The 1980 Bordeaux Open also known as the Grand Prix Passing Shot was a men's
tennis tournament played on
clay court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament.
...
s at Villa Primrose in
Bordeaux, France that was part of the
1980 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1980 Volvo Grand Prix was a men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. The Grand Prix circuit is a precursor to the ATP Tour.
Volvo became the new tour sponsor ...
. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 22 September until 27 September 1980. Third-seeded
Mario Martinez won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Mario Martinez defeated
Gianni Ocleppo
Gianni Ocleppo (born 6 April 1957) is a retired Italian tennis player.
He has two children: one of them, Julian Ocleppo (born 1997), is a professional tennis player, by former wife Dee Ocleppo.
Career
Ocleppo won one ATP Tour singles title (Lin ...
6–0, 7–5, 7–5
* It was Martinez' first singles title of his career.
Doubles
John Feaver /
Gilles Moretton defeated
Gianni Ocleppo
Gianni Ocleppo (born 6 April 1957) is a retired Italian tennis player.
He has two children: one of them, Julian Ocleppo (born 1997), is a professional tennis player, by former wife Dee Ocleppo.
Career
Ocleppo won one ATP Tour singles title (Lin ...
/
Ricardo Ycaza
Ricardo Ycaza (born 16 February 1958) is an Ecuadorian tennis player who was a world top 10 junior, a Davis Cup stalwart, and a world top 100 touring professional.
Tennis career
His most noteworthy achievement was winning the 1976 US Open Jun ...
6–3, 6–2
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
{{1980 Volvo Grand Prix
Bordeaux Open
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon language, Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquita ...
ATP Bordeaux
Bordeaux Open
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon language, Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquita ...
Bordeaux Open
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon language, Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquita ...