ATP Australian Open 1980 Draw, Results & Schedule

Brian Teacher won the 1980 Australian Open, defeating Kim Warwick 7-5 7-6 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from December 26, 1980 to January 9, 1981. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Brian Teacher
def. Kim Warwick , 7-5 7-6 6-2
Dates
Dec 26 — Jan 9
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1980 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Brian Teacher #20 7-5 7-6 6-2 Kim Warwick #36 H2H Match data Jan 9, 1981* F
SF (2)
Brian Teacher #20 6-7 7-5 6-3 6-4 Peter Mcnamara — Match data Jan 8, 1981* SF
Kim Warwick #36 6-7 6-4 6-2 2-6 6-4 Guillermo Vilas #4 H2H Match data Jan 8, 1981* SF
QF (4)
Peter Mcnamara 7-6 5-7 6-2 6-7 6-3 Peter Rennert #63 — Match data Jan 6, 1981* QF
Guillermo Vilas #4 7-5 6-4 2-6 4-6 6-3 John Sadri #15 H2H Match data Jan 6, 1981* QF
Brian Teacher #20 6-4 4-6 6-0 7-6 Paul Mcnamee #40 H2H Match data Jan 6, 1981* QF
Kim Warwick #36 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-1 Bill Scanlon #25 H2H Match data Jan 6, 1981* QF
R16 (8)
John Sadri #16 7-5 6-1 6-7 7-5 Phil Dent #42 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1981* R16
Peter Rennert #62 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 Pat Dupre #53 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1981* R16
Paul Mcnamee #31 6-4 6-3 6-3 Mark Edmondson #91 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1981* R16
Guillermo Vilas #5 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3 Kevin Curren #47 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1981* R16
Bill Scanlon #26 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-4 Brad Drewett #115 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1981* R16
Brian Teacher #12 6-4 6-1 7-6 John Austin — Match data Jan 4, 1981* R16
Peter Mcnamara 7-5 6-2 6-4 Brian Gottfried #11 — Match data Jan 4, 1981* R16
Kim Warwick #22 6-3 6-3 6-3 Victor Amaya #17 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1981* R16
R32 (16)
John Sadri #15 7-6 1-6 6-1 Jonathan Smith — Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Mark Edmondson #91 6-2 6-3 6-4 Jose Luis Clerc #8 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Austin 6-2 7-6 4-6 6-4 Colin Dibley #57 — Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Brad Drewett #115 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6 Sandy Mayer #51 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Kim Warwick #36 6-7 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-4 John Fitzgerald #136 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Victor Amaya #16 6-3 7-6 7-5 Ferdi Taygan #81 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Paul Mcnamee #40 6-2 7-5 6-7 6-2 Chris Johnstone #137 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Brian Gottfried #11 6-1 6-4 6-4 Syd Ball #146 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Pat Dupre #67 7-5 6-3 3-6 2-6 7-6 Ivan Lendl #6 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Peter Mcnamara 7-6 3-6 6-1 6-1 Mike Estep #203 — Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Guillermo Vilas #4 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6 Steve Docherty #122 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Brian Teacher #20 6-2 7-6 7-6 Ulrich Marten #161 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Bill Scanlon #25 3-6 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-1 Scott Mccain #203 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Phil Dent #34 6-7 7-6 6-3 7-6 Shlomo Glickstein #65 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Peter Rennert #63 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 Pascal Portes #61 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
Kevin Curren #55 6-4 6-2 6-3 Victor Pecci #29 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1981* R32
R64 (32)
Peter Rennert #63 1-6 6-4 7-6 6-4 Geoff Masters #166 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Ferdi Taygan #81 7-6 7-6 6-1 George Hardie #146 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Ivan Lendl #6 6-3 6-1 6-1 Rod Frawley #44 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Chris Johnstone #137 6-4 1-6 7-5 6-2 Billy Martin #118 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Colin Dibley #57 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-4 Hank Pfister #62 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
John Fitzgerald #136 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2 Sashi Menon #123 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
John Austin 6-3 6-2 6-1 Yannick Noah #18 — Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Victor Amaya #16 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-3 John Alexander #100 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Shlomo Glickstein #65 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-1 Jay Lapidus #283 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Mark Edmondson #91 7-6 7-6 6-3 Andrew Pattison — Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
John Sadri #15 6-3 6-3 6-4 Chris Kachel #268 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Brad Drewett #115 2-6 6-4 1-6 6-4 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis #9 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Sandy Mayer #51 6-1 3-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 Fritz Buehning #68 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Phil Dent #34 6-7 6-4 2-6 7-6 7-6 Onny Parun #96 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Kevin Curren #55 6-4 6-3 6-3 Charlie Fancutt — Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Syd Ball #146 6-0 3-6 2-6 6-0 7-5 Thierry Tulasne #113 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Victor Pecci #29 7-6 6-7 6-3 5-7 6-4 Paul Kronk — Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Peter Mcnamara 7-5 7-6 6-0 Peter Feigl #75 — Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Kim Warwick #36 6-4 6-4 6-1 Ross Case #163 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Brian Gottfried #11 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-2 Tim Wilkison #95 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Guillermo Vilas #4 7-6 6-3 6-4 David Carter #145 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Mike Estep #203 7-6 6-4 7-5 Terry Rocavert #121 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Bill Scanlon #25 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-3 Greg Whitecross #193 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Steve Docherty #122 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4 Russell Simpson #76 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Pascal Portes #61 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6 Peter Fleming #37 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Scott Mccain #203 6-4 6-4 7-5 John James #209 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Jonathan Smith 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-1 Tony Graham #169 — Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Paul Mcnamee #40 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 Chris Lewis #59 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Pat Dupre #67 6-2 3-6 7-6 4-6 6-4 John Trickey #482 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Ulrich Marten #161 6-4 7-6 7-5 Eddie Edwards #98 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Brian Teacher #20 7-6 3-6 7-5 7-6 Tim Mayotte #171 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64
Jose Luis Clerc #8 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-4 Tom Gullikson — Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64

Tournament Records

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