1980 Grand Prix circuit

Details
Duration	1 January 1980 – 26 December 1980
Edition	11th
Tournaments	83
Categories	Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (71) World Championship Tennis (8) Team Events (1)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	John McEnroe (9)
Most tournament finals	John McEnroe (15)
Prize money leader	Björn Borg
Points leader	John McEnroe (2,342)
Awards
Player of the year	Björn Borg
Comeback player of the year	Arthur Ashe
← 1979 1981 →

Björn Borg finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the second time in his career. Borg won eight titles during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Masters Grand Prix. He also finished runner-up at another major at the US Open.

John McEnroe was the 1980 Grand Prix No. 1. McEnroe won nine tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, and finished runner-up at another major at the Wimbledon Championships.

The 1980 Volvo Grand Prix was a men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. The Grand Prix circuit is a precursor to the ATP Tour.

Volvo became the new tour sponsor of the Grand Prix circuit after Colgate-Palmolive decided to end its sponsorship.^[1][2] Eight World Championship Tennis tournaments were incorporated into the circuit.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix schedule.

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
31 Dec 1979	Australian Hard Court Championships Hobart, Australia Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Shlomo Glickstein 7–6, 6–4	Robert Van't Hof	Terry Rocavert Rick Fisher	Raymond Moore John Marks Chris Kachel Syd Ball
		John James Chris Kachel 6–4, 6–4	Phil Davies Brad Guan
	Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	John Sadri 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Tim Wilkison	Rod Frawley Peter Feigl	Russell Simpson John Austin Paul McNamee Dick Crealy
		Peter Feigl Rod Frawley 6–2, 7–5	John Sadri Tim Wilkison
	Masters Doubles WCT Great Britain Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8D	Raúl Ramírez Brian Gottfried 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker
14 Jan	Baltimore International Baltimore, Maryland, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Harold Solomon 7–6, 6–0	Tim Gullikson	Marty Riessen Brian Gottfried	Chris Lewis Brian Teacher Mark Edmondson Bruce Manson
		Marty Riessen Tim Gullikson 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Brian Gottfried Frew McMillan
	Birmingham Open (WCT) Birmingham, Alabama, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–2	Eliot Teltscher	Butch Walts Vijay Amritraj	Eddie Dibbs Ilie Năstase Buster Mottram Vitas Gerulaitis
		Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 6–3	José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase
21 Jan	US Pro Indoor (WCT) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 64S/32D	Jimmy Connors 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	John McEnroe	Gene Mayer John Sadri	Wojciech Fibak Bill Scanlon Harold Solomon José Luis Clerc
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–3, 7–6	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
28 Jan	United Virginia Bank Classic (WCT) Richmond, Virginia, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–1, 6–2	Roscoe Tanner	Victor Amaya Guillermo Vilas	Wojciech Fibak Johan Kriek John Sadri Bill Scanlon
		Johan Kriek Fritz Buehning 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)	Brian Gottfried Frew McMillan
	San Juan, Puerto Rico, US Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–2	Phil Dent	Tom Gorman Vince Van Patten	Billy Martin Tim Wilkison Robert Trogolo Paul McNamee
		Paul McNamee Paul Kronk 7–6, 6–3[a]	Robert Trogolo Mark Turpin

