1980 Grand Prix (tennis)

1980 Grand Prix circuit
Details
Duration1 January 1980 – 26 December 1980
Edition11th
Tournaments83
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Grand Prix (71)
World Championship Tennis (8)
Team Events (1)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States John McEnroe (9)
Most tournament finalsUnited States John McEnroe (15)
Prize money leaderSweden Björn Borg
Points leaderUnited States John McEnroe (2,342)
Awards
Player of the yearSweden Björn Borg
Comeback
player of the year
United States Arthur Ashe
1979
1981
Björn Borg finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the second time in his career. Borg won eight titles during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships, as well as the Masters Grand Prix. He also finished runner-up at another major at the US Open.
John McEnroe was the 1980 Grand Prix No. 1. McEnroe won nine tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, and finished runner-up at another major at the Wimbledon Championships.

The 1980 Volvo Grand Prix was a men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. The Grand Prix circuit is a precursor to the ATP Tour.

Volvo became the new tour sponsor of the Grand Prix circuit after Colgate-Palmolive decided to end its sponsorship.[1][2] Eight World Championship Tennis tournaments were incorporated into the circuit.


Schedule[edit]

The table below shows the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix schedule.

January[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
31 Dec
1979
Australian Hard Court Championships
Hobart, Australia
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Israel Shlomo Glickstein
7–6, 6–4
United States Robert Van't Hof Australia Terry Rocavert
United States Rick Fisher
South Africa Raymond Moore
Australia John Marks
Australia Chris Kachel
Australia Syd Ball
Australia John James
Australia Chris Kachel
6–4, 6–4
Australia Phil Davies
Australia Brad Guan
Benson and Hedges Open
Auckland, New Zealand
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
United States John Sadri
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
United States Tim Wilkison Australia Rod Frawley
Austria Peter Feigl
New Zealand Russell Simpson
United States John Austin
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Dick Crealy
Austria Peter Feigl
Australia Rod Frawley
6–2, 7–5
United States John Sadri
United States Tim Wilkison
Masters Doubles WCT Great Britain
Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 8D
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Brian Gottfried
3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
14 Jan Baltimore International
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
United States Harold Solomon
7–6, 6–0
United States Tim Gullikson United States Marty Riessen
United States Brian Gottfried
New Zealand Chris Lewis
United States Brian Teacher
Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Bruce Manson
United States Marty Riessen
United States Tim Gullikson
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
United States Brian Gottfried
South Africa Frew McMillan
Birmingham Open (WCT)
Birmingham, Alabama, US
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
United States Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–2
United States Eliot Teltscher United States Butch Walts
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Eddie Dibbs
Romania Ilie Năstase
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Netherlands Tom Okker
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–3, 6–3
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Romania Ilie Năstase
21 Jan US Pro Indoor (WCT)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 64S/32D
United States Jimmy Connors
6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
United States John McEnroe United States Gene Mayer
United States John Sadri
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Bill Scanlon
United States Harold Solomon
Argentina José Luis Clerc
United States John McEnroe
United States Peter Fleming
6–3, 7–6
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
28 Jan United Virginia Bank Classic (WCT)
Richmond, Virginia, US
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
United States John McEnroe
6–1, 6–2
United States Roscoe Tanner United States Victor Amaya
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Poland Wojciech Fibak
South Africa Johan Kriek
United States John Sadri
United States Bill Scanlon
South Africa Johan Kriek
United States Fritz Buehning
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
United States Brian Gottfried
South Africa Frew McMillan
San Juan, Puerto Rico, US
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–2
Australia Phil Dent United States Tom Gorman
United States Vince Van Patten
United States Billy Martin
United States Tim Wilkison
South Africa Robert Trogolo
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Paul Kronk
7–6, 6–3[a]
South Africa Robert Trogolo
United States Mark Turpin

