1980 Volvo International – Doubles

Doubles
1980 Volvo International
1979 Champions	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas
Champions	Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried
Runners-up	Kevin Curren Steve Denton
Score	7–6, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Ion Țiriac and Guillermo Vilas were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Jimmy Connors and Brian Gottfried won in the final 7–6, 6–2 against Kevin Curren and Steve Denton.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Wojciech Fibak / Ivan Lendl (quarterfinals)
2. Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez (first round)
3. Pat DuPré / Hank Pfister (semifinals)
4. Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick (quarterfinals)
5. Mike Cahill / Bruce Manson (first round)
6. Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (final)
7. Terry Moor / Eliot Teltscher (first round)
8. Ross Case / Geoff Masters (second round)

Draw

Key

• 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

Final

	Final
	6	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	6	2
		Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	W Fibak I Lendl	6	6
		G Urpí R Viver	1	2				1	W Fibak I Lendl	4	6	7
		F Luna R Vizcaíno	6	3	6				F Luna R Vizcaíno	6	3	6
		G Aubone J Norbäck	4	6	1										1	W Fibak I Lendl	4	7	5
		F González B Prajoux	6	6											6	K Curren S Denton	6	6	7
		C Owens M Shore	3	2					F González B Prajoux	3	4
		A Kohlberg B Scanlon	6	6	3			6	K Curren S Denton	6	6
	6	K Curren S Denton	7	4	6																	6	K Curren S Denton	6	6
	3	P DuPré H Pfister	6	7	6																	3	P DuPré H Pfister	3	3
		J Delaney M Leach	7	5	3			3	P DuPré H Pfister	7	6
		P Hjertquist S Simonsson	7	6					P Hjertquist S Simonsson	5	1
		R Fagel J Soares	5	2											3	P DuPré H Pfister	6	6
		J Arias R Hightower	7	3	7											J Arias R Hightower	3	1
		J Bartlett R Hubbard	6	6	5				J Arias R Hightower	6	2	6
		T Cain L Palin	2	3				8	R Case G Masters	4	6	3
	8	R Case G Masters	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	M Cahill B Manson	6	6	6
		P Dent J Kriek	7	3	7				P Dent J Kriek	6	7
		J Feaver J Yuill	4	6	6				J Feaver J Yuill	3	6
		T Garcia M Grant	6	4	1											P Dent J Kriek	6	6
		C Dunk B Nealon	2	6	6										4	M Edmondson K Warwick	4	1
		J Geraghty D Hopper	6	3	4				C Dunk B Nealon	3	1
		G Hardie B Martin	3	7	3			4	M Edmondson K Warwick	6	6
	4	M Edmondson K Warwick	6	6	6																		P Dent J Kriek	6	2
	7	T Moor E Teltscher	6	5	3																		J Connors B Gottfried	7	6
		T Gullikson A Pattison	4	7	6				T Gullikson A Pattison	7	3	7
		T Delatte M Purcell	6	6					T Delatte M Purcell	6	6	5
		G Petrovic C Stansbury	3	4												T Gullikson A Pattison	0	4
		Ž Franulović J Higueras	6	6												J Connors B Gottfried	6	6
		S Birner B Drewett	4	2					Ž Franulović J Higueras	6	6	2
		J Connors B Gottfried	3	6	6				J Connors B Gottfried	7	3	6
	2	H Gildemeister A Gómez	6	4	1

External links

• 1980 Volvo International Doubles draw