1980 Geneva Open

The 1980 Geneva Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It was played at Geneva in Switzerland and was held from 22 September until 28 September 1980. Third-seeded Balázs Taróczy won the singles title.

1980 Geneva Open
DateSeptember 22–28
Edition1st
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Champions
Singles
Hungary Balázs Taróczy[1]
Doubles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović / Hungary Balázs Taróczy[2]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1980 Geneva Open – Singles

Hungary Balázs Taróczy defeated Italy Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Taróczy's 3rd singles title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Doubles
Main article: 1980 Geneva Open – Doubles

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović / Hungary Balázs Taróczy defeated Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / Switzerland Markus Günthardt 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Franulović's only title of the year and the 16th of his career. It was Taróczy's 5th title of the year and the 16th of his career.

References
  1. "1980 Geneva – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1980 Geneva – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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