The 1980 Alan King Tennis Classic, also known as the Alan King-Ceasers Palace Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the

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in Las Vegas, United States. It was the ninth edition of the event and was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was held from April 21 through April 27, 1980. First-seeded

Björn Borg Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. Between 1974 and 1981, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimb ...

won the singles title and the accompanying $60,000 first-prize money. It was Borg's second successive singles title at the tournament.

Finals

Singles

defeated Harold Solomon 6–3, 6–1 * It was Borg's 5th singles title of the year and the 57th of his career.

Doubles

Bob Lutz /

Stan Smith Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. Smith is best known to non-tennis players as the namesake of a popular brand of tennis shoes. A world No. 1 player and two-time major singles cham ...

defeated Wojciech Fibak / Gene Mayer 6–2, 7–5

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ITF tournament edition details
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