1980 Grand Prix (tennis)


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 of the Grand Prix circuit after Colgate-Palmolive decided to end its sponsorship.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix schedule.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

Standings

The 1980 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in 12 separate point categories, ranging from the Grand Slam tournaments to the smallest Regular Series tournaments. At the end of the year the top-ranked players received a bonus from a $750,000 bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have participated in at least three Grand Prix tournaments with a prize money of $175,000 or more as well as three tournaments with prize money of $50,000–$75,000 during weeks when a $75,000 event is scheduled.
RkNamePointsBonus
12,342$300,000
22,110$200,000
31,981$150,000
41,954$100,000
51,643$80,000
61,509$60,000
71,457$50,000
81,349$40,000
91,279$35,000
101,208$30,000

ATP rankings

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
The following players won their first title in 1980: