1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships

The 1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a men's Grand Prix and women's Colgate Series tennis tournament held at the Indianapolis Sports Center in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from August 4 through August 10, 1980. Eighth-seeded José Luis Clerc and top-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles titles.[3][4]

1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships
DateAugust 4–10
Edition12th
Draw64S / 32D (M)
56S / 28D (W)
Prize money$350,000
SurfaceClay (green) / outdoor
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
VenueIndianapolis Sports Center
Champions
Men's singles
Argentina José Luis Clerc[1]
Women's singles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Men's doubles
South Africa Kevin Curren / United States Steve Denton[2]
Women's doubles
United States Anne Smith / United States Paula Smith

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

Argentina José Luis Clerc defeated United States Mel Purcell 7–5, 6–3

  • It was Clerc's 3rd singles title of the year and the 7th of his career.

Women's singles
Main article: 1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

United States Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated United States Andrea Jaeger 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Evert-Lloyd's 4th singles title of the year and the 97th of her career.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

South Africa Kevin Curren / United States Steve Denton defeated Poland Wojciech Fibak / Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 3–6, 7–6, 6–4

  • It was Curren's 2nd title of the year and of his career. It was also Denton's 2nd title of the year and of his career.

Women's doubles
Main article: 1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's doubles

United States Anne Smith / United States Paula Smith defeated Romania Virginia Ruzici / Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Anne Smith's 6th title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was Paula Smith's 1st title of the year and of her career.

References
  1. "1980 Indianapolis Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1980 Indianapolis Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Mel Didn't Quell Clerc Of Courts". St. Petersburg Independent. St. Petersburg, Fl. Associated Press. August 11, 1980. p. 6C – via Google News Archive.
  4. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 368–369.
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