1980 Hortico Melbourne Indoor Championships

The 1980 Hortico Melbourne Indoor Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tournament played on indoor carpet courts in the Frankston suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament, which was part of the 1980 Grand Prix tennis circuit, and was held from 20 October until 26 October 1980. First-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title.[3][4]

1980 Hortico Melbourne Indoor Championships
Date20–26 October
Edition1st
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Champions
Singles
United States Vitas Gerulaitis[1]
Doubles
United States Fritz Buehning / United States Ferdi Taygan[2]
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Finals edit

Singles edit

  Vitas Gerulaitis defeated   Peter McNamara 7–5, 6–3

  • It was Gerulaitis's 3rd singles title of the year and the 18th of his career.

Doubles edit

  Fritz Buehning /   Ferdi Taygan defeated   John Sadri /   Tim Wilkison 6–1, 6–2

References edit

  1. ^ "1980 Melbourne– Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1980 Melbourne– Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "Indoor tennis". The Canberra Times. 27 October 1980. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN 9780362020342.

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