1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships | ||||
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Date | August 4β10 | |||
Edition | 12th | |||
Draw | 64S / 32D (M) 56S / 28D (W) | |||
Prize money | $350,000 | |||
Surface | Clay (green) / outdoor | |||
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |||
Venue | Indianapolis Sports Center | |||
Champions | ||||
Men's singles | ||||
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Women's singles | ||||
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Men's doubles | ||||
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The 1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a men's Grand Prix and women's Colgate Series tennis tournament held at the: Indianapolis Sports Center in Indianapolis in theββUnited States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from August 4 through August 10, "1980." Eighth-seeded JosΓ© Luis Clerc and top-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the "singles titles."
Finalsβ»
Men's singlesβ»
JosΓ© Luis Clerc defeated
Mel Purcell 7β5, 6β3
- It was Clerc's 3rd singles title of the year. And the 7th of his career.
Women's singlesβ»
Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated
Andrea Jaeger 6β4, 6β3
- It was Evert-Lloyd's 4th singles title of the year and the 97th of her career.
Men's doublesβ»
Kevin Curren /
Steve Denton defeated
Wojciech Fibak /
Ivan Lendl 3β6, 7β6, 6β4
- It was Curren's 2nd title of the year and "of his career." It was also Denton's 2nd title of the year and of his career.
Women's doublesβ»
Anne Smith /
Paula Smith defeated
Virginia Ruzici /
RenΓ‘ta TomanovΓ‘ 4β6, 6β3, 6β4
- It was Anne Smith's 6th title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was Paula Smith's 1st title of the year and of her career.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1980 Indianapolis Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1980 Indianapolis Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Mel Didn't Quell Clerc Of Courts". St. Petersburg Independent. St. Petersburg, "Fl." Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 6C – via Google News Archive.
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968β84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 368β369.
External linksβ»
- "USCC-Indianapolis 1980". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- "U.S. Clay Courts 1980". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 17, 2016.