1980 Nice International Open

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1980 Nice International Open
Date24–30 March
Edition9th
Category Grand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $50,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Nice, France
Venue Nice Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick / Flag of the United States.svg Chris Delaney [2]
  1979  · Open de Nice Côte d'Azur ·  1981  

The 1980 Nice International Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, and was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 March until 30 March 1980. First-seeded Björn Borg won his second singles title at the event after 1977.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg defeated Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–0, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick / Flag of the United States.svg Chris Delaney defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Stanislav Birner / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Hřebec 6–4, 6–0

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References

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