Australian Open 1980

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Australian Open 1980
Date: 24.-30. November 1980
Edition: 69th  Australian Open
Place: Melbourne
Covering: race
Defending champion
Men's singles : ArgentinaArgentina Guillermo Vilas
Ladies singles : United StatesUnited States Barbara Jordan
Men's double : AustraliaAustralia Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
AustraliaAustralia 
Ladies doubles : AustraliaAustralia Judy Chaloner Diane Evers
AustraliaAustralia 
winner
Men's singles : United StatesUnited States Brian Teacher
Ladies singles : CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Men's double : AustraliaAustralia Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
AustraliaAustralia 
Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navrátilová
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
Grand Slams 1980

The Australian Open 1980 took place from November 24th to 30th, 1980. It was the 13th Australian Open since the beginning of the Open Era and the 69th edition of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia .

Defending champions in the singles were Guillermo Vilas in the men and Barbara Jordan in the women. In the men's doubles Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee were the defending champions , in the women's doubles Judy Chaloner and Diane Evers .

Men's singles

Main article: Australian Open 1980 / men's singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. ArgentinaArgentina Guillermo Vilas Semifinals
02. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 2nd round
03. ArgentinaArgentina José Luis Clerc 2nd round
04th United StatesUnited States Vitas gerulaitis 1 round

05. United StatesUnited States Brian Gottfried Round of 16

06th United StatesUnited States John Sadri Quarter finals

07th United StatesUnited States Victor Amaya Round of 16

08th. United StatesUnited States Brian Teacher victory
No. player Round reached
09. FranceFrance Yannick Noah 1 round

10. United StatesUnited States Bill Scanlon Quarter finals

11. Paraguay 1954Paraguay Víctor Pecci 2nd round

12. AustraliaAustralia Paul McNamee Quarter finals

13. United StatesUnited States Peter Fleming 1 round

14th AustraliaAustralia Kim Warwick final

15th AustraliaAustralia Peter McNamara Semifinals

16. AustraliaAustralia Phil Dent Round of 16

Ladies singles

Main article: Australian Open 1980 / women singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová Semifinals
02. AustraliaAustralia Evonne Cawley 2nd round
03. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková victory
04th AustraliaAustralia Wendy Turnbull final
No. Player Round reached
05. South Africa 1961South Africa Greer Stevens Quarter finals

06th Romania 1965Romania Virginia Ruzici Quarter finals

07th United StatesUnited States Pam Shriver Quarter finals

08th. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Sylvia Hanika Round of 16

Men's doubles

Main article: Australian Open 1980 / men's doubles

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
AustraliaAustralia 
final
02. United StatesUnited States Brian Gottfried Sandy Mayer
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals
03. United StatesUnited States Victor Amaya Hank Pfister
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16
04th South Africa 1961South Africa Kevin Curren Steve Denton
United StatesUnited States 
1 round
No. pairing Round reached
05. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Bill Scanlon
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

06th United StatesUnited States Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

07th AustraliaAustralia Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
AustraliaAustralia 
victory

08th. United StatesUnited States Peter Fleming Peter Rennert
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

Ladies doubles

Main article: Australian Open 1980 / women's doubles

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
AustraliaAustralia 
Semifinals
02. United StatesUnited States Pam Shriver Betty Stöve
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Quarter finals
03. United StatesUnited States Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds
United StatesUnited States 
final
04th United StatesUnited States Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navrátilová
United StatesUnited States 
victory

Mixed

From 1970 to 1986, no mixed competitions were held at the Australian Open.

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