1980 Birmingham Open

January 2025 1980 Birmingham Open January 14–20 8th Grand Prix (WCT) Carpet / indoor 32S / 16D $175,000 Birmingham, United States USA Jimmy Connors1980 Birmingham – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/birmingham/712/1980/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) POL Wojciech Fibak / NED Tom Okker1980 Birmingham – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/birmingham/712/1980/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Birmingham WCT no Birmingham International Indoor The 1980 Birmingham International Indoor 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.Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation 1981 Queen Anne Press London 9780362020342 176 John Barrett Finals Singles 1980 Birmingham Open – Singles USA Jimmy Connors defeated USA Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–2 It was Connors' 1st singles title of the year and the 80th of his career. Doubles 1980 Birmingham Open – Doubles POL Wojciech Fibak / NED Tom Okker defeated ARG José Luis Clerc / ROU Ilie Nastase, 6–3, 6–3 Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedUSAJimmy Connors21USAVitas Gerulaitis42N/AN/AN/A3N/AN/AN/A4USAEddie Dibbs105USAPeter Fleming136POLWojciech Fibak157ARGJosé Luis Clerc178 1 Rankings as of December 26, 1979.http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankDate=1979-12-26&rankRange=0-100 December 26, 1979 - ATP rankings Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Other entrants The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers: USA Manuel Diaz USA Tim Garcia The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: USA David Dowlen USA Joel Bailey Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player SeedUSAPeter FlemingSWIHeinz Gunthardt1POLWojciech FibakNEDTom Okker2USAPat DupreUSAStan Smith3INDVijay AmritrajMEXRaúl Ramírez4 References External links ITF tournament edition details Birmingham Open Birmingham Open Birmingham Open Birmingham Open