1980 New South Wales Open

The 1980 New South Wales Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The men's event, also known by its sponsored name Nabisco NSW Open, was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuitand was held from 15 December through 21 December 1980. The women's event, also known by its sponsored name NSW Building Society Classic, was part of the 1980 Colgate Series and was held from 1 December through 7 December 1980.[3] It was the 88th edition of the event. The singles titles were won by unseeded Fritz Buehning and third-seeded Wendy Turnbull.[4][5][6][7]

1980 New South Wales Open
Date1–7 December 1980 (W)
15–21 December 1980 (M)
Edition88th
CategoryGrand Prix (M)
Colgate Series (W)
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$125,000
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
Champions
Men's Singles
Fritz Buehning [1]
Women's Singles
Wendy Turnbull
Men's Doubles
Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee [2]
Women's Doubles
Pam Shriver / Betty Stöve

Finals

Men's Singles

Fritz Buehning defeated Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–7, 7–6

Women's Singles

Wendy Turnbull defeated Pam Shriver 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–8)

Men's Doubles

Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Vitas Gerulaitis / Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–4

Women's Doubles

Pam Shriver / Betty Stöve defeated Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

References
  1. "1980 Sydney Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1980 Sydney Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 355, 377.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 125, 156–157. ISBN 9780362020342.
  5. "Tennis – Buehning outlasts Teacher". The Canberra Times. 22 December 1980. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Tennis – Turnbull beats Mandlikova". The Canberra Times. 7 December 1980. p. 1 (Sport) – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "NSW Open – Turnbull is triumphant". The Canberra Times. 8 December 1980. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
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