February[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Feb Pepsi Grand Slam
Boca Raton, Florida, US
Clay – $300,000 – 4S
Sweden Björn Borg
6–1, 5–7, 6–1
United States Vitas Gerulaitis Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States John McEnroe
11 Feb Congoleum Classic
Rancho Mirage, California, US
Hard – $250,000 – 64S/32D
No final due to rain.
The semi–finalists J. Connors, B. Teacher, P. Fleming and G. Mayer shared the prize money.[3]
United States Harold Solomon
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Hank Pfister
Sarasota, Florida, US
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
United States Eddie Dibbs
6–1, 6–3
Ecuador Andrés Gómez Australia David Carter
South Africa Deon Joubert
Spain José Higueras
United States Charles Owens
United States Robert Van't Hof
United States Michael Grant
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
6–3, 6–4
Australia David Carter
United States Rick Fagel
18 Feb United Bank Classic
Denver, Colorado, US
Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D
United States Gene Mayer
6–2, 6–2
United States Victor Amaya United States Vince Van Patten
United States Stan Smith
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Brian Gottfried
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
United States Fritz Buehning
United States Steve Denton
South Africa Kevin Curren
7–5, 6–2
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
WCT Invitational
Salisbury, Maryland, US
Carpet (i) – 8S
Sweden Björn Borg
7–5, 6–1, 6–3
India Vijay Amritraj
Round Robin
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Eddie Dibbs
Romania Ilie Năstase
Australia John Alexander
25 Feb Lagos, Nigeria
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Austria Peter Feigl
6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Canada Harry Fritz United States Chris Mayotte
West Germany Werner Zirngibl
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
West Germany Peter Elter
India Sashi Menon
United States Bruce Nichols
United States Tony Graham
6–3, 0–6, 6–3
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Finland Leo Palin
U.S. National Indoor Championships
Memphis, Tennessee, US
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 48S / 24D
United States John McEnroe
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
United States Jimmy Connors South Africa Bernard Mitton
United States Harold Solomon
United States Robert Lutz
United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States John Sadri
United States John McEnroe
United States Brian Gottfried
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Australia Rod Frawley
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd

March[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Mar Egyptian Open
Cairo, Egypt
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
6–4, 6–0
Italy Paolo Bertolucci France Patrice Dominguez
France Christophe Freyss
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Australia Terry Rocavert
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Netherlands Tom Okker
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
France Christophe Freyss
France Bernard Fritz
Volvo Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., US
Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D
United States Victor Amaya
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States John Sadri
United States Brian Teacher
United States Harold Solomon
United States Ferdi Taygan
United States Brian Teacher
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Steve Denton
10 Mar ABN World Tennis Tournament (WCT)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
6–2, 6–4
United States Gene Mayer Australia Paul McNamee
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
United States Chris Delaney
India Vijay Amritraj
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States John Sadri
United States Stan Smith
India Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 6–3
United States Bill Scanlon
United States Brian Teacher
San José, Costa Rica
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Argentina José Luis Clerc
4–6, 2–6, ret.
United States Jimmy Connors United States John Austin
United States Steve Krulevitz
United States George Hardie
United States Erik van Dillen
India Sashi Menon
India Anand Amritraj
Chile Álvaro Fillol
Chile Jaime Fillol
6–2, 7–6
India Anand Amritraj
United States Nick Saviano
Stuttgart Indoor
Stuttgart, West Germany
Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4
United Kingdom Mark Cox Australia Rod Frawley
Australia Kim Warwick
Poland Wojciech Fibak
West Germany Reinhart Probst
Sweden Tenny Svensson
France Patrick Proisy
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 7–6
United States Tim Mayotte
United States Larry Stefanki
17 Mar Trevira Cup (WCT)
Frankfurt, West Germany
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
United States Stan Smith
2–6, 7–6, 6–2
South Africa Johan Kriek United States Tim Gullikson
United States Brian Gottfried
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
United States Butch Walts
United States Stan Smith
India Vijay Amritraj
6–7, 6–2, 6–2
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
United States Butch Walts
Lorraine Open
Metz, France
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
United States Gene Mayer
6–3, 6–3, 6–0
Italy Gianni Ocleppo Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Colin Dibley
United States Chris Delaney
Republic of Ireland Sean Sorensen
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin
United States Gene Mayer
Australia Colin Dibley
7–6, 7–5
United States Chris Delaney
Australia Kim Warwick
24 Mar Dayton Pro Tennis Classic
Dayton, Ohio, US
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Poland Wojciech Fibak
7–6(7–4), 6–3
United States Bruce Manson Australia Geoff Masters
South Africa Bernard Mitton
India Sashi Menon
United States Marty Riessen
United States Brian Teacher
United States John Whitlinger
Australia Geoff Masters
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 6–4
United States Fritz Buehning
United States Fred McNair
Ramazzotti Cup (WCT)
Milan, Italy
Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D
United States John McEnroe
6–1, 6–4
India Vijay Amritraj Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Australia Rod Frawley
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
United States Bill Scanlon
Argentina José Luis Clerc
United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
United States Peter Fleming
6–2, 6–7, 6–2
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
United States Butch Walts
Nice International Open
Nice, France
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden Björn Borg
6–2, 6–0, 6–1
Spain Manuel Orantes Spain Fernando Luna
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Australia Peter McNamara
West Germany Peter Elter
Colombia Jairo Velasco, Sr.
France Gilles Moretton
Australia Kim Warwick
United States Chris Delaney
6–4, 6–0
Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
31 Mar Monte Carlo Open (WCT)
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden Björn Borg
6–1, 6–0, 6–2
Argentina Guillermo Vilas United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Chile Hans Gildemeister
France Jean-François Caujolle
United States John McEnroe
Italy Adriano Panatta
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
6–2, 5–7, 6–3
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States John McEnroe
Gulf States Tennis Classic
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–4, 7–5
United States Eliot Teltscher United States Ferdi Taygan
United States Terry Moor
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Brian Teacher
United States Bruce Manson
United States Vincent Van Patten
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Terry Moor
7–6, 6–1
South Africa Raymond Moore
South Africa Robert Trogolo
Palm Harbor, Florida, US
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Australia Paul McNamee
6–4, 6–3
United States Stan Smith South Africa Bernard Mitton
United States Mike Cahill
United States Steve Krulevitz
United States George Hardie
Australia Steve Docherty
South Africa Byron Bertram
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Paul Kronk
6–4, 7–5
Australia Steve Docherty
Australia John James

