1980 Birmingham Open


The 1980 Birmingham International Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the eighth and last edition of the Grand Prix Birmingham, and part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It took place in Birmingham, Alabama, United States from January 14 through January 20, 1980. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, his sixth at the event.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
United States

Other entrants

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerSeed
United States

Finals

Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–2
  • It was Connors' 1st singles title of the year and the 80th of his career.

Doubles

Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker defeated José Luis Clerc / Ilie Nastase, 6–3, 6–3