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]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1980 Birmingham Open | |
| Champion |  Jimmy Connors |
| Runner-up | Eliot Teltscher |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
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).
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