creating thumbnail: Tim Wilkison Austria Peter Feigl 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1980 Error creating thumbnail: John Sadri Error creating thumbnail: Tim Wilkison 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1981 Error creating thumbnail: Bill Scanlon Error creating thumbnail: Tim Wilkison 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 6–0
1982 Error creating thumbnail: Tim Wilkison (2) New Zealand Russell Simpson 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1983 Australia John Alexander New Zealand Russell Simpson 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1984 Error creating thumbnail: Danny Saltz Error creating thumbnail: Chip Hooper 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1985 New Zealand Chris Lewis Australia Wally Masur 7–5, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4
1986 Australia Mark Woodforde Error creating thumbnail: Bud Schultz 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1987 Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř Netherlands Michiel Schapers 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1988 Israel Amos Mansdorf India Ramesh Krishnan 6–3, 6–4
1989 India Ramesh Krishnan Israel Amos Mansdorf 6–4, 6–0
↓ ATP World Series event ↓
1990 Error creating thumbnail: Scott Davis Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1991 Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček France Jean-Philippe Fleurian 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–4)
1992 Peru Jaime Yzaga Error creating thumbnail: MaliVai Washington 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
1993 Russia Alexander Volkov Error creating thumbnail: MaliVai Washington 7–6(7–2) , 6–4
1994 Sweden Magnus Gustafsson Error creating thumbnail: Patrick McEnroe 6–4, 6–0
1995 Sweden Thomas Enqvist Error creating thumbnail: Chuck Adams 6–2, 6–1
1996 Czech Republic Jiří Novák New Zealand Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4
1997 Sweden Jonas Björkman Denmark Kenneth Carlsen 7–6, 6–0
1998 Chile Marcelo Ríos Australia Richard Fromberg 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
1999 Netherlands Sjeng Schalken Germany Tommy Haas 6–4, 6–4
↓ ATP International Series event ↓
2000 Sweden Magnus Norman Error creating thumbnail: Michael Chang 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2001 Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý Spain Francisco Clavet 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2002 United Kingdom Greg Rusedski France Jérôme Golmard 6–7, 6–4, 7–5
2003 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý 6–3, 7–5
2004 Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (2) Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
2005 Chile Fernando González Belgium Olivier Rochus 6–4, 6–2
2006 Finland Jarkko Nieminen Croatia Mario Ančić 6–2, 6–2
2007 Spain David Ferrer Spain Tommy Robredo 6–4, 6–2
2008 Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–6(7–4) , 7–5
↓ ATP 250 tournaments event ↓
2009 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro Error creating thumbnail: Sam Querrey 6–4, 6–4
2010 Error creating thumbnail: John Isner France Arnaud Clément 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–2)
2011 Spain David Ferrer (2) Argentina David Nalbandian 6–3, 6–2
2012 Spain David Ferrer (3) Belgium Olivier Rochus 6–3, 6–4
2013 Spain David Ferrer (4) Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(7–5) , 6–1
2014 Error creating thumbnail: John Isner (2) Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(9–7)
2015 Czech Republic Jiří Veselý France Adrian Mannarino 6–3, 6–2
2016 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut Error creating thumbnail: Jack Sock 6–1, 1–0, Ret.
2017 Error creating thumbnail: Jack Sock Portugal João Sousa 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2018 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (2) Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
2019 Error creating thumbnail: Tennys Sandgren United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 6–4, 6–2
2020 France Ugo Humbert France Benoît Paire 7–6(7–2) , 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
2021
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022
2023 France Richard Gasquet United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2024 Chile Alejandro Tabilo Japan Taro Daniel 6–2, 7–5
2025 France Gaël Monfils Belgium Zizou Bergs 6–3, 6–4
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1968
Australia Dick Crealy Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
1969
South Africa Raymond Moore United Kingdom Roger Taylor Australia Mal Anderson Soviet Union Toomas Leius 13–15, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6
1970
Australia Dick Crealy (2) Australia Ray Ruffels
1971
Australia Bob Carmichael Australia Ray Ruffels New Zealand Brian Fairlie South Africa Raymond Moore 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1972
Australia Bob Carmichael (2) Australia Ray Ruffels (2)
1973
New Zealand Brian Fairlie Australia Allan Stone
1974
Australia Syd Ball Australia Bob Giltinan Australia Ray Ruffels Australia Allan Stone 6–1, 6–4
1975
Australia Bob Carmichael (3) Australia Ray Ruffels (3) New Zealand Brian Fairlie New Zealand Onny Parun 7–6, Ret.
