1980 French Open

1980 French Open
Date	26 May – 8 June 1980
Edition	79
Category	50th Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw	128S / 64D / 32X
Prize money	$400,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Björn Borg [1]
Women's singles
Chris Evert [2]
Men's doubles
Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister [3]
Women's doubles
Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith [2]
Mixed doubles
Anne Smith / Billy Martin [2]
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The 1980 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 79th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1980. ^{[4] [5]}

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1980 French Open – Men's singles

Björn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 ^[1]

• It was Borg's 9th career Grand Slam title, and his 5th French Open title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1980 French Open – Women's singles

Chris Evert defeated Virginia Ruzici, 6–0, 6–3 ^[2]

• It was Evert's 10th career Grand Slam title, and her 4th French Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1980 French Open – Men's doubles

Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 ^[3]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1980 French Open – Women's doubles

Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith defeated Ivanna Madruga / Adriana Villagrán, 6–1, 6–0 ^[2]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1980 French Open – Mixed doubles

Anne Smith / Billy Martin defeated Renáta Tomanová / Stanislav Birner, 2–6, 6–4, 8–6 ^[2]

References

1. "ATP – 1980 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
2. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1980 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
3. "ATP – 1980 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN   978-0942257700.
5. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN   2906450510.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1979 Australian Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1980 Wimbledon Championships