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1980 Japan Open Tennis Championships

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1980 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date20–26 October
Edition7th
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
VenueDenen Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl[1]
Women's singles
Romania Mariana Simionescu[2]
Men's doubles
Chile Jaime Fillol / Australia Ross Case[3]
Women's doubles
United States Dana Gilbert / United States Mareen Louie[2]
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The 1980 Japan Open Tennis Championships (also known as the Hit-Union Japan & Asia Open Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Denen Tennis Club in Tokyo, Japan. It was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix and of the 1980 Colgate Series. The tournament ran from 20 October through 26 October 1980. Ivan Lendl and Mariana Simionescu won the singles titles.[1][2]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl def. United States Eliot Teltscher, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0

  • It was Lendl's 5th title of the year and the 5th of his career.

Women's singles

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Romania Mariana Simionescu def. Australia Nerida Gregory, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was the only singles title of Simionescu's career.

Men's doubles

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Chile Jaime Fillol / Australia Ross Case def. United States Terry Moor / United States Eliot Teltscher, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4

  • It was Fillol's 3rd title of the year and the 14th of his career. It was Case's 2nd title of the year and the 20th of his career.

Women's doubles

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United States Dana Gilbert / United States Mareen Louie def. Australia Nerida Gregory / Hungary Marie Pinterová, 7–5, 7–6

  • It was the only doubles title of Gilbert's career. It was the 1st title of Louie's career.

References

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  1. ^ a b "1980 Tokyo – Men's singles draw". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  2. ^ a b c "Tokyo 1980 Tennis Tournament draw". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  3. ^ "1980 Tokyo – Men's doubles draw". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
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