The 1980 French Open was a
tennis
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tournament that took place on the outdoor
clay courts at the
Stade Roland Garros
Stade Roland Garros (; "Roland Garros Stadium") is a complex of tennis courts, including stadiums, located in Paris that hosts the French Open. That tournament, also known as ''Roland Garros'', is a Grand Slam tennis championship played annuall ...
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
Grand Slam most often refers to:
* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
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* Grand slam, winning category te ...
tennis event of 1980.
Finals
Men's singles
Björn Borg defeated
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994) was an American professional tennis player, known as Vitas Gerulaitis. In 1975, he won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon, partnering with Sandy Mayer. He won the men's singles ...
, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
[
*It was Borg's 9th career Grand Slam title, and his 5th French Open title.
]
Women's singles
Chris Evert defeated Virginia Ruzici
Virginia Ruzici (born 31 January 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She won the 1978 French Open singles championship.
Career
Ruzici became a professional tennis player in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her po ...
, 6–0, 6–3 [
*It was Evert's 10th career Grand Slam title, and her 4th French Open title.
]
Men's doubles
Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister
Hank Pfister (born October 9, 1953) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles (1981, Maui and 1982, Newport) during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP ...
defeated Brian Gottfried
Brian Edward Gottfried (born January 27, 1952) is a retired American tennis player who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. He was the runner-up in singles at the 1977 French Open, won the 1975 and 1977 Fren ...
/ Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a Mexican retired professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s. Ramírez was the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing th ...
, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 [
]
Women's doubles
Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith defeated Ivanna Madruga
Ivanna Madruga (born 27 January 1961) is a retired tennis player from Argentina who played professionally in the 1980s. She also is known under the married name Ivanna Madruga-Osses.
Career
In 1980, with compatriot Adriana Villagrán, she reached ...
/ Adriana Villagrán
Adriana Villagrán (born 7 August 1956) is an Argentine tennis player, who played professionally in the 1980s. She is also known under the married name Adriana Villagrán-Reami.
Career
In 1980, with compatriot Ivanna Madruga, she reached the w ...
, 6–1, 6–0 [
]
Mixed doubles
Anne Smith / Billy Martin
Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called "Billy", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yan ...
defeated Renáta Tomanová / Stanislav Birner, 2–6, 6–4, 8–6 [
]
References
External links
French Open official website
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1980 Grand Prix (tennis)
1980 in French tennis
1980 in Paris
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