1980 Pepsi Grand Slam
The 1980 Pepsi Grand Slam was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, United States It was an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) sanctioned special event that was not part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from February 8 through February 10, 1980. Björn Borg won his fourth consecutive singles title at the event and earned $150,000 first prize money.[2][3]
| 1980 Pepsi Grand Slam | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 8–10 |
| Edition | 5th |
| Category | Special event |
| Draw | 4S |
| Prize money | $300,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Venue | Mission Hills Country Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Björn Borg [1] | |
Final
Singles
Björn Borg defeated 
Vitas Gerulaitis 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
- It was Borg's 1st singles title of the year and the 53rd of his career.
Draw
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
 Guillermo Vilas
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Björn Borg
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Vitas Gerulaitis
| 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Vitas Gerulaitis
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| John McEnroe'
| 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Third place match
John McEnroe defeated Guillermo Vilas 8–7(7–5)
References
- "1980 Pepsi Grand Slam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780362020342.
- "Borg is best again". The Desert Sun. February 11, 1980. p. B1.
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