1980 WCT World Doubles

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1980 WCT World Doubles
DateJanuary 2–6
Edition8th
Draw8D
Surface Carpet (i)
LocationLondon, England
Venue Olympia
Champions
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried / Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez
  1979  · WCT World Doubles ·  1981  

The 1980 WCT World Doubles was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Olympia in London, Great Britain [1] that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the tour finals for the doubles season of the WCT Tour section. The tournament was held from January 2 through January 6, 1980. [1]

Contents

Final

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried / Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez defeated Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

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