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{{TennisEventInfo|1980|Benson and Hedges Open|
| date=1–7 January
| edition=13th
| category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]]
| prize_money=$50,000
| draw=32S / 16D
| surface=Hard / outdoor
| location=[[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
| champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[John Sadri]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1980 Auckland – Singles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1980/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>
| champd={{flagicon|AUT}} [[Peter Feigl]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Frawley]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1980 Auckland – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1980/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>
| before_name=New Zealand Open
| main_name=ATP Auckland Open
}}

The '''1980 Benson and Hedges Open''' was a men's professional [[tennis]] tournament. The event was part of the [[1980 Grand Prix (tennis)|1980 Grand Prix circuit]] and was held in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. It was the 13th edition of the [[ATP Auckland Open|tournament]] and was played on outdoor hardcourts and was held from 1 January through 7 January 1980. First-seeded [[John Sadri]] won the singles title.<ref name="wot1981">{{cite book|title=Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation|year=1981|publisher=[[Queen Anne Press]]|location=London|isbn=9780362020342|oclc=|page=116|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>

==Finals==
===Singles===
{{main|1980 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Sadri]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Wilkison]] 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
* It was Sadri's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.

===Doubles===
{{main|1980 Benson and Hedges Open – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Peter Feigl]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Frawley]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Sadri]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Wilkison]] 6–2, 7–5
* It was Feigl's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Frawley's 1st title of the year and the 2nd 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/1980/m-gp-nzl-01a-1980/draws-and-results/ ITF – tournament edition details]

{{ATP Auckland tournaments}}
{{1980 Volvo Grand Prix}}

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1980 Benson and Hedges Open - Revision history

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