1980 French Open

1980 French Open
Date 26 May – 8 June
Edition 84th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw 128S/64D/32X
Prize money $400,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Sweden Björn Borg [1]
Women's Singles
United States Chris Evert [2]
Men's Doubles
United States Victor Amaya / United States Hank Pfister [3]
Women's Doubles
United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith [2]
Mixed Doubles
United States Anne Smith / United States Billy Martin [2]

The 1980 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 84th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1980.[4][5]

Champions

Men's singles

Sweden Björn Borg defeated United States Vitas Gerulaitis, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 [1]

  • It was Borg's 9th career Grand Slam title, and his 5th French Open title.

Women's singles

United States Chris Evert defeated Romania Virginia Ruzici, 6–0, 6–3 [2]

  • It was Evert's 10th career Grand Slam title, and her 4th French Open title.

Men's doubles

United States Victor Amaya / United States Hank Pfister defeated United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 [3]

Women's doubles

United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith defeated Argentina Ivanna Madruga / Argentina Adriana Villagrán, 6–1, 6–0 [2]

Mixed doubles

United States Anne Smith / United States Billy Martin defeated Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová / Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner, 2–6, 6–4, 8–6 [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "ATP – 1980 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1980 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  3. 1 2 "ATP – 1980 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  4. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  5. ↑ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
Preceded by
1979 Australian Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1980 Wimbledon Championships



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