ATP Houston 1980 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Jose Luis Clerc won the 1980 Houston, defeating Mel Purcell 7-5 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Indianapolis, United States, from April 7 to April 13, 1980.

Champion
Jose Luis Clerc
def. Mel Purcell , 7-5 6-3
Dates
Apr 7 — Apr 13
Location
Indianapolis, United States
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 4, 1980 F Jose Luis Clerc #16 7-5 6-3 Mel Purcell #245 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Aug 4, 1980 SF Mel Purcell #245 6-1 6-3 Mario Martinez — Match data
Aug 4, 1980 SF Jose Luis Clerc #16 6-2 6-1 Jose Higueras #21 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Aug 4, 1980 QF Jose Luis Clerc #16 6-3 6-0 Terry Moor #46 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 QF Mel Purcell #245 6-1 6-3 Wojtek Fibak #13 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 QF Mario Martinez 7-6 6-2 Eddie Dibbs #9 — Match data
Aug 4, 1980 QF Jose Higueras #21 6-3 4-6 6-3 Eliot Teltscher #23 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Aug 4, 1980 R16 Mario Martinez 6-2 6-2 Jose Luis Damiani #175 — Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R16 Jose Luis Clerc #16 6-2 6-1 Kim Warwick #36 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R16 Jose Higueras #21 7-5 3-6 6-1 John Hayes #252 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R16 Mel Purcell #245 4-6 6-0 6-2 Harold Solomon #7 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R16 Eddie Dibbs #9 6-1 6-1 Per Hjertquist #97 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R16 Wojtek Fibak #13 6-4 6-3 Zeljko Franulovic #67 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R16 Terry Moor #46 6-2 6-3 Gene Mayer #6 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R16 Eliot Teltscher #23 6-2 6-4 Christophe Freyss #150 H2H Match data
R32 (15)
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Jose Luis Clerc #16 6-1 6-2 Ricardo Ycaza #162 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Jose Higueras #21 2-6 6-2 6-0 David Carter #88 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Jose Luis Damiani #175 6-3 6-4 Mike Cahill #90 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Eliot Teltscher #23 6-2 6-3 Billy Martin #79 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Eddie Dibbs #9 6-2 6-2 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Christophe Freyss #150 6-3 6-0 Ivan Lendl #10 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Per Hjertquist #97 4-6 6-0 6-0 Vijay Amritraj #30 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Terry Moor #46 6-3 6-1 Leo Palin #135 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Gene Mayer #6 6-2 6-2 Juan Nunez #215 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Mel Purcell #245 6-4 6-0 Hank Pfister #39 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 John Hayes #252 7-6 6-2 Roberto Vizcaino #312 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Kim Warwick #36 7-6 3-6 7-5 Fernando Maynetto #175 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Harold Solomon #7 6-3 6-3 Fernando Luna #71 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Zeljko Franulovic #67 3-6 6-4 6-0 Phil Dent #35 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R32 Wojtek Fibak #13 6-2 6-2 Mark Edmondson #80 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Hank Pfister #39 6-3 6-3 John James #92 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Mark Edmondson #80 6-3 6-4 Michael Grant #96 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Wojtek Fibak #13 7-5 4-6 6-1 Van Winitsky #73 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Roberto Vizcaino #312 2-6 6-2 6-3 Marcel Freeman #234 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Kim Warwick #36 6-2 6-3 Shlomo Glickstein #75 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Mel Purcell #245 6-0 3-0 (ret.) Pascal Portes #97 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Ivan Lendl #10 2-6 6-0 6-4 Ricardo Cano #72 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Jose Luis Clerc #16 6-4 6-3 Stefan Simonsson #86 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Terry Moor #46 6-2 6-2 Billy Nealon H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 John Hayes #252 6-4 2-6 6-4 Raul Ramirez #26 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Phil Dent #35 7-6 7-5 Guillermo Aubone #321 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Zeljko Franulovic #67 7-5 6-1 Ross Case #91 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Ramesh Krishnan 6-1 6-2 Geoff Masters #99 — Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Fernando Luna #71 7-6 1-6 6-1 Stanislav Birner #100 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Mike Cahill #90 6-3 6-3 Carlos Gattiker #100 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Gene Mayer #6 6-1 6-0 Leif Shiras #454 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Christophe Freyss #150 6-1 6-2 John Lloyd — Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Juan Nunez #215 6-3 6-1 Syd Ball #368 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 David Carter #88 6-2 6-2 George Hardie #120 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Eliot Teltscher #23 6-4 6-0 Jaime Fillol #96 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Eddie Dibbs #9 3-6 6-4 6-0 Andres Gomez #51 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Vijay Amritraj #30 6-3 7-5 Charlie Owens #81 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Harold Solomon #7 6-2 6-4 Rick Fagel #113 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Jose Higueras #21 6-1 7-5 Joao Soares #137 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Mario Martinez 6-2 6-4 Jan Kodes #99 — Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Leo Palin #135 6-4 7-6 Alvaro Betancur #89 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Ricardo Ycaza #162 6-4 6-3 Colin Dowdeswell #104 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Paul Kronk 6-3 7-6 Colin Dibley #48 — Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Per Hjertquist #97 6-3 7-5 Warren Maher — Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Billy Martin #79 6-3 6-4 Blaine Willenborg #579 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Jose Luis Damiani #175 6-4 6-0 Hans Gildemeister — Match data
Aug 4, 1980 R64 Fernando Maynetto #175 6-2 6-2 Emilio Montano #100 H2H Match data

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