1976
Not completed
1977
New Zealand Chris Lewis New Zealand Russell Simpson Australia Peter Langsford United Kingdom Jonathan Smith 7–6, 6–4
1978
New Zealand Chris Lewis (2) New Zealand Russell Simpson (2) Australia Rod Frawley West Germany Karl Meiler 6–1, 7–6
1979
South Africa Bernard Mitton Australia Kim Warwick United Kingdom Andrew Jarrett United Kingdom Jonathan Smith 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1980
Austria Peter Feigl Australia Rod Frawley Error creating thumbnail: John Sadri Error creating thumbnail: Tim Wilkison 6–2, 7–5
1981
Error creating thumbnail: Ferdi Taygan Error creating thumbnail: Tim Wilkison Error creating thumbnail: Tony Graham Error creating thumbnail: Bill Scanlon 7–5, 6–1
1982
United Kingdom Andrew Jarrett United Kingdom Jonathan Smith Error creating thumbnail: Larry Stefanki Error creating thumbnail: Robert Van't Hof 7–5, 7–6
1983
New Zealand Chris Lewis (3) New Zealand Russell Simpson (3) Australia David Graham Australia Laurie Warder 7–6, 6–3
1984
South Africa Brian Levine Error creating thumbnail: John Van Nostrand Australia Brad Drewett Error creating thumbnail: Chip Hooper 7–5, 6–2
1985
Australia John Fitzgerald New Zealand Chris Lewis (3) Australia Broderick Dyke Australia Wally Masur 7–6, 6–2
1986
Australia Broderick Dyke Australia Wally Masur Error creating thumbnail: Karl Richter Error creating thumbnail: Rick Rudeen 6–3, 6–4
1987
Error creating thumbnail: Kelly Jones Error creating thumbnail: Brad Pearce Australia Carl Limberger Australia Mark Woodforde 7–6, 7–6
1988
Error creating thumbnail: Marty Davis Error creating thumbnail: Tim Pawsat Error creating thumbnail: Sammy Giammalva Jr. Error creating thumbnail: Jim Grabb 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1989 New Zealand Steve Guy Japan Shuzo Matsuoka Error creating thumbnail: John Letts Error creating thumbnail: Bruce Man-Son-Hing 7–6, 7–6
1990 Error creating thumbnail: Kelly Jones (2) Error creating thumbnail: Robert Van't Hof Israel Gilad Bloom Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–0
1991 Spain Sergio Casal Spain Emilio Sánchez Canada Grant Connell Canada Glenn Michibata 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1992 South Africa Wayne Ferreira Error creating thumbnail: Jim Grabb Canada Grant Connell Canada Glenn Michibata 6–4, 6–3
1993 Canada Grant Connell Error creating thumbnail: Patrick Galbraith Austria Alex Antonitsch Russia Alexander Volkov 6–3, 7–6
1994 Error creating thumbnail: Patrick McEnroe Error creating thumbnail: Jared Palmer Canada Grant Connell Error creating thumbnail: Patrick Galbraith 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1995 Canada Grant Connell (2) Error creating thumbnail: Patrick Galbraith (2) Argentina Luis Lobo Spain Javier Sánchez 6–4, 6–3
1996 South Africa Marcos Ondruska Error creating thumbnail: Jack Waite Sweden Jonas Björkman New Zealand Brett Steven Walkover
1997 South Africa Ellis Ferreira Error creating thumbnail: Patrick Galbraith (3) Error creating thumbnail: Rick Leach Error creating thumbnail: Jonathan Stark 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
1998 Error creating thumbnail: Patrick Galbraith (4) New Zealand Brett Steven Netherlands Tom Nijssen Error creating thumbnail: Jeff Tarango 6–4, 6–2
1999 Error creating thumbnail: Jeff Tarango Czech Republic Daniel Vacek Czech Republic Jiří Novák Czech Republic David Rikl 7–5, 7–5