April[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Apr Houston (WCT), Texas, US
Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–1, 6–3
United States Eddie Dibbs United States Brian Gottfried
United States Bill Scanlon
Spain José Higueras
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Rod Frawley
United States Eliot Teltscher
Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
6–4, 6–4
United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
Bank of Oklahoma Classic
Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
United States Howard Schoenfield
5–7, 6–1, 6–0
United States Trey Waltke United States Van Winitsky
United States Robert Lutz
United States Randy Crawford
United States Bruce Manson
United States Joel Bailey
United States Steve Krulevitz
United States Dick Stockton
United States Robert Lutz
2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Paraguay Francisco González
United States Van Winitsky
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
6–4, 6–4
United States Victor Amaya Argentina José Luis Clerc
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
France Patrick Proisy
South Africa Deon Joubert
Israel Shlomo Glickstein
United States Ferdi Taygan
South Africa Frew McMillan
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–4, 6–3
Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
14 Apr Jack Kramer Open
Los Angeles, US
Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D
United States Gene Mayer
6–3, 6–2
United States Brian Teacher United States Bill Scanlon
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Stan Smith
France Yannick Noah
United States Butch Walts
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
United States Butch Walts
United States Brian Teacher
6–2, 6–4
India Anand Amritraj
United States John Austin
21 Apr Alan King Tennis Classic
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D
Sweden Björn Borg
6–3, 6–1
United States Harold Solomon United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
United States Victor Amaya
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Brian Teacher
United States John McEnroe
United States Stan Smith
United States Robert Lutz
6–2, 7–5
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Gene Mayer
28 Apr WCT Finals
Dallas, Texas, US
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 8S
United States Jimmy Connors
2–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–2
United States John McEnroe South Africa Johan Kriek
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
United States John Sadri
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Bill Scanlon
São Paulo, Brazil
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Poland Wojciech Fibak
6–0, 7–6
United States Vince Van Patten Brazil Thomaz Koch
South Africa Bernard Mitton
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
New Zealand Chris Lewis
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
South Africa Byron Bertram
United States Fritz Buehning
India Anand Amritraj
7–6, 6–2
Australia David Carter
New Zealand Chris Lewis

