1980 Hortico Melbourne Indoor Championships
Men's tennis tournament of 1980, Melbourne Indoor
Tennis tournament
| 1980 Hortico Melbourne Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 20–26 October | |||
| Edition | 1st | |||
| Category | Grand Prix | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $125,000 | |||
| Surface | Carpet / indoor | |||
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Vitas Gerulaitis[1] | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
| Fritz Buehning / Ferdi Taygan[2] | ||||
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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]
Finals
Singles
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
Fritz Buehning / Ferdi Taygan defeated John Sadri / Tim Wilkison 6–1, 6–2
References
- ^ "1980 Melbourne– Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1980 Melbourne– Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Indoor tennis". The Canberra Times. 27 October 1980. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 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.
External links
- ITF tournament edition details
