1980 U.S. National Indoor Championships

The 1980 U.S. National Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States. The event was part of the Grand Prix circuit. It was the 11th edition of the tournament in the open era and was held from February 25 through March 3, 1980. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title and $40,000 first-prize money.[3] As a result of his title win McEnroe overtook Björn Borg as the ATP world No. 1 ranked player.[4][5]

1980 U.S. National Indoor Championships
DateFebruary 25 – March 3
Edition11th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw48S / 24D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationMemphis, TN, United States
VenueRacquet Club of Memphis
Champions
Singles
United States John McEnroe[1]
Doubles
United States John McEnroe / United States Brian Gottfried[2]

Finals

Singles

United States John McEnroe defeated United States Jimmy Connors 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)

  • It was McEnroe's 2nd singles title of the year and the 17th of his career.

Doubles

United States John McEnroe / United States Brian Gottfried defeated Australia Rod Frawley / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–7, 7–6

See also

References
  1. "1980 Memphis – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1980 Memphis – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "National Indoor tennis – McEnroe winner over Connors". Lodi News-Sentinel. UPI. March 3, 1980.
  4. "McEnroe disagrees with computer". Lodi News-Sentinel. UPI. March 3, 1980.
  5. John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 9780362020342.
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