1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

August 2023 1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships ARG José Luis Clerc USA Mel Purcell 7–5, 6–3 64 16 Eighth-seed José Luis Clerc claimed the title and first prize money of $28,000 by defeating qualifier Mel Purcell in the final.Mel Didn't Quell Clerc Of Courts https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hmFQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p1gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6437%2C2612553 Associated Press The Evening Independent St. Petersburg, FL. 1980-08-11 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. USA Gene Mayer (third round) USA Harold Solomon (third round) USA Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals) TCH Ivan Lendl (second round) ESP 1977 José Higueras (semifinals) POL Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals) CHI Hans Gildemeister (first round) ARG José Luis Clerc (champion) USA Victor Amaya (second round) USA Eliot Teltscher (quarterfinals) MEX Raúl Ramírez (first round) AUS Phil Dent (second round) AUS Kim Warwick (third round) USA Hank Pfister (second round) AUS Colin Dibley (first round) USA Terry Moor (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 15 USA Terry Moor 3 0   8 ARG José Luis Clerc 6 6   10 USA Eliot Teltscher 3 6 3 5 ESP 1977 José Higueras 6 4 6   BOL Mario Martinez 7 6   3 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 2   6 POL Wojciech Fibak 1 3   Q USA Mel Purcell 6 6   8 ARG José Luis Clerc 6 6   5 ESP 1977 José Higueras 2 1     BOL Mario Martinez 1 3   Q USA Mel Purcell 6 6   8 ARG José Luis Clerc 7 6   Q USA Mel Purcell 5 3   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA G Mayer 6 6     USA L Shiras 1 0   Q CHI J Núñez 6 6     AUS S Ball 3 1     FIN L Palin 6 7     COL Á Betancur 4 6     USA B Nealon 2 2   16 USA T Moor 6 6   13 AUS K Warwick 6 6     ISR S Glickstein 2 3     PER F Maynetto 6 6     MEX E Montaño 2 2   Q ECU R Ycaza 6 6     SUI C Dowdeswell 4 3     SWE S Simonsson 4 3   8 ARG JL Clerc 6 6   1 USA G Mayer 6 6   Q CHI J Núñez 2 2     FIN L Palin 3 1   16 USA T Moor 6 6   13 AUS K Warwick 7 3 7   PER F Maynetto 6 6 5 Q ECU R Ycaza 1 2   8 ARG JL Clerc 6 6   1 USA G Mayer 2 3   16 USA T Moor 6 6   13 AUS K Warwick 2 1   8 ARG JL Clerc 6 6   16 USA T Moor 3 0   8 ARG JL Clerc 6 6   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 TCH I Lendl 2 6 6   ARG R Cano 6 0 4   FRA C Freyss 6 6     GBR J Lloyd 1 2     USA B Martin 6 6     USA B Willenborg 3 4     CHI J Fillol 4 0   10 USA E Teltscher 6 6   11 MEX R Ramírez 4 6 4 Q USA J Hayes 6 2 6 Q ESP 1977 R Vizcaíno 2 6 6 Q USA M Freeman 6 2 3   AUS D Carter 6 6     USA G Hardie 2 2     BRA 1968 J Soares 1 5   5 ESP 1977 J Higueras 6 7   4 TCH I Lendl 3 0     FRA C Freyss 6 6     USA B Martin 2 3   10 USA E Teltscher 6 6   Q USA J Hayes 7 6   Q ESP 1977 R Vizcaíno 6 2     AUS D Carter 6 2 0 5 ESP 1977 J Higueras 2 6 6   FRA C Freyss 2 4   10 USA E Teltscher 6 6   Q USA J Hayes 5 6 1 5 ESP 1977 J Higueras 7 3 6 10 USA E Teltscher 3 6 3 5 ESP 1977 J Higueras 6 4 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 CHI H Gildemeister 4 0   Q URU JL Damiani 6 6     USA M Cahill 6 6     ARG C Gattiker 3 3     BOL M Martinez 6 6     TCH J Kodeš 2 4     AUS P Kronk 6 7   15 AUS C Dibley 3 6   9 USA V Amaya 6 6     USA C Owens 4 2     SWE P Hjertquist 6 7     AUS W Maher 3 5     IND R Krishnan 6 6     AUS G Masters 1 2     ECU A Gómez 6 4 0 3 USA E Dibbs 3 6 6 Q URU JL Damiani 6 6     USA M Cahill 3 4     BOL M Martinez 6 6     AUS P Kronk 3 0   9 USA V Amaya 6 0 0   SWE P Hjertquist 4 6 6   IND R Krishnan 2 2   3 USA E Dibbs 6 6   Q URU JL Damiani 2 2     BOL M Martinez 6 6     SWE P Hjertquist 1 1   3 USA E Dibbs 6 6     BOL M Martinez 7 6   3 USA E Dibbs 6 2   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 6 POL W Fibak 7 4 6   USA V Winitsky 5 6 1   AUS M Edmondson 6 6     USA M Grant 3 4     YUG Ž Franulović 7 6     AUS R Case 5 1   Q ARG G Aubone 6 5   12 AUS P Dent 7 7   14 USA H Pfister 6 6     AUS J James 3 3   Q USA M Purcell 6 3     FRA P Portes 0 0r     ESP 1977 F Luna 7 1 6   TCH S Birner 6 6 1   USA R Fagel 2 4   2 USA H Solomon 6 6   6 POL W Fibak 6 6     AUS M Edmondson 2 2     YUG Ž Franulović 3 6 6 12 AUS P Dent 6 4 0 14 USA H Pfister 4 0   Q USA M Purcell 6 6     ESP 1977 F Luna 3 3   2 USA H Solomon 6 6   6 POL W Fibak 6 6     YUG Ž Franulović 4 3   Q USA M Purcell 4 6 6 2 USA H Solomon 6 0 2 6 POL W Fibak 1 3   Q USA M Purcell 6 6   References External links atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/717/1980/draws?matchType=singles 2016-05-17 itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. USCC-Indianapolis 1980 http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003401 2016-05-17 U.S. Clay Court Championships Category:1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships