1980 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1980 Fischer-Grand Prix
Champion Brian Gottfried
Runner-up Trey Waltke
Score6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Draw48
Seeds16

Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Raymond Moore.

Brian Gottfried won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 against Trey Waltke.

Seeds

The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result three seeds and one lucky loser received a bye into the second round.

  1. Brian Gottfried (champion)
  2. Yannick Noah (semifinals)
  3. Balázs Taróczy (semifinals)
  4. Corrado Barazzutti (second round)
  5. Stan Smith (second round)
  6. Heinz Günthardt (third round)
  7. Bob Lutz (third round)
  8. Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
  9. Raúl Ramírez (first round)
  10. n/a
  11. Rolf Gehring (quarterfinals)
  12. Bernard Mitton (second round)
  13. Gianni Ocleppo (first round)
  14. Chris Lewis (second round)
  15. Pascal Portes (third round)
  16. Colin Dibley (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 Brian Gottfried 4 6 6
3 Balázs Taróczy 6 4 1
1 Brian Gottfried 6 6 6    
  Trey Waltke 2 4 3    
  Trey Waltke 6 1 6
2 Yannick Noah 3 6 4

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 B Gottfried 6 6  
  D Bedel 2 2   1 B Gottfried 6 7  
  J López-Maeso 1 5  
1 B Gottfried 6 6  
  O Parun 6 4 6   O Parun 4 3  
  T Tulasne 3 6 4   O Parun 6 6  
LL P Hutka 4 0  
1 B Gottfried 6 6  
  H Kary 1 2  
14 C Lewis 6 3 2
  H Kary 6 6     H Kary 3 6 6
  T Giammalva 1 2     H Kary 2 7 6
6 H Günthardt 6 5 4
  P Složil 3 6 0
  P Bertolucci 3 4   6 H Günthardt 6 3 6
6 H Günthardt 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 B Taróczy 6 6  
  M Cox 4 2   3 B Taróczy 1 6 6
  F McMillan 6 3 1
3 B Taróczy 6 6  
  B Martin 6 6   15 P Portes 2 3  
  G Moretton 4 4     B Martin 4 3  
15 P Portes 6 6  
3 B Taróczy 3 6 6
12 B Mitton 4 6 6 8 T Šmíd 6 4 3
  K Eberhard 6 1 4 12 B Mitton 6 2 2
  S Birner 3 6 6
  S Birner 4 4  
8 T Šmíd 6 6  
  J Hayes 4 6  
  A Jarrett 3 1   8 T Šmíd 6 7  
8 T Šmíd 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 B Lutz 2 6 6
  P Hjertquist 6 2 4 7 B Lutz 6 6  
  D Carter 4 1  
7 B Lutz 4 4  
  T Waltke 6 6  
  C Freyss 2 2  
  T Waltke 6 7     T Waltke 6 6  
13 G Ocleppo 3 5     T Waltke 6 6  
11 R Gehring 2 6 6 11 R Gehring 2 2  
  Ž Franulović 6 3 4 11 R Gehring 7 7  
  P Elter 6 5  
11 R Gehring 4    
  P Feigl 1 r  
  P Feigl 6 4 6
  J Průcha 5 4   4 C Barazzutti 0 6 1
4 C Barazzutti 7 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 S Smith 7 3 6
  P Kronk 6 6 1 5 S Smith 6 5 3
  R Moore 3 7 6
  R Moore 6 6  
  E Fromm 7 6     E Fromm 3 3  
  Á Giménez 5 4     E Fromm 2 6 6
16 C Dibley 6 3 1
  R Moore 2 2  
9 R Ramírez 6 6 6 2 Y Noah 6 6  
  R Simpson 7 4 7   R Simpson 4 6 6
  J Kodeš 6 0 2
  R Simpson 2 0  
2 Y Noah 6 6  
  S Glickstein 5 6 1
  N Saviano 4 6 2 2 Y Noah 7 3 6
2 Y Noah 6 3 6

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