1980 Grand Prix (tennis)

Tennis circuit May 2024 1980 Grand Prix circuit 300px 1 January 1980 – 26 December 1980 11th 83 Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (71) World Championship Tennis (8) Team Events (1) USA John McEnroe (9) USA John McEnroe (15) SWE Björn Borg USA John McEnroe (2,342) SWE Björn Borg USA Arthur Ashe 1979 1981 2 400 center Bjorn borg elgrafico.jpg 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. WestlandUtrecht Tennisbond (Haarlem) John McEnroe in actie, Bestanddeelnr 929-9581.jpg 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.Volvo Will Sponsor Men's Tour https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5eMeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q2cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2862%2C4666291 Sarasota Herald-Tribune AP October 11, 1979Christy Barbee Let tennis take heart; tennis is richer than ever https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gfZLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ce4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3806%2C3483825 The Spokesman-Review AP Apr 22, 1979 Eight World Championship Tennis tournaments were incorporated into the circuit. Schedule The table below shows the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix schedule. Key Grand Slam tournamentsTour finals Super Series Regular Series January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 31 Dec 1979 Australian Hard Court Championships Hobart, Australia Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles ISR Shlomo Glickstein 7–6, 6–4 USA Robert Van't Hof AUS Terry Rocavert USA Rick Fisher RSA 1928 Raymond Moore AUS John Marks AUS Chris Kachel AUS Syd Ball AUS John James AUS Chris Kachel 6–4, 6–4 AUS Phil Davies AUS Brad Guan Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA John Sadri 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 USA Tim Wilkison AUS Rod Frawley AUT Peter Feigl NZL Russell Simpson USA John Austin AUS Paul McNamee AUS Dick Crealy AUT Peter Feigl AUS Rod Frawley 6–2, 7–5 USA John Sadri USA Tim Wilkison Masters Doubles WCT Great Britain Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8D MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Brian Gottfried 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 POL Wojciech Fibak NED Tom Okker 14 Jan Baltimore International Baltimore, Maryland, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Harold Solomon 7–6, 6–0 USA Tim Gullikson USA Marty Riessen USA Brian Gottfried NZL Chris Lewis USA Brian Teacher AUS Mark Edmondson USA Bruce Manson USA Marty Riessen USA Tim Gullikson 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 USA Brian Gottfried RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Birmingham Open (WCT) Birmingham, Alabama, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–2 USA Eliot Teltscher USA Butch Walts IND Vijay Amritraj USA Eddie Dibbs Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase GBR Buster Mottram USA Vitas Gerulaitis NED Tom Okker POL Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 6–3 ARG José Luis Clerc Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase 21 Jan US Pro Indoor (WCT) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 USA John McEnroe USA Gene Mayer USA John Sadri POL Wojciech Fibak USA Bill Scanlon USA Harold Solomon ARG José Luis Clerc USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming 6–3, 7–6 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 28 Jan United Virginia Bank Classic (WCT) Richmond, Virginia, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D USA John McEnroe 6–1, 6–2 USA Roscoe Tanner USA Victor Amaya ARG Guillermo Vilas POL Wojciech Fibak RSA 1928 Johan Kriek USA John Sadri USA Bill Scanlon RSA 1928 Johan Kriek USA Fritz Buehning 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) USA Brian Gottfried RSA 1928 Frew McMillanSan Juan, Puerto Rico, US Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–2 AUS Phil DentUSA Tom Gorman USA Vince Van PattenUSA Billy Martin USA Tim Wilkison RSA 1928 Robert Trogolo AUS Paul McNamee AUS Paul McNamee AUS Paul Kronk 7–6, 6–3Doubles event not officially listed by ATP. RSA 1928 Robert Trogolo USA Mark Turpin February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 4 Feb Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida, US Clay – $300,000 – 4S SWE Björn Borg 6–1, 5–7, 6–1 USA Vitas Gerulaitis ARG Guillermo Vilas USA John McEnroe 11 Feb Congoleum Classic Rancho Mirage, California, US Hard – $250,000 – 64S/32DNo final due to rain. The semi–finalists J. Connors, B. Teacher, P. Fleming and G. Mayer shared the prize money.Money For A Rainy Day https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TGhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uVgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=rancho%20tennis%20rain%20connors%20mayer&pg=5695%2C941515 The Evening Independent February 19, 1980 6-C USA Harold Solomon ZIM Andrew Pattison ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Hank Pfister Sarasota, Florida, US Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 6–3 ECU Andrés Gómez AUS David Carter RSA 1928 Deon Joubert ESP 1977 José Higueras USA Charles Owens USA Robert Van't Hof USA Michael Grant ECU Ricardo Ycaza ECU Andrés Gómez 6–3, 6–4 AUS David Carter USA Rick Fagel 18 Feb United Bank Classic Denver, Colorado, US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D USA Gene Mayer 6–2, 6–2 USA Victor Amaya USA Vince Van Patten USA Stan Smith USA Roscoe Tanner USA Brian Gottfried ECU Andrés Gómez USA Fritz Buehning USA Steve Denton RSA 1928 Kevin Curren 7–5, 6–2 POL Wojciech Fibak SUI Heinz Günthardt 25 Feb Lagos, Nigeria Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D AUT Peter Feigl 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 CAN Harry Fritz USA Chris Mayotte FRG Werner Zirngibl SWE Kjell Johansson EGY Ismail El Shafei FRG Peter Elter IND Sashi Menon USA Bruce Nichols USA Tony Graham 6–3, 0–6, 6–3 SWE Kjell Johansson FIN Leo Palin U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 48S / 24D USA John McEnroe 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) USA Jimmy Connors RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA Harold Solomon USA Robert Lutz USA Sherwood Stewart USA Roscoe Tanner USA John Sadri USA John McEnroe USA Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 AUS Rod Frawley TCH Tomáš Šmíd March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 3 Mar Egyptian OpenCairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D ITA Corrado Barazzutti 6–4, 6–0 ITA Paolo Bertolucci FRA Patrice Dominguez FRA Christophe Freyss TCH Jiří Hřebec YUG Željko Franulović AUS Terry Rocavert SWE Kjell Johansson NED Tom Okker EGY Ismail El Shafei 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 FRA Christophe Freyss FRA Bernard Fritz Volvo Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., US Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D USA Victor Amaya 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5 TCH Ivan Lendl USA Eddie Dibbs USA Eliot Teltscher USA Roscoe Tanner USA John Sadri USA Brian Teacher USA Harold Solomon USA Ferdi Taygan USA Brian Teacher 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Steve Denton 10 Mar ABN World Tennis Tournament (WCT) Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles SUI Heinz Günthardt 6–2, 6–4 USA Gene Mayer AUS Paul McNamee TCH Ivan Lendl USA Chris Delaney IND Vijay Amritraj Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase USA John Sadri USA Stan Smith IND Vijay Amritraj 6–4, 6–3 USA Bill Scanlon USA Brian Teacher Friendship Tournament San José, Costa Rica Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D ARG José Luis Clerc 4–6, 2–6, ret. USA Jimmy Connors USA John Austin USA Steve Krulevitz USA George Hardie USA Erik van Dillen IND Sashi Menon IND Anand Amritraj CHI Álvaro Fillol CHI Jaime Fillol 6–2, 7–6 IND Anand Amritraj USA Nick Saviano Stuttgart Indoor Stuttgart, West Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D TCH Tomáš Šmíd 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4 GBR Mark Cox AUS Rod Frawley AUS Kim Warwick POL Wojciech Fibak FRG Reinhart Probst SWE Tenny Svensson FRA Patrick Proisy TCH Tomáš Šmíd POL Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 7–6 USA Tim Mayotte USA Larry Stefanki 17 Mar Trevira Cup (WCT) Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D USA Stan Smith 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 RSA 1928 Johan Kriek USA Tim Gullikson USA Brian Gottfried TCH Tomáš Šmíd MEX Raúl Ramírez SUI Heinz Günthardt USA Butch Walts USA Stan Smith IND Vijay Amritraj 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 ZIM Andrew Pattison USA Butch Walts Lorraine Open Metz, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Gene Mayer 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 ITA Gianni Ocleppo AUS Peter McNamara AUS Colin Dibley USA Chris Delaney IRE Sean Sorensen BRA Carlos Kirmayr FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin USA Gene Mayer AUS Colin Dibley 7–6, 7–5 USA Chris Delaney AUS Kim Warwick 24 Mar Dayton Pro Tennis Classic Dayton, Ohio, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D POL Wojciech Fibak 7–6(7–4), 6–3 USA Bruce Manson AUS Geoff Masters RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton IND Sashi Menon USA Marty Riessen USA Brian Teacher USA John Whitlinger AUS Geoff Masters POL Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–4 USA Fritz Buehning USA Fred McNair Ramazzotti Cup (WCT) Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D USA John McEnroe 6–1, 6–4 IND Vijay Amritraj TCH Ivan Lendl AUS Rod Frawley ZIM Andrew Pattison USA Bill Scanlon ARG José Luis Clerc USA Peter Fleming USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming 6–2, 6–7, 6–2 ZIM Andrew Pattison USA Butch Walts Nice International Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D SWE Björn Borg 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes ESP 1977 Fernando Luna ITA Corrado Barazzutti AUS Peter McNamara FRG Peter Elter COL Jairo Velasco, Sr. FRA Gilles Moretton AUS Kim Warwick USA Chris Delaney 6–4, 6–0 TCH Stanislav Birner TCH Jiří Hřebec 31 Mar Monte Carlo Open (WCT) Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $187,000 – 32S/16D SWE Björn Borg 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Vitas Gerulaitis TCH Tomáš Šmíd ARG José Luis Clerc CHI Hans Gildemeister FRA Jean-François Caujolle USA John McEnroe ITA Adriano Panatta ITA Paolo Bertolucci 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA John McEnroe Gulf States Tennis Classic New Orleans, Louisiana, US Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D POL Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 7–5 USA Eliot Teltscher USA Ferdi Taygan USA Terry Moor USA Roscoe Tanner USA Brian Teacher USA Bruce Manson USA Vincent Van Patten USA Eliot Teltscher USA Terry Moor 7–6, 6–1 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore RSA 1928 Robert Trogolo Robinson's Tennis Open Palm Harbor, Florida, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D AUS Paul McNamee 6–4, 6–3 USA Stan Smith RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA Mike Cahill USA Steve Krulevitz USA George Hardie AUS Steve Docherty RSA 1928 Byron Bertram AUS Paul McNamee AUS Paul Kronk 6–4, 7–5 AUS Steve Docherty AUS John James April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 7 Apr Houston (WCT), Texas, US Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D TCH Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–3 USA Eddie Dibbs USA Brian Gottfried USA Bill Scanlon ESP 1977 José Higueras USA Marty Riessen AUS Rod Frawley USA Eliot Teltscher AUS Peter McNamara AUS Paul McNamee 6–4, 6–4 USA Marty Riessen USA Sherwood Stewart Bank of Oklahoma Classic Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Howard Schoenfield 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 USA Trey Waltke USA Van Winitsky USA Robert Lutz USA Randy Crawford USA Bruce Manson USA Joel Bailey USA Steve Krulevitz USA Dick Stockton USA Robert Lutz 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 PAR Francisco González USA Van Winitsky Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D SUI Heinz Günthardt 6–4, 6–4 USA Victor Amaya ARG José Luis Clerc BRA Carlos Kirmayr FRA Patrick Proisy RSA 1928 Deon Joubert ISR Shlomo Glickstein USA Ferdi Taygan RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6–4, 6–3 SUI Colin Dowdeswell SUI Heinz Günthardt 14 Apr Jack Kramer OpenLos Angeles, US Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D USA Gene Mayer 6–3, 6–2 USA Brian Teacher USA Bill Scanlon USA Roscoe Tanner USA Stan Smith FRA Yannick Noah USA Butch Walts TCH Ivan Lendl USA Butch Walts USA Brian Teacher 6–2, 6–4 IND Anand Amritraj USA John Austin 21 Apr Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, US Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D SWE Björn Borg 6–3, 6–1 USA Harold Solomon USA Vitas Gerulaitis TCH Ivan Lendl USA Victor Amaya MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Brian Teacher USA John McEnroe USA Stan Smith USA Robert Lutz 6–2, 7–5 POL Wojciech Fibak USA Gene Mayer 28 Apr WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 8S Singles USA Jimmy Connors 2–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–2 USA John McEnroe RSA 1928 Johan Kriek TCH Ivan Lendl SUI Heinz Günthardt USA John Sadri IND Vijay Amritraj USA Bill Scanlon São Paulo, Brazil Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D POL Wojciech Fibak 6–0, 7–6 USA Vince Van Patten BRA Thomaz Koch RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton PAR Víctor Pecci NZL Chris Lewis BRA Carlos Kirmayr RSA 1928 Byron Bertram USA Fritz Buehning IND Anand Amritraj 7–6, 6–2 AUS David Carter NZL Chris Lewis May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 5 May Ambre Solaire Nations Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $400,000 – 8D Argentina3–0 Italy Sweden United States Czechoslovakia Spain Australia West Germany 12 May Alitalia Open Florence, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ITA Adriano Panatta 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 MEX Raúl Ramírez ITA Gianni Ocleppo AUS Phil Dent ARG José Luis Clerc SWE Stefan Simonsson AUS John Alexander FRA Jean-François Caujolle MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Gene Mayer 6–1, 6–4 ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Adriano Panatta German Open Championships Hamburg, West Germany Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D USA Harold Solomon 6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 ARG Guillermo Vilas TCH Ivan Lendl USA Eliot Teltscher ECU Andrés Gómez HUN Balázs Taróczy RSA 1928 John Yuill ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes ECU Andrés Gómez CHI Hans Gildemeister 6–3, 6–4 FRG Reinhart Probst FRG Max Wünschig 19 May Italian OpenRome, Italy Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 6–4, 6–4 FRA Yannick Noah USA Eliot Teltscher TCH Tomáš Šmíd MEX Raúl Ramírez TCH Ivan Lendl ITA Corrado Barazzutti ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes AUS Kim Warwick AUS Mark Edmondson 7–6, 7–6 HUN Balázs Taróczy USA Eliot Teltscher Bavarian Tennis Championships Munich, West Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D FRG Rolf Gehring 6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 FRA Christophe Freyss SWE Stefan Simonsson FRG Klaus Eberhard TCH Pavel Složil FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin USA Terry Moor YUG Željko Franulović SUI Heinz Günthardt RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 7–6, 6–1 AUS David Carter NZL Chris Lewis 26 May2 Jun French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $385,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Harold Solomon USA Jimmy Connors ITA Corrado Barazzutti ARG Guillermo Vilas CHI Hans Gildemeister POL Wojciech Fibak USA Victor Amaya USA Hank Pfister 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Anne Smith USA Billy Martin 2–6, 6–4, 8–6 TCH Renáta Tomanová TCH Stanislav Birner June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 9 Jun Belgian International Championships Brussels, Belgium Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D AUS Peter McNamara 7–6, 6–3, 6–0 HUN Balázs Taróczy USA Eddie Dibbs ARG Gustavo Guerrero FRA Christophe Freyss FRA Patrice Dominguez FRG Andreas Maurer ESP 1977 Fernando Luna BEL Thierry Stevaux USA Steve Krulevitz 6–3, 7–5 USA Eric Fromm USA Cary Leeds Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA John McEnroe 6–3, 6–1 AUS Kim Warwick PAR Víctor Pecci USA Vitas Gerulaitis IND Vijay Amritraj USA Roscoe Tanner USA Peter Rennert USA Stan Smith AUS Rod Frawley AUS Geoff Masters 6–2, 4–6, 11-9 AUS Paul McNamee USA Sherwood Stewart 16 Jun Surbiton, England Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–3 USA Sandy Mayer NZL Chris Lewis AUT Peter Feigl MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Hank Pfister AUS Brad Drewett USA Bill Scanlon AUS Kim Warwick AUS Mark Edmondson 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15-13 ZIM Andrew Pattison USA Butch Walts Vienna, Austria Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez 1–6, 1–1, ret. TCH Tomáš Šmíd AUS Peter McNamara FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin ESP 1977 Fernando Luna FRA Patrick Proisy CHI Pedro Rebolledo ITA Paolo Bertolucci FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin ITA Gianni Ocleppo Walkover TCH Pavel Složil TCH Tomáš Šmíd 23 Jun30 Jun Wimbledon London, England Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 128S/64D/49XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles SWE Björn Borg 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6 USA John McEnroe USA Brian Gottfried USA Jimmy Connors USA Gene Mayer POL Wojciech Fibak USA Roscoe Tanner USA Peter Fleming AUS Peter McNamara AUS Paul McNamee 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith USA Tracy Austin USA John Austin 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3 AUS Dianne Fromholtz AUS Mark Edmondson July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 7 Jul Suisse OpenGstaad, Switzerland Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D SUI Heinz Günthardt 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 AUS Kim Warwick HUN Balázs Taróczy BRA Marcos Hocevar NZL Chris Lewis AUS Paul McNamee AUS Peter McNamara ISR Shlomo Glickstein EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei SUI Colin Dowdeswell 6–4, 6–4 AUS Mark Edmondson AUS Kim Warwick Newport, Rhode Island, US Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D IND Vijay Amritraj 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 ZIM Andrew Pattison USA John Sadri USA Nick Saviano USA Butch Walts USA Hank Pfister RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA Billy Martin USA Butch Walts ZIM Andrew Pattison 7–6, 6–4 USA Fritz Buehning USA Peter Rennert 14 Jul Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D HUN Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 USA Tony Giammalva SWE Birger Andersson AUS Paul Kronk SWE Kjell Johansson BOL Mario Martínez AUS Peter McNamara SUI Heinz Günthardt SUI Markus Günthardt SUI Heinz Günthardt 6–4, 6–4 GBR John Feaver AUS Peter McNamara U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, Massachusetts, US Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D USA Eddie Dibbs 6–2, 6–1 USA Gene Mayer ARG José Luis Clerc ESP 1977 José Higueras USA Jimmy Connors CHI Hans Gildemeister PAR Víctor Pecci USA Van Winitsky USA Sandy Mayer USA Gene Mayer 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 CHI Hans Gildemeister ECU Andrés Gómez Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, West Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 POL Wojciech Fibak FRG Rolf Gehring COL Jairo Velasco, Sr. Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase FRG Ulrich Marten NZL Christ Lewis YUG Željko Franulović RSA 1928 Frew McMillan SUI Colin Dowdeswell 6–3, 6–4 NZL Chris Lewis RSA 1928 John Yuill 21 Jul Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D HUN Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 ZIM Haroon Ismail GBR Buster Mottram FRA Dominique Bedel SWE Per Hjertquist NED Tom Okker ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez FRG Peter Elter HUN Balázs Taróczy NED Tom Okker 7–5, 6–3, 7–6 USA Tony Giammalva GBR Buster Mottram Austrian OpenKitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 TCH Ivan Lendl BRA Carlos Kirmayr AUS Peter McNamara NZL Chris Lewis Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase AUT Hans Kary TCH Pavel Složil FRG Ulrich Marten FRG Klaus Eberhard 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 BRA Carlos Kirmayr NZL Chris Lewis Washington Star International Washington, D.C., US Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D USA Brian Gottfried 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 ARG José Luis Clerc ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Gene Mayer FRA Pascal Portes ECU Ricardo Ycaza PAR Víctor Pecci YUG Željko Franulović ECU Andrés Gómez CHI Hans Gildemeister 6–4, 7–5 USA Gene Mayer USA Sandy Mayer 28 Jul Volvo International North Conway, New Hampshire, US Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 USA Eddie Dibbs TCH Ivan Lendl USA Harold Solomon USA Pat Du Pré POL Wojciech Fibak USA Eliot Teltscher USA Terry Moor USA Brian Gottfried USA Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–2 RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Steve Denton Mutual Benefit Life Open South Orange, New Jersey, US Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D ARG José Luis Clerc 6–3, 6–2 USA John McEnroe AUS David Carter COL Álvaro Betancur USA Van Winitsky PER Fernando Maynetto USA Blaine Willenborg ARG Ricardo Cano USA Bill Maze USA John McEnroe 7–6, 6–4 USA Fritz Buehning USA Van Winitsky August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 4 Aug National Revenue Tennis Classic Columbus, Ohio, US Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Robert Lutz 6–4, 6–3 AUS Terry Rocavert USA Tom Cain USA Brian Gottfried USA Sandy Mayer PAR Francisco González USA Brian Teacher USA Trey Waltke USA Sandy Mayer USA Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–2 USA Peter Fleming USA Eliot Teltscher U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, US Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles ARG José Luis Clerc 7–5, 6–3 USA Mel Purcell ESP 1977 José Higueras BOL Mario Martínez USA Terry Moor USA Eliot Teltscher USA Eddie Dibbs POL Wojciech Fibak USA Steve Denton RSA 1928 Kevin Curren 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 POL Wojciech Fibak TCH Ivan Lendl 11 Aug Cleveland, Ohio, US Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Gene Mayer 6–2, 6–1 USA Victor Amaya ARG Guillermo Vilas GBR Buster Mottram USA Nick Saviano ITA Gianni Ocleppo FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin USA Bruce Foxworth USA Victor AmayaUSA Gene Mayer 6–4, 6–2Doubles event not officially listed by ATP. USA Fred McNairIND Sashi Menon Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D TCH Ivan Lendl 4–6, 5–4, ret. SWE Björn Borg USA Sandy Mayer AUS Paul Kronk USA John Sadri USA Tom Leonard USA Brian Teacher USA Trey Waltke USA Brian Teacher USA Bruce Manson 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 SUI Heinz Günthardt USA Sandy Mayer Stowe Grand Prix Stowe, Vermont, US Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Robert Lutz 6–3, 6–1 RSA 1928 Johan Kriek ISR Shlomo Glickstein IND Vijay Amritraj USA Ferdi Taygan RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA Vince Van Patten USA Roscoe Tanner RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA Robert Lutz 6–4, 6–3 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Ferdi Taygan 18 Aug Atlanta, Georgia, US Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 6–2 USA Terry Moor RSA 1928 Kevin Curren GBR Buster Mottram USA Tony Giammalva USA Butch Walts USA Mel Purcell USA Eddie Dibbs USA Butch Walts USA Tom Gullikson 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 IND Anand Amritraj USA John Austin ATP Championship Mason, Ohio, US Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D USA Harold Solomon 7–6, 6–3 PAR Francisco González USA Jimmy Connors FRA Pascal Portes TCH Ivan Lendl FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin USA Roscoe Tanner IND Vijay Amritraj USA Brian Teacher USA Bruce Manson 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 POL Wojciech Fibak TCH Ivan Lendl 25 Aug 1 Sep US Open Flushing Meadow, New York, US Grand Slam Hard – $350,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA John McEnroe 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 5–7, 6–4 SWE Björn Borg RSA 1928 Johan Kriek USA Jimmy Connors USA Roscoe Tanner POL Wojciech Fibak USA Eliot Teltscher TCH Ivan Lendl USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming AUS Wendy Turnbull USA Marty Riessen 7–5, 6–2 NED Betty Stöve RSA 1928 Frew McMillan September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 8 Sep Bournemouth, England Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 ISR Shlomo Glickstein ESP 1977 Roberto Vizcaíno RSA 1928 Eddie Edwards SWE Kjell Johansson GBR Jonathan Smith GBR Robin Drysdale GBR Mark Cox USA Craig Edwards RSA 1928 Eddie Edwards 6–3, 6–7, 8–6 GBR Andrew Jarrett GBR Jonathan Smith Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Sicily, Italy Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 AUS Paul McNamee ITA Franco Merlone ITA Adriano Panatta ITA Gianni Ocleppo AUS Phil Dent BOL Mario Martínez ITA Marco Armellini ECU Ricardo Ycaza ITA Gianni Ocleppo 6–2, 6–2 PAR Víctor Pecci HUN Balázs Taróczy Sawgrass Doubles Florida, US Hard – $175,000 – D32 MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Brian Gottfried 7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 USA Robert Lutz USA Stan Smith PAR González / RSA 1928 MooreUSA Riessen / USA Stewart ZIM Pattison / USA Walts USA Amaya / USA PfisterPOL Fibak / SUI GünthardtRSA 1928 Curren / USA Denton 22 Sep Bordeaux Open Bordeaux, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles BOL Mario Martínez 6–0, 7–5, 7–5 ITA Gianni Ocleppo ITA Corrado Barazzutti ECU Ricardo Ycaza NZL Chris Lewis USA Tony Giammalva FRA Jérôme Potier CHI Hans Gildemeister FRA Gilles Moretton GBR John Feaver 6–3, 6–2 ITA Gianni Ocleppo ECU Ricardo Ycaza Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles HUN Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 6–2 ITA Adriano Panatta FRG Wolfgang Popp SUI Roland Stadler USA Harold Solomon YUG Željko Franulović SUI Heinz Günthardt USA Vitas Gerulaitis HUN Balázs Taróczy YUG Željko Franulović 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 SUI Heinz Günthardt SUI Markus Günthardt Transamerica Open San Francisco, California, US Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 48S/24D USA Gene Mayer 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 USA Eliot Teltscher RSA 1928 Johan Kriek USA Robert Lutz USA John McEnroe USA Brian Gottfried USA Vince Van Patten USA Tim Mayotte USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming 6–1, 6–4 USA Gene Mayer USA Sandy Mayer 29 Sep Madrid Grand Prix Madrid, Spain Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D ARG José Luis Clerc 6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 ARG Guillermo Vilas CHI Hans Gildemeister TCH Ivan Lendl BOL Mario Martínez ECU Andrés Gómez AUS Ross Case HUN Balázs Taróczy ECU Andrés Gómez CHI Hans Gildemeister 3–6, 6–3, 10–8 TCH Jan Kodeš HUN Balázs Taróczy Island Holidays Classic Maui, Hawaii, US Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D USA Eliot Teltscher 7–6, 6–3 USA Tim Wilkison USA Trey Waltke USA Bill Scanlon USA Mel Purcell RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA Sandy Mayer POL Wojciech Fibak USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 USA Victor Amaya USA Hank Pfister October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 Oct Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D TCH Ivan Lendl 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 ARG Guillermo Vilas ARG José Luis Clerc ITA Adriano Panatta HUN Balázs Taróczy ECU Andrés Gómez ITA Corrado Barazzutti ESP 1977 Gabriel Urpí TCH Ivan Lendl USA Steve Denton 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 TCH Pavel Složil HUN Balázs Taróczy Robinsons South Pacific Classic Brisbane, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4 AUS Phil Dent AUS Rod Frawley AUS Dale Collings USA Chris Delaney AUS Mark Edmondson USA Richard Meyer AUS Tony Roche USA John McEnroe USA Matt Mitchell 8–6 AUS Phil Dent AUS Rod Frawley Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Harold Solomon 6–2, 6–3 ISR Shlomo Glickstein USA Sammy Giammalva Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase AUS David Carter NED Tom Okker NZL Onny Parun SWE Per Hjertquist USA Steve Krulevitz SWE Per Hjertquist 7–6, 6–3 USA Eric Fromm USA Cary Leeds 13 Oct European Open Indoor Championships Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D TCH Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 0–6, 6–4 SWE Björn Borg NED Tom Okker SWE Per Hjertquist USA Sammy Giammalva RSA 1928 Raymond Moore USA Eddie Dibbs TCH Tomáš Šmíd USA Steve Denton RSA 1928 Kevin Curren 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Guangzhou, China Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4 USA Eliot Teltscher USA Terry Moor AUS Brad Drewett AUS Cliff Letcher USA Matt Mitchell CHI Jaime Fillol ZIM Haroon Ismail CHI Jaime Fillol AUS Ross Case 6–2, 7–6 USA Andy Kohlberg USA Larry Stefanki Australian Indoor Championships Sydney, Australia Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 USA Vitas Gerulaitis RSA 1928 Johan Kriek USA Gene Mayer USA Tim Gullikson AUT Peter Feigl USA Bill Scanlon USA John Sadri USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 USA Tim Gullikson RSA 1928 Johan Kriek 20 Oct Hortico Melbourne Indoor Championships Melbourne, Australia Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D USA Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3 AUS Peter McNamara USA Fritz Buehning USA Ferdi Taygan AUS Paul McNamee RSA 1928 Johan Kriek AUS Kim Warwick USA Tim Gullikson USA Ferdi Taygan USA Fritz Buehning 6–1, 6–2 USA John Sadri USA Tim Wilkison Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles TCH Ivan Lendl 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 USA Eliot Teltscher USA Mel Purcell SWE Jan Norbäck USA Peter Rennert USA Terry Moor GBR Buster Mottram USA Bruce Manson CHI Jaime Fillol AUS Ross Case 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 USA Terry Moor USA Eliot Teltscher Vienna Indoor Vienna, Austria Hard (i) – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 USA Trey Waltke HUN Balázs Taróczy FRA Yannick Noah AUT Hans Kary TCH Tomáš Šmíd FRG Rolf Gehring RSA 1928 Raymond Moore USA Stan Smith USA Robert Lutz 6–1, 6–2 SUI Heinz Günthardt TCH Pavel Složil 27 Oct Lacoste Cup Cologne, West Germany Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D USA Robert Lutz 6–4, 6–0 USA Nick Saviano TCH Tomáš Šmíd ZIM Andrew Pattison USA Gene Mayer USA Trey Waltke RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA John Hayes ZIM Andrew Pattison RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 6–4, 6–1 TCH Jan Kodeš TCH Tomáš Šmíd Paris Open Paris, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Brian Gottfried 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 ITA Adriano Panatta AUS Paul Kronk ESP 1977 José López-Maeso GBR Mark Cox FRA Jean-Louis Haillet ITA Paolo Bertolucci FRA Pascal Portes ITA Adriano Panatta ITA Paolo Bertolucci 6–4, 6–4 USA Brian Gottfried RSA 1928 Raymond Moore Tokyo Indoor Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–2 USA Tom Gullikson USA Bill Scanlon USA John Sadri SWE Björn Borg USA Victor Amaya TCH Ivan Lendl USA Pat Du Pré USA Hank Pfister USA Victor Amaya 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 USA Marty Riessen USA Sherwood Stewart November WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 3 Nov Seiko Hong Kong Classic Hong Kong Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D TCH Ivan Lendl 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 USA Brian Teacher NED Louk Sanders CHI Jaime Fillol USA Vince Van Patten AUS Peter McNamara USA Tom Gullikson USA Terry Moor USA Ferdi Taygan USA Peter Fleming 7–5, 6–2 USA Bruce Manson USA Brian Teacher Quito Grand Prix Quito, Ecuador Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ARG José Luis Clerc 6–4, 1–6, 10–8 PAR Víctor Pecci BRA Marcos Hocevar ECU Andrés Gómez USA Vitas Gerulaitis BRA Carlos Kirmayr CHI Hans Gildemeister ECU Ricardo Ycaza ECU Andrés Gómez CHI Hans Gildemeister 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 ARG José Luis Clerc CHI Belus Prajoux Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–3, 6–4 USA John McEnroe USA Gene Mayer USA Robert Lutz FRA Yannick Noah ISR Schlomo Glickstein SWE Per Hjertquist SWE Hans Simonsson AUS Paul McNamee SUI Heinz Günthardt 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 USA Stan Smith USA Robert Lutz 10 Nov Bogotá, Colombia Clay (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D FRA Dominique Bedel 6–4, 7–6 BRA Carlos Kirmayr USA Chris Mayotte FRA Yannick Noah CHI Álvaro Fillol PAR Víctor Pecci ECU Ricardo Ycaza BRA Marcos Hocevar BRA Carlos Kirmayr CHI Álvaro Fillol 6–4, 6–3 ECU Andrés Gómez ECU Ricardo Ycaza Taipei International Championships Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D TCH Ivan Lendl 6–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6 USA Brian Teacher USA John Austin IND Ramesh Krishnan IND Sashi Menon AUS Syd Ball USA Pat Du Pré USA Tim Gullikson USA Brian Teacher USA Bruce Manson 6–4, 6–0 USA John Austin USA Ferdi Taygan Wembley Championships London, England Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA John McEnroe 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 USA Gene Mayer USA Harold Solomon USA Stan Smith USA Richard Meyer TCH Tomáš Šmíd USA Butch Walts AUS Paul McNamee USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming 7–5, 6–3 USA Bill Scanlon USA Eliot Teltscher 17 Nov Bangkok, Thailand Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D IND Vijay Amritraj 6–3, 7–5 USA Brian Teacher TCH Ivan Lendl IND Ramesh Krishnan USA Ferdi Taygan USA Peter Rennert USA Dick Stockton AUS Kim Warwick USA Ferdi Taygan USA Brian Teacher 7–6, 7–6 NED Tom Okker USA Dick Stockton Italian Indoor Open Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D TCH Tomáš Šmíd 7–5, 6–2 ITA Paolo Bertolucci FRA Pascal Portes USA Richard Meyer SWE Björn Borg ITA Corrado Barazzutti USA Jeff Borowiak SWE Jan Norbäck USA Butch Walts HUN Balázs Taróczy 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 USA Steve Denton AUS Paul McNamee South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles ARG José Luis Clerc 6–7, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 6–3 FRG Rolf Gehring PAR Víctor Pecci URU José Luis Damiani FRG Klaus Eberhard ECU Andrés Gómez CHI Hans Gildemeister ECU Ricardo Ycaza ECU Andrés Gómez CHI Hans Gildemeister 6–4, 7–5Doubles event not officially listed by ATP. ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez COL Jairo Velasco, Sr. 24 Nov Santiago International Championships Santiago, Chile Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D PAR Víctor Pecci 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 FRA Christophe Freyss ECU Andrés Gómez BOL Mario Martínez CHI Pedro Rebolledo BRA João Soares BOL Ramiro Benavides URU José Luis Damiani ECU Ricardo Ycaza CHI Belus Prajoux 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 BRA Carlos Kirmayr BRA João Soares South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $175,000 – 32S/16D AUS Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 USA Fritz Buehning USA Robert Lutz RSA 1928 Kevin Curren ARG Guillermo Vilas AUS Paul McNamee SUI Heinz Günthardt ISR Shlomo Glickstein USA Stan Smith USA Robert Lutz 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 SUI Heinz Günthardt AUS Paul McNamee December WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 15 Dec New South Wales Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D USA Fritz Buehning 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 USA Brian Teacher AUS Paul McNamee NZL Russell Simpson AUS Phil Dent USA John Sadri ISR Shlomo Glickstein AUS Kim Warwick AUS Peter McNamara AUS Paul McNamee 6–2, 6–4 USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Brian Gottfried Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D SWE Per Hjertquist 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 URS Vadim Borisov URS Konstantin Pugaev NED Louk Sanders FRG Damir Keretić SWE Tenny Svensson SUI Roland Stadler Romania 1965 Andrei Dîrzu AUT Robert Reininger FRG Hartmut Kirchhübel 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 URS Vadim Borisov GDR Thomas Emmrich 22 Dec29 Dec Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Brian Teacher 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 AUS Kim Warwick ARG Guillermo Vilas AUS Peter McNamara USA John Sadri USA Bill Scanlon AUS Paul McNamee USA Peter Rennert AUS Mark Edmondson AUS Kim Warwick 7–5, 6–4 AUS Peter McNamara AUS Paul McNamee January 1981 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 14 Jan Volvo Masters New York, US Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 TCH Ivan Lendl USA Gene Mayer USA Jimmy Connors Round RobinARG José Luis Clerc USA John McEnroe ARG Guillermo VilasUSA Harold Solomon USA John McEnroe USA Peter Fleming 6–4, 6–3 AUS Peter McNamara AUS Paul McNamee Standings The 1980 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in 12 separate point categories, ranging from the Grand Slam tournaments (350 points for the winner) to the smallest Regular Series tournaments (50 points for the winner). At the end of the year the top-ranked players received a bonus from a $750,000 bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have participated in at least three Grand Prix tournaments with a prize money of $175,000 or more as well as three tournaments with prize money of $50,000–$75,000 during weeks when a $75,000 event is scheduled. Rk Name Points Bonus 1 John McEnroe USA 2,342 $300,000 2 Ivan Lendl TCH 2,110 $200,000 3 Jimmy Connors USA 1,981 $150,000 4 Björn Borg SWE 1,954 $100,000 5 Gene Mayer USA 1,643 $80,000 6 Harold Solomon USA 1,509 $60,000 7 Guillermo Vilas ARG 1,457 $50,000 8 José Luis Clerc ARG 1,349 $40,000 9 Eliot Teltscher USA 1,279 $35,000 10 Brian Teacher USA 1,208 $30,000 ATP rankings As of January 1980 Rk Name Nation 1 Björn Borg SWE 2 Jimmy Connors USA 3 John McEnroe USA 4 Vitas Gerulaitis USA 5 Roscoe Tanner USA 6 Guillermo Vilas ARG 7 Arthur Ashe USA 8 Harold Solomon USA 9 José Higueras ESP 1977 10 Eddie Dibbs USA 11 Víctor Pecci PAR 12 Gene Mayer USA 13 Peter Fleming USA 14 Hans Gildemeister CHI 15 Wojciech Fibak POL 16 José Luis Clerc ARG 17 Brian Gottfried USA 18 Pat Du Pré USA 19 Manuel Orantes ESP 1977 20 Ivan Lendl TCH Year-end rankings 1980 (4 January 1981)ATP Year-end top 20 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-100&rankDate=1981-01-04 ATP 14 September 2023 Rk Name Nation Avg Points Points Tourn. # Change 1 Björn Borg SWE 106.75 1281 11 = 2 John McEnroe USA 84.56 1522 18 +1 3 Jimmy Connors USA 72.44 1304 18 -1 4 Gene Mayer USA 58.16 1105 19 +8 5 Guillermo Vilas ARG 53.94 971 18 +1 6 Ivan Lendl TCH 46.52 1442 31 +14 7 Harold Solomon USA 44.43 1022 23 +1 8 José Luis Clerc ARG 36.67 880 24 +8 9 Vitas Gerulaitis USA 34.60 692 20 –5 10 Eliot Teltscher USA 34.12 887 26 +17 11 Brian Gottfried USA 32.81 853 26 +17 12 Brian Teacher USA 32.69 850 26 +49 13 Eddie Dibbs USA 31.89 606 19 –3 14 Roscoe Tanner USA 29.56 473 16 –9 15 Wojciech Fibak POL 27.64 691 25 = 16 John Sadri USA 24.17 556 23 +14 17 Victor Amaya USA 23.91 526 22 +6 18 Johan Kriek RSA 1928 23.88 573 24 +17 19 Balázs Taróczy HUN 23.39 421 18 +26 20 Vijay Amritraj IND 23.29 489 21 +14 *The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 4th, 1981. List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name: PAR Victor Amaya (1) Washington-2 IND Vijay Amritraj (2) Newport, Bangkok ITA Corrado Barazzutti (1) Cairo FRA Dominique Bedel (1) Bogotá SWE Björn Borg (8) Boca Raton, WCT Invitational, Nice, Monte Carlo, Las Vegas, French Open, Wimbledon, Stockholm USA Fritz Buehning (1) Sydney Outdoor ARG José Luis Clerc (6) Costa Rica, South Orange, Indianapolis, Madrid, Quito, Buenos Aires USA Jimmy Connors (6) Birmingham, Philadelphia, Dallas, North Conway, Taiwan, Tokyo Indoor USA Eddie Dibbs (2) Sarasota, Boston RSA 1928 Colin Dibley (1) Perth AUT Peter Feigl (1) Nigeria POL Wojciech Fibak (3) Dayton, New Orleans, São Paulo FRG Rolf Gehring (1) Munich USA Vitas Gerulaitis (3) Forest Hills, Stuttgart Outdoor, Melbourne Indoor ESP 1977 Ángel Giménez (2) Vienna, Bournemouth ISR Shlomo Glickstein (1) Hobart USA Brian Gottfried (4) Surbiton, Washington, D.C., Vienna, Paris Indoor SUI Heinz Günthardt (3) Rotterdam, Johannesburg, Gstaad SWE Per Hjertquist (1) Sofia TCH Ivan Lendl (7) Houston, Toronto, Barcelona, Basel, Tokyo Outdoor, Hong Kong, Taiwan USA Robert Lutz (3) Columbus, Stowe, Cologne BOL Mario Martínez (1) Bordeaux USA Gene Mayer (5) Denver, Metz, Los Angeles, Cleveland, San Francisco USA John McEnroe (9) Richmond WCT, Memphis, Milan, Queen's Club, US Open, Brisbane, Sydney Indoor, Wembley, WCT Challenge Cup AUS Peter McNamara (1) Brussels AUS Paul McNamee (1) Palm Harbor ITA Adriano Panatta (1) Florence PAR Víctor Pecci (1) Santiago MEX Raúl Ramírez (1) Puerto Rico USA John Sadri (1) Auckland USA Howard Schoenfield (1) Tulsa TCH Tomáš Šmíd (2) Stuttgart Indoor, Bologna USA Stan Smith (1) Frankfurt USA Harold Solomon (4) Baltimore WCT, Hamburg, Cincinnati, Tel Aviv HUN Balázs Taróczy (3) Båstad, Hilversum, Geneva USA Brian Teacher (1) Australian Open USA Eliot Teltscher (2) Atlanta, Maui ARG Guillermo Vilas (3) Rome, Kitzbühel, Palermo AUS Kim Warwick (1) Johannesburg The following players won their first title in 1980: FRA Dominique Bedel Bogotá SWE Per Hjertquist Sofia TCH Ivan Lendl Houston AUS Paul McNamee Palm Harbor See also World Championship Tennis 1980 WTA Tour Notes References Further reading The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book Collins Bud Bud Collins New Chapter Press New York 2nd 2010 978-0-942257-70-0 External links ATP 1980 archive results Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons Grand Prix