1980 Birmingham Open – Singles
Appearance
Singles | |
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1980 Birmingham Open | |
Champion | Jimmy Connors |
Runner-up | Eliot Teltscher |
Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
The 1980 Birmingham Open – Singles was an event of the 1980 Birmingham Open men's tennis tournament that was played in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States from January 14 through January 20, 1980. The draw comprised 32 players and 8 players were seeded. First-seeded Jimmy Connors was the defending singles champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Eliot Teltscher in the final, 6–3, 6–2.[1][2]
Seeds
[edit]- Jimmy Connors (champion)
- Vitas Gerulaitis (quarterfinals)
- N/A
- N/A
- Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
- Peter Fleming (semifinals)
- Wojtek Fibak (second round)
- José Luis Clerc (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Butch Walts | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Eliot Teltscher | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
Eliot Teltscher | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
Vijay Amritraj | 6 | 0r |
Top half
[edit]First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Y Noah | 6 | 4 | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Owens | 6 | 5 | B Taróczy | 7 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Taróczy | 7 | 7 | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Pattison | 6 | 7 | 5 | E Dibbs | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Cahill | 0 | 5 | A Pattison | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Martin | 2 | 3 | 5 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LL | T Garcia | 1 | 4 | B Walts | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Năstase | 6 | 6 | I Năstase | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Kriek | 6 | 6 | J Kriek | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Bailey | 2 | 0 | I Năstase | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Walts | 6 | 6 | B Walts | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Okker | 4 | 4 | B Walts | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H Gunthardt | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | W Fibak | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | W Fibak | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Bottom half
[edit]First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | J L Clerc | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | S Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V V Patten | 5 | 5 | B Mottram | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Mottram | 7 | 7 | B Mottram | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | D Dowlen | 1 | 3 | E Teltscher | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Ramírez | 6 | 7 | R Ramírez | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | M Diaz | 3 | 5 | E Teltscher | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | P Fleming | 7 | 6 | V Amritraj | 6 | 0r | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Fagel | 6 | 1 | 6 | P Fleming | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | V Amritraj | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P DuPré | 3 | 4 | V Amritraj | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Scanlon | 6 | 7 | 2 | V Gerulaitis | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Moor | 4 | 6 | B Scanlon | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Amritraj | 3 | 3 | 2 | V Gerulaitis | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780362020342.
- ^ "1980 Birmingham – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
External links
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