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Feb	Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida, US Clay – $300,000 – 4S	Björn Borg 6–1, 5–7, 6–1	Vitas Gerulaitis	Guillermo Vilas John McEnroe
11 Feb	Congoleum Classic Rancho Mirage, California, US Hard – $250,000 – 64S/32D	No final due to rain. The semi–finalists J. Connors, B. Teacher, P. Fleming and G. Mayer shared the prize money.[3]			Harold Solomon Andrew Pattison Guillermo Vilas Hank Pfister
	Sarasota, Florida, US Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 6–3	Andrés Gómez	David Carter Deon Joubert	José Higueras Charles Owens Robert Van't Hof Michael Grant
		Ricardo Ycaza Andrés Gómez 6–3, 6–4	David Carter Rick Fagel
18 Feb	United Bank Classic Denver, Colorado, US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Gene Mayer 6–2, 6–2	Victor Amaya	Vince Van Patten Stan Smith	Roscoe Tanner Brian Gottfried Andrés Gómez Fritz Buehning
		Steve Denton Kevin Curren 7–5, 6–2	Wojciech Fibak Heinz Günthardt
	WCT Invitational Salisbury, Maryland, US Carpet (i) – 8S	Björn Borg 7–5, 6–1, 6–3	Vijay Amritraj	Round Robin Jimmy Connors Eddie Dibbs Ilie Năstase John Alexander
25 Feb	Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Peter Feigl 6–2, 6–3, 6–2	Harry Fritz	Chris Mayotte Werner Zirngibl	Kjell Johansson Ismail El Shafei Peter Elter Sashi Menon
		Bruce Nichols Tony Graham 6–3, 0–6, 6–3	Kjell Johansson Leo Palin
	U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 48S / 24D	John McEnroe 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)	Jimmy Connors	Bernard Mitton Harold Solomon	Robert Lutz Sherwood Stewart Roscoe Tanner John Sadri
		John McEnroe Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–7, 7–6	Rod Frawley Tomáš Šmíd

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar	Egyptian Open Cairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Corrado Barazzutti 6–4, 6–0	Paolo Bertolucci	Patrice Dominguez Christophe Freyss	Jiří Hřebec Željko Franulović Terry Rocavert Kjell Johansson
		Tom Okker Ismail El Shafei 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Christophe Freyss Bernard Fritz
	Volvo Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Victor Amaya 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5	Ivan Lendl	Eddie Dibbs Eliot Teltscher	Roscoe Tanner John Sadri Brian Teacher Harold Solomon
		Ferdi Taygan Brian Teacher 4–6, 6–3, 7–6	Kevin Curren Steve Denton
10 Mar	ABN World Tennis Tournament (WCT) Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Heinz Günthardt 6–2, 6–4	Gene Mayer	Paul McNamee Ivan Lendl	Chris Delaney Vijay Amritraj Ilie Năstase John Sadri
		Stan Smith Vijay Amritraj 6–4, 6–3	Bill Scanlon Brian Teacher
	San José, Costa Rica Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	José Luis Clerc 4–6, 2–6, ret.	Jimmy Connors	John Austin Steve Krulevitz	George Hardie Erik van Dillen Sashi Menon Anand Amritraj
		Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol 6–2, 7–6	Anand Amritraj Nick Saviano
	Stuttgart Indoor Stuttgart, West Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Tomáš Šmíd 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4	Mark Cox	Rod Frawley Kim Warwick	Wojciech Fibak Reinhart Probst Tenny Svensson Patrick Proisy
		Tomáš Šmíd Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 7–6	Tim Mayotte Larry Stefanki
17 Mar	Trevira Cup (WCT) Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Stan Smith 2–6, 7–6, 6–2	Johan Kriek	Tim Gullikson Brian Gottfried	Tomáš Šmíd Raúl Ramírez Heinz Günthardt Butch Walts
		Stan Smith Vijay Amritraj 6–7, 6–2, 6–2	Andrew Pattison Butch Walts
	Lorraine Open Metz, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Gene Mayer 6–3, 6–3, 6–0	Gianni Ocleppo	Peter McNamara Colin Dibley	Chris Delaney Sean Sorensen Carlos Kirmayr Christophe Roger-Vasselin
		Gene Mayer Colin Dibley 7–6, 7–5	Chris Delaney Kim Warwick
24 Mar	Dayton Pro Tennis Classic Dayton, Ohio, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Wojciech Fibak 7–6(7–4), 6–3	Bruce Manson	Geoff Masters Bernard Mitton	Sashi Menon Marty Riessen Brian Teacher John Whitlinger
		Geoff Masters Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–4	Fritz Buehning Fred McNair
	Ramazzotti Cup (WCT) Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–1, 6–4	Vijay Amritraj	Ivan Lendl Rod Frawley	Andrew Pattison Bill Scanlon José Luis Clerc Peter Fleming
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–2, 6–7, 6–2	Andrew Pattison Butch Walts
	Nice International Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–2, 6–0, 6–1	Manuel Orantes	Fernando Luna Corrado Barazzutti	Peter McNamara Peter Elter Jairo Velasco, Sr. Gilles Moretton
		Kim Warwick Chris Delaney 6–4, 6–0	Stanislav Birner Jiří Hřebec
31 Mar	Monte Carlo Open (WCT) Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–1, 6–0, 6–2	Guillermo Vilas	Vitas Gerulaitis Tomáš Šmíd	José Luis Clerc Hans Gildemeister Jean-François Caujolle John McEnroe
		Adriano Panatta Paolo Bertolucci 6–2, 5–7, 6–3	Vitas Gerulaitis John McEnroe
	Gulf States Tennis Classic New Orleans, Louisiana, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 7–5	Eliot Teltscher	Ferdi Taygan Terry Moor	Roscoe Tanner Brian Teacher Bruce Manson Vincent Van Patten
		Eliot Teltscher Terry Moor 7–6, 6–1	Raymond Moore Robert Trogolo
	Palm Harbor, Florida, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Paul McNamee 6–4, 6–3	Stan Smith	Bernard Mitton Mike Cahill	Steve Krulevitz George Hardie Steve Docherty Byron Bertram
		Paul McNamee Paul Kronk 6–4, 7–5	Steve Docherty John James