2000 South Africa Ellis Ferreira (2) Error creating thumbnail: Rick Leach France Olivier Delaître Error creating thumbnail: Jeff Tarango 7–5, 6–4
2001 South Africa Marius Barnard Error creating thumbnail: Jim Thomas South Africa David Adams Argentina Martín García 7–6, 6–4
2002 Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Todd Woodbridge Argentina Martín García Czech Republic Cyril Suk 7–6, 7–6
2003 Error creating thumbnail: David Adams South Africa Robbie Koenig Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec Czech Republic Leoš Friedl 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
2004 India Mahesh Bhupathi France Fabrice Santoro Czech Republic Jiří Novák Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
2005 Switzerland Yves Allegro Germany Michael Kohlmann Sweden Simon Aspelin Australia Todd Perry 6–4, 7–6
2006 Romania Andrei Pavel Netherlands Rogier Wassen Sweden Simon Aspelin Australia Todd Perry 6–3, 5–7, [10–4]
2007 South Africa Jeff Coetzee Netherlands Rogier Wassen (2) Sweden Simon Aspelin South Africa Chris Haggard 6–7, 6–3, [10–2]
2008 Peru Luis Horna Argentina Juan Mónaco Belgium Xavier Malisse Austria Jürgen Melzer 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
2009 Czech Republic Martin Damm Sweden Robert Lindstedt Error creating thumbnail: Scott Lipsky India Leander Paes 7–5, 6–4
2010 New Zealand Marcus Daniell Romania Horia Tecău Brazil Marcelo Melo Brazil Bruno Soares 7–5, 6–4
2011 Spain Marcel Granollers Spain Tommy Robredo Sweden Johan Brunström Australia Stephen Huss 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2012 Austria Oliver Marach Austria Alexander Peya Czech Republic František Čermák Slovakia Filip Polášek 6–3, 6–2
2013 United Kingdom Colin Fleming Brazil Bruno Soares Sweden Johan Brunström Denmark Frederik Nielsen 7–6(7–1) , 7–6(7–2)
2014 Austria Julian Knowle Brazil Marcelo Melo Austria Alexander Peya Brazil Bruno Soares 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
2015 South Africa Raven Klaasen India Leander Paes United Kingdom Dominic Inglot Romania Florin Mergea 7–6(7–1) , 6–4
2016 Croatia Mate Pavić New Zealand Michael Venus Error creating thumbnail: Eric Butorac Error creating thumbnail: Scott Lipsky 7–5, 6–4
2017 Poland Marcin Matkowski Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Israel Jonathan Erlich Error creating thumbnail: Scott Lipsky 1–6, 6–2, [10–3]
2018 Austria Oliver Marach (2) Croatia Mate Pavić (2) Belarus Max Mirnyi Austria Philipp Oswald 6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
2019 Japan Ben McLachlan Germany Jan-Lennard Struff South Africa Raven Klaasen New Zealand Michael Venus 6–3, 6–4
2020 United Kingdom Luke Bambridge Japan Ben McLachlan (2) New Zealand Marcus Daniell Austria Philipp Oswald 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
2021
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022
2023 Croatia Nikola Mektić Croatia Mate Pavić (3) Error creating thumbnail: Nathaniel Lammons Error creating thumbnail: Jackson Withrow 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–6]
2024 Croatia Nikola Mektić (2) Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Spain Marcel Granollers Argentina Horacio Zeballos 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7]
2025 Croatia Nikola Mektić (3) New Zealand Michael Venus (2) Error creating thumbnail: Christian Harrison Error creating thumbnail: Rajeev Ram Walkover
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