May[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 May Forest Hills WCT
Forest Hills, New York, US
Clay – $300,000 – 64S/32D
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
2–6, 6–2, 6–0
United States John McEnroe Mexico Raúl Ramírez
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Brian Teacher
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Peter McNamara
Ambre Solaire Nations Cup
Düsseldorf, West Germany
Clay – $400,000 – 8D
 Argentina
3–0
 Italy  Sweden
 United States
 Czechoslovakia
 Spain
 Australia
 West Germany
12 May Alitalia Open
Florence, Italy
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Italy Adriano Panatta
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Mexico Raúl Ramírez Italy Gianni Ocleppo
Australia Phil Dent
Argentina José Luis Clerc
Sweden Stefan Simonsson
Australia John Alexander
France Jean-François Caujolle
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Gene Mayer
6–1, 6–4
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
German Open Championships
Hamburg, West Germany
Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D
United States Harold Solomon
6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Argentina Guillermo Vilas Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
United States Eliot Teltscher
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
South Africa John Yuill
Spain Manuel Orantes
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Chile Hans Gildemeister
6–3, 6–4
West Germany Reinhart Probst
West Germany Max Wünschig
19 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–0, 6–4, 6–4
France Yannick Noah United States Eliot Teltscher
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Spain Manuel Orantes
Australia Kim Warwick
Australia Mark Edmondson
7–6, 7–6
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
United States Eliot Teltscher
Bavarian Tennis Championships
Munich, West Germany
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
West Germany Rolf Gehring
6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2
France Christophe Freyss Sweden Stefan Simonsson
West Germany Klaus Eberhard
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin
United States Terry Moor
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
South Africa Bob Hewitt
7–6, 6–1
Australia David Carter
New Zealand Chris Lewis
26 May
2 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $385,000 – 128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Sweden Björn Borg
6–4, 6–1, 6–2
United States Vitas Gerulaitis United States Harold Solomon
United States Jimmy Connors
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Chile Hans Gildemeister
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Victor Amaya
United States Hank Pfister
1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Anne Smith
United States Billy Martin
2–6, 6–4, 8–6
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner

June[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Jun Belgian International Championships
Brussels, Belgium
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Australia Peter McNamara
7–6, 6–3, 6–0
Hungary Balázs Taróczy United States Eddie Dibbs
Argentina Gustavo Guerrero
France Christophe Freyss
France Patrice Dominguez
West Germany Andreas Maurer
Spain Fernando Luna
Belgium Thierry Stevaux
United States Steve Krulevitz
6–3, 7–5
United States Eric Fromm
United States Cary Leeds
Queen's Club Championships
London, England
Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32D
United States John McEnroe
6–3, 6–1
Australia Kim Warwick Paraguay Víctor Pecci
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Peter Rennert
United States Stan Smith
Australia Rod Frawley
Australia Geoff Masters
6–2, 4–6, 11-9
Australia Paul McNamee
United States Sherwood Stewart
16 Jun Surbiton, England
Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D
United States Brian Gottfried
6–3, 6–3
United States Sandy Mayer New Zealand Chris Lewis
Austria Peter Feigl
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Hank Pfister
Australia Brad Drewett
United States Bill Scanlon
Australia Kim Warwick
Australia Mark Edmondson
7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15-13
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
United States Butch Walts
Vienna, Austria
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Spain Ángel Giménez
1–6, 1–1, ret.
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd Australia Peter McNamara
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Spain Fernando Luna
France Patrick Proisy
Chile Pedro Rebolledo
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Italy Gianni Ocleppo
Walkover
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
23 Jun
30 Jun
Wimbledon
London, England
Grand Slam
Grass – $350,000 – 128S/64D/49XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Sweden Björn Borg
1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6
United States John McEnroe United States Brian Gottfried
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Gene Mayer
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Peter Fleming
Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
United States Tracy Austin
United States John Austin
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Australia Dianne Fromholtz
Australia Mark Edmondson

July[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Jul Suisse Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Australia Kim Warwick Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Brazil Marcos Hocevar
New Zealand Chris Lewis
Australia Paul McNamee
Australia Peter McNamara
Israel Shlomo Glickstein
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell
6–4, 6–4
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
Newport, Rhode Island, US
Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D
India Vijay Amritraj
6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison United States John Sadri
United States Nick Saviano
United States Butch Walts
United States Hank Pfister
South Africa Bernard Mitton
United States Billy Martin
United States Butch Walts
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
7–6, 6–4
United States Fritz Buehning
United States Peter Rennert
14 Jul Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
United States Tony Giammalva Sweden Birger Andersson
Australia Paul Kronk
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Bolivia Mario Martínez
Australia Peter McNamara
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Switzerland Markus Günthardt
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
6–4, 6–4
United Kingdom John Feaver
Australia Peter McNamara
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
United States Eddie Dibbs
6–2, 6–1
United States Gene Mayer Argentina José Luis Clerc
Spain José Higueras
United States Jimmy Connors
Chile Hans Gildemeister
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
United States Van Winitsky
United States Sandy Mayer
United States Gene Mayer
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, West Germany
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Poland Wojciech Fibak West Germany Rolf Gehring
Colombia Jairo Velasco, Sr.
Romania Ilie Năstase
West Germany Ulrich Marten
New Zealand Christ Lewis
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
South Africa Frew McMillan
Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell
6–3, 6–4
New Zealand Chris Lewis
South Africa John Yuill
21 Jul Dutch Open
Hilversum, Netherlands
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Zimbabwe Haroon Ismail United Kingdom Buster Mottram
France Dominique Bedel
Sweden Per Hjertquist
Netherlands Tom Okker
Spain Ángel Giménez
West Germany Peter Elter
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Netherlands Tom Okker
7–5, 6–3, 7–6
United States Tony Giammalva
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
Austrian Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Australia Peter McNamara
New Zealand Chris Lewis
Romania Ilie Năstase
Austria Hans Kary
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
West Germany Ulrich Marten
West Germany Klaus Eberhard
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
New Zealand Chris Lewis
Washington Star International
Washington, D.C., US
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
United States Brian Gottfried
7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Argentina José Luis Clerc Italy Corrado Barazzutti
United States Gene Mayer
France Pascal Portes
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Chile Hans Gildemeister
6–4, 7–5
United States Gene Mayer
United States Sandy Mayer
28 Jul Volvo International
North Conway, New Hampshire, US
Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D
United States Jimmy Connors
6–3, 5–7, 6–1
United States Eddie Dibbs Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
United States Harold Solomon
United States Pat Du Pré
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Terry Moor
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Jimmy Connors
7–6, 6–2
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Steve Denton
Mutual Benefit Life Open
South Orange, New Jersey, US
Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Argentina José Luis Clerc
6–3, 6–2
United States John McEnroe Australia David Carter
Colombia Álvaro Betancur
United States Van Winitsky
Peru Fernando Maynetto
United States Blaine Willenborg
Argentina Ricardo Cano
United States Bill Maze
United States John McEnroe
7–6, 6–4
United States Fritz Buehning
United States Van Winitsky

August[edit]

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Aug National Revenue Tennis Classic
Columbus, Ohio, US
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
United States Robert Lutz
6–4, 6–3
Australia Terry Rocavert United States Tom Cain
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Sandy Mayer
Paraguay Francisco González
United States Brian Teacher
United States Trey Waltke
United States Sandy Mayer
United States Brian Gottfried
6–4, 6–2
United States Peter Fleming
United States Eliot Teltscher
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D
Argentina José Luis Clerc
7–5, 6–3
United States Mel Purcell Spain José Higueras
Bolivia Mario Martínez
United States Terry Moor
United States Eliot Teltscher
United States Eddie Dibbs
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Steve Denton
South Africa Kevin Curren
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
11 Aug Cleveland, Ohio, US
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
United States Gene Mayer
6–2, 6–1
United States Victor Amaya Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
United States Nick Saviano
Italy Gianni Ocleppo
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin
United States Bruce Foxworth
United States Victor Amaya
United States Gene Mayer
6–4, 6–2[b]
United States Fred McNair
India Sashi Menon
Canadian Open
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
4–6, 5–4, ret.
Sweden Björn Borg United States Sandy Mayer
Australia Paul Kronk
United States John Sadri
United States Tom Leonard
United States Brian Teacher
United States Trey Waltke
United States Brian Teacher
United States Bruce Manson
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
United States Sandy Mayer
Stowe Grand Prix
Stowe, Vermont, US
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
United States Robert Lutz
6–3, 6–1
South Africa Johan Kriek Israel Shlomo Glickstein
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Ferdi Taygan
South Africa Bernard Mitton
United States Vince Van Patten
United States Roscoe Tanner
South Africa Bernard Mitton
United States Robert Lutz
6–4, 6–3
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Ferdi Taygan
18 Aug Atlanta, Georgia, US
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D