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr	Houston (WCT), Texas, US Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–3	Eddie Dibbs	Brian Gottfried Bill Scanlon	José Higueras Marty Riessen Rod Frawley Eliot Teltscher
		Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–4, 6–4	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart
	Bank of Oklahoma Classic Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Howard Schoenfield 5–7, 6–1, 6–0	Trey Waltke	Van Winitsky Robert Lutz	Randy Crawford Bruce Manson Joel Bailey Steve Krulevitz
		Dick Stockton Robert Lutz 2–6, 7–6, 6–2	Francisco González Van Winitsky
	Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Heinz Günthardt 6–4, 6–4	Victor Amaya	José Luis Clerc Carlos Kirmayr	Patrick Proisy Deon Joubert Shlomo Glickstein Ferdi Taygan
		Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–4, 6–3	Colin Dowdeswell Heinz Günthardt
14 Apr	Jack Kramer Open Los Angeles, US Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Gene Mayer 6–3, 6–2	Brian Teacher	Bill Scanlon Roscoe Tanner	Stan Smith Yannick Noah Butch Walts Ivan Lendl
		Butch Walts Brian Teacher 6–2, 6–4	Anand Amritraj John Austin
21 Apr	Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, US Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 6–3, 6–1	Harold Solomon	Vitas Gerulaitis Ivan Lendl	Victor Amaya Raúl Ramírez Brian Teacher John McEnroe
		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6–2, 7–5	Wojciech Fibak Gene Mayer
28 Apr	WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 8S	Jimmy Connors 2–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–2	John McEnroe	Johan Kriek Ivan Lendl	Heinz Günthardt John Sadri Vijay Amritraj Bill Scanlon
	São Paulo, Brazil Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Wojciech Fibak 6–0, 7–6	Vince Van Patten	Thomaz Koch Bernard Mitton	Víctor Pecci Chris Lewis Carlos Kirmayr Byron Bertram Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1980_Grand_Prix_(tennis) Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.  Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk | www.biologia.sk | www.botanika.sk | www.dejiny.sk | www.economy.sk | www.elektrotechnika.sk | www.estetika.sk | www.farmakologia.sk | www.filozofia.sk | Fyzika | www.futurologia.sk | www.genetika.sk | www.chemia.sk | www.lingvistika.sk | www.politologia.sk | www.psychologia.sk | www.sexuologia.sk | www.sociologia.sk | www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk