The 1980 French Open was a

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tournament that took place on the outdoor

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s at the

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in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 79th staging of the

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, and the first

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tennis event of 1980.

Finals

Men's singles

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defeated

Vitas Gerulaitis Vytautas "Vitas" Kevin Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994) was an American professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1978. Gerulaitis won the men's si ...

, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 *It was Borg's 9th career Grand Slam title, and his 5th French Open title.

Women's singles

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defeated

Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici (born 31 January 1955) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. She won the 1978 French Open – Women's singles, 1978 French Open singles championship. Career Ruzici became a professional tennis player in 1975. One of h ...

, 6–0, 6–3 *It was Evert's 10th career Grand Slam title, and her 4th French Open title.

Men's doubles

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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 T ...

defeated

Brian Gottfried Brian Edward Gottfried (born January 27, 1952) is an American retired 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 – Men's singles, 1977 F ...

Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a Mexican former 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 the ...

, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

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/ 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 reach ...

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 wom ...

, 6–1, 6–0

Mixed doubles

Anne Smith /

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defeated

Renáta Tomanová Renáta Tomanová (born 9 December 1954) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. Career Tomanová won the girls' singles title at the 1972 French Open. In 1975, she and Martina Navratilova represented Czechoslovakia in the ...

Stanislav Birner Stanislav Birner (born 11 October 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. He is married to Jana Birnerová and has two daughters, Eva Birnerová Eva Birnerová (born 14 August 1984) is a Czech former tennis player. ...

, 2–6, 6–4, 8–6

References

External links

French Open official website
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