1980 Australian Open

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1980 Australian Open
Date:   26 December 1980 – 4 January 1981
Edition:   69th
Category:   Grand Slam (ITF)
Location:   Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Brian Teacher
Women's Singles
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Men's Doubles
Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Kim Warwick
Women's Doubles
United States Betsy Nagelsen / Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Boys' Singles
Australia Craig Miller
Girls' Singles
Australia Anne Minter
Australian Open
 < 1979 1981 > 

The 1980 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 69th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 26 December 1980 through 4 January 1981.

Contents

[edit] Seniors

[edit] Men's Singles

United States Brian Teacher defeated Australia Kim Warwick 7–5, 7–6 (7–4), 6–3

  • It was Teacher's only career Grand Slam title.

[edit] Women's Singles

Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková defeated Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–0, 7–5

  • It was Mandlíková's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.

[edit] Men's Doubles

Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Kim Warwick defeated Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Edmondson's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title. It was Warwick's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.

[edit] Women's Doubles

United States Betsy Nagelsen / Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova defeated United States Ann Kiyomura / United States Candy Reynolds 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Nagelsen's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. It was Navratilova's 10th career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title.

[edit] Mixed Doubles

The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.

[edit] Juniors

[edit] Boys' Singles

Australia Craig Miller defeated Australia Wally Masur 7–6, 6–2

[edit] Girls' Singles

Australia Anne Minter defeated Australia Elizabeth Sayers 6–4, 6–2

[edit] Boys' Doubles

The competition began in 1983.

[edit] Girls' Doubles

The competition began in 1983.

[edit] External links

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