1980_Birmingham_Open

1980 Birmingham Open

1980 Birmingham Open

Tennis tournament

The 1980 Birmingham Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the eighth and last edition of the Grand Prix Birmingham, and part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It took place in Birmingham, Alabama, United States from January 14 through January 20, 1980. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, his sixth at the event.[3]

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

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  • 1 Rankings as of December 26, 1979.[4]

Other entrants

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

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Finals

Singles

Main article: 1980 Birmingham Open – Singles

United States Jimmy Connors defeated United States Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Connors' 1st singles title of the year and the 80th of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1980 Birmingham Open – Doubles

Poland Wojciech Fibak / Netherlands Tom Okker defeated Argentina José Luis Clerc / Romania Ilie Nastase, 6–3, 6–3

References

  1. [1]
    "1980 Birmingham – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. [2]
    "1980 Birmingham – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. [3]
    John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780362020342.
  4. [4]
    "December 26, 1979 - ATP rankings". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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