1980 Australian Open
| 1980 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 November 1980 – 30 November 1980 (Women) 26 December 1980 – 4 January 1981 (Men) |
| Edition | 69th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| United States Brian Teacher | |
| Women's singles | |
| Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Kim Warwick | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Betsy Nagelsen / United States Martina Navratilova | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Australia Craig Miller | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Australia Anne Minter | |
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The 1980 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia. It was the 69th edition of the Australian Open. The women's tournament was held 24–30 November 1980 and the men's was held from 26 December 1980 through 4 January 1981.[1] The singles titles were won by American Brian Teacher and Czechoslovak Hana Mandlíková.
Seniors
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Brian Teacher defeated Australia Kim Warwick 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–3[2]
- • It was Teacher's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková defeated Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–0, 7–5[3]
- • It was Mandlíková's 1st career Grand Slam singles title.
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Kim Warwick defeated Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee 7–5, 6–4[4]
- It was Edmondson's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. It was Warwick's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Betsy Nagelsen / United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Ann Kiyomura / United States Candy Reynolds 6–4, 6–4[5]
- • It was Nagelsen's 2nd and last career Grand Slam doubles title.
- • It was Navratilova's 7th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st title at the Australian Open.
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]- The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
[edit | edit source]Australia Craig Miller defeated Australia Wally Masur 7–6, 6–2
Girls' singles
[edit | edit source]Australia Anne Minter defeated Australia Elizabeth Sayers 6–4, 6–2
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