The 1980 Bavarian Tennis Championships was a men's Grand Prix tennis circuit tournament played on outdoor

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s at the MTTC Iphitos in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

, West Germany. It was the 64th edition of the

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and was held from 20 May through 25 May 1980.

Rolf Gehring Rolf Gehring (born 25 November 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 30 in November 1981. Gehring participated in 6 Davis Cup ties for West Germany West Germany is ...

won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated Christophe Freyss 6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 * It was Gehring's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.

Doubles

Heinz Günthardt Heinz Peter Günthardt (born 8 February 1959) is a retired tennis player from Switzerland. Tennis player career Günthardt won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980. The right-hander reached hi ...

Bob Hewitt Robert Anthony John Hewitt (born 12 January 1940) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. In 1967, after marrying a South African, he became a South African citizen. He has won 15 major titles and a career Grand Slam in both men' ...

defeated David Carter / Chris Lewis 7–6, 6–1 * It was Günthardt's 4th title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Hewitt's 1st title of the year and the 57th of his career.

References

External links

ATP tournament profile
* Bavarian Tennis Championships Bavarian International Tennis Championships Bavarian Tennis Championships Bavarian Tennis Championships

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