1980 Bank of Oklahoma Classic

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1980 Bank of Oklahoma Classic
DateApril 7–12
Edition3rd
Category Grand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
VenueShadow Mountain Racquet Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Howard Schoenfield [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lutz / Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton [2]
  1979  · Tulsa Grand Prix Tennis Tournament

The 1980 Bank of Oklahoma Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Shadow Mountain Racquet Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the third and last edition of the tournament was held from April 7 through April 12, 1980. Unseeded Howard Schoenfield won the singles title and earned $8,750 first-prize money. [3] [4]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Howard Schoenfield defeated Flag of the United States.svg Trey Waltke 5–7, 6–1, 6–0

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lutz / Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton defeated Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco González / Flag of the United States.svg Van Winitsky 2–6, 7–6, 6–2

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References

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  2. "1980 Tulsa – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Schoenfield claims title" . The Daily Oklahoman. April 14, 1980. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 118. ISBN   9780362020342.