ATP Japan Open 1980 Draw, Results & Schedule

Ivan Lendl won the 1980 Japan Open, defeating Eliot Teltscher 3-6 6-4 6-0 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Tokyo, Japan, from October 20 to October 26, 1980. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
def. Eliot Teltscher , 3-6 6-4 6-0
Dates
Oct 20 — Oct 26
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
Japan Open 1980 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ivan Lendl #7 3-6 6-4 6-0 Eliot Teltscher #10 H2H Match data Oct 26, 1980* F
SF (2)
Eliot Teltscher #10 6-3 6-1 Jan Norback #177 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1980* SF
Ivan Lendl #7 7-6 6-1 Mel Purcell #31 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1980* SF
QF (4)
Jan Norback #177 6-3 0-1 (ret.) Buster C Mottram #33 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1980* QF Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ivan Lendl #7 7-5 6-3 Peter Rennert #54 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1980* QF
Eliot Teltscher #10 6-3 6-3 Bruce Manson #79 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1980* QF
Mel Purcell #31 6-2 6-1 Terry Moor #40 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1980* QF
R16 (8)
Bruce Manson #79 6-3 6-3 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Oct 24, 1980* R16
Mel Purcell #31 6-4 2-6 7-5 George Hardie #120 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1980* R16
Ivan Lendl #7 6-3 6-4 Wolfgang Popp #96 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1980* R16
Buster C Mottram #33 6-3 6-0 Bernard Boileau #98 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1980* R16
Jan Norback #177 6-1 6-2 Tsuyoshi Fukui #252 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1980* R16
Peter Rennert #54 6-3 7-6 Jun Kamiwazumi #257 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1980* R16
Terry Moor #40 6-2 6-4 Sashi Menon #187 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1980* R16
Eliot Teltscher #10 6-4 6-1 Ross Case #91 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1980* R16
R32 (16)
George Hardie #120 3-6 6-3 6-3 Jan Gunnarsson #389 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Eliot Teltscher #10 6-2 6-3 Shigeyuki Nishio #439 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Mel Purcell #31 6-4 6-1 Famiano Meneschincheri #389 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Wolfgang Popp #96 6-2 6-7 6-2 Lloyd Bourne #332 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Sashi Menon #187 6-1 6-3 Eric Deblicker #83 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Ivan Lendl #7 6-2 6-4 Tom Gullikson Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Terry Moor #40 6-1 7-5 Alejandro Cortes #189 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Tsuyoshi Fukui #252 6-7 7-5 7-6 Bruce Kleege #195 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Bernard Boileau #98 6-2 7-6 Louk Sanders #143 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Jan Norback #177 7-6 6-3 Pat Dupre #32 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ramesh Krishnan 6-7 6-4 7-5 Mike Cahill #85 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Jun Kamiwazumi #257 7-5 4-6 6-1 Steve Krulevitz #94 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Peter Rennert #54 6-1 6-1 Brad Drewett #77 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Bruce Manson #79 6-1 6-1 Matt Mitchell #106 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Buster C Mottram #33 6-7 6-4 7-6 Andreas Maurer #151 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
Ross Case #91 6-3 2-6 6-3 Patrick Proisy #92 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1980* R32
R64 (32)
George Hardie #120 6-3 6-2 Joel Bailey #260 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Jun Kamiwazumi #257 6-2 4-6 7-6 Jim Delaney #276 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Shigeyuki Nishio #439 6-4 6-2 Etsuo Uchiyama #579 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Mel Purcell #31 6-1 6-1 Robert Reininger #271 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Steve Krulevitz #94 6-1 1-6 6-2 Cliff Letcher Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Patrick Proisy #92 6-2 4-6 6-3 Bernhard Pils #579 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Jan Gunnarsson #389 6-3 6-4 Gene Malin #161 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Buster C Mottram #33 3-6 6-0 6-1 Richard Lewis #108 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Ramesh Krishnan 7-6 3-6 6-0 Ramiro Benavides #149 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Brad Drewett #77 6-3 5-7 6-4 Alvin Gardiner #234 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Bruce Manson #79 6-1 6-1 Helmar Stiegler #420 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Bruce Kleege #195 6-1 7-6 Emilio Montano #100 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Bernard Boileau #98 3-6 6-1 7-6 Markus Gunthardt #326 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Wolfgang Popp #96 6-4 6-1 Nobuya Tamura #400 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Lloyd Bourne #332 6-4 6-3 Marco Alciati #511 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Tsuyoshi Fukui #252 4-6 6-1 6-2 Haroon Ismail #87 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Alejandro Cortes #189 3-6 7-6 6-1 Peter Spang #662 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Sashi Menon #187 7-6 6-4 Alejandro Pierola #100 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Louk Sanders #143 7-6 6-3 Andy Kohlberg #261 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Matt Mitchell #106 7-5 7-6 Werner Zirngibl #169 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Andreas Maurer #151 7-5 7-5 F Settelmeyer Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Eliot Teltscher #10 6-2 6-1 Jeremy Cohen Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Ross Case #91 6-4 6-2 Jun Kuki #389 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Peter Rennert #54 6-1 6-2 Shinichi Sakamoto #454 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Ivan Lendl #7 7-5 6-2 Thierry Stevaux #293 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Famiano Meneschincheri #389 2-6 6-2 6-0 Tetsu Kuramitsu #546 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Mike Cahill #85 6-1 6-3 Kiyoshi Tanabe H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Terry Moor #40 6-2 6-3 Jaime Fillol #96 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Tom Gullikson 6-3 7-6 Larry Stefanki #245 Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Pat Dupre #32 6-3 7-6 Tony Graham #100 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Jan Norback #177 6-3 6-1 Beejong Sisson #420 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64
Eric Deblicker #83 6-4 6-4 John Whitlinger #261 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1980* R64

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