WTA Australian Open 1980 Draw & Results

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Hana Mandlikova won the 1980 Australian Open, defeating Wendy Turnbull 6-0 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played November 24–December 8 on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia.

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

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Champion
Hana Mandlikova
def. Wendy Turnbull , 6-0 7-5
Dates
Nov 24 — Dec 8
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Match type

55 recorded singles results

Australian Open 1980 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Hana Mandlikova 6-0 7-5 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data Dec 8, 1980* F
SF (2)
Hana Mandlikova 6-4 6-1 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data Dec 7, 1980* SF
Wendy Turnbull 6-4 7-5 Martina Navratilova H2H Match data Dec 7, 1980* SF Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
QF (4)
Wendy Turnbull 3-6 6-3 6-2 Pam Shriver H2H Match data Dec 5, 1980* QF
Hana Mandlikova 6-1 3-6 6-4 Virginia Ruzici H2H Match data Dec 5, 1980* QF
Mima Jausovec 4-6 6-3 6-3 Candy Reynolds H2H Match data Dec 5, 1980* QF
Martina Navratilova 4-6 6-1 7-6 Greer Stevens H2H Match data Dec 5, 1980* QF
R16 (8)
Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-2 Barbara Hallquist H2H Match data Dec 3, 1980* R16
Candy Reynolds 6-3 6-7 6-0 Sylvia Hanika H2H Match data Dec 3, 1980* R16 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Virginia Ruzici 7-5 6-3 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data Dec 3, 1980* R16
Greer Stevens 6-7 6-0 6-0 Lindsay Morse H2H Match data Dec 3, 1980* R16
Wendy Turnbull 6-4 6-2 Sue Barker H2H Match data Dec 3, 1980* R16
Martina Navratilova 6-2 6-2 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data Dec 3, 1980* R16
Mima Jausovec 6-2 6-2 Anne Minter H2H Match data Dec 3, 1980* R16
Pam Shriver 6-3 6-1 Betty Stove H2H Match data Dec 3, 1980* R16
R32 (16)
Pam Shriver 6-1 7-5 Sue Saliba H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Candy Reynolds 6-4 6-2 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Barbara Hallquist 6-1 6-3 Keryn Pratt H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Mima Jausovec 6-2 4-6 6-4 Evonne Goolagong 4× CH H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Virginia Ruzici 6-2 7-5 Linda Cassell H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-7 6-1 Rene Blount H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Sylvia Hanika 6-0 6-1 Nanette Schutte H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Marie Pinterova 7-5 7-5 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Greer Stevens 6-2 6-4 Susan Leo H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Anne Minter 7-5 6-0 Naoko Sato H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Betsy Nagelsen 6-2 6-3 Diane Morrison H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-3 Lele Forood H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Betty Stove 6-3 6-2 Karen Gulley H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Lindsay Morse 6-3 7-5 Brenda Catton H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Hana Mandlikova 7-6 6-2 Elizabeth Little H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
Sue Barker 6-2 6-3 Diane Desfor H2H Match data Nov 30, 1980* R32
R64 (24)
Betty Stove 6-1 1-6 6-2 Rosalyn Fairbank H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Anne Minter 3-6 6-3 6-3 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Lindsay Morse 1-6 6-1 6-1 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Keryn Pratt 1-6 7-5 6-1 Pam Whytcross H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Karen Gulley 6-3 6-4 Marcie Louie H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Amanda Tobin 7-6 6-1 Hana Strachonova H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Barbara Hallquist 6-4 7-5 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Candy Reynolds 6-4 7-6 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Lele Forood 7-5 4-6 6-2 Nerida Gregory H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Renata Tomanova 6-4 6-4 Marie Christine Calleja H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Naoko Sato 6-2 6-3 Duk Hee Lee H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Diane Morrison 3-6 6-3 6-4 Felicia Hutnick H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Sue Saliba 4-6 7-5 6-1 Christiane Jolissaint H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Brenda Catton 3-6 6-3 7-5 Dianne Evers H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Susan Leo 6-4 6-4 Chris Newton H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Elizabeth Little 7-5 1-6 6-3 Tanya Harford H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Nanette Schutte 3-6 6-2 6-0 Miranda Yates H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Betsy Nagelsen 6-4 4-6 6-4 Rosie Casals H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Rene Blount 6-1 6-3 Marcella Mesker H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Linda Cassell 6-3 6-3 Jenny Walker H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Marie Pinterova 6-1 6-2 Liz Smylie H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Mima Jausovec 6-4 6-3 Bettina Bunge H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Diane Desfor 6-4 6-7 6-3 Bernadette Randall H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64
Sue Barker 6-4 6-3 Claudia Kohde Kilsch H2H Match data Nov 28, 1980* R64

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