1980 Bordeaux Open
Encyclopedia
The 1980 Bordeaux Open also known as the "Grand Prix Passing Shot" was a tennis
tournament played on Clay Courts
in Bordeaux
in France
that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix
. The tournament was held from September 22 through September 27, 1980.
Mario Martinez
defeated
Gianni Ocleppo
6–0, 7–5, 7–5
/
Gilles Moretton
defeated Gianni Ocleppo
/
Ricardo Ycaza
6–3, 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on Clay Courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix
1980 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1980 Volvo Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:The table below shows the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix schedule ....
. The tournament was held from September 22 through September 27, 1980.
Men's Singles
Mario MartinezMario Martinez
Mario Martinez may refer to:*Mario Martinez *Mario Aburto Martínez, Mexican assassin*Mario Martinez *Mario Martinez , Bolivian tennis player*Mario Roberto Martínez , Honduran football midfielder...
defeated
Gianni OcleppoGianni Ocleppo
Gianni Ocleppo is a retired professional tennis player from Italy.Ocleppo won one ATP Tour singles title and two doubles titles in his career. He played for Italy in the final of the 1980 Davis Cup, losing in a dead rubber to Ivan Lendl.Ocleppo reached a career high singles ranking of World No....
6–0, 7–5, 7–5
Men's Doubles
John FeaverJohn Feaver
John Feaver is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom.Feaver enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title and finished runner-up another 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
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Gilles MorettonGilles Moretton
Gilles Moretton , is a former professional tennis player from France. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 4 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
defeated
Gianni OcleppoGianni Ocleppo
Gianni Ocleppo is a retired professional tennis player from Italy.Ocleppo won one ATP Tour singles title and two doubles titles in his career. He played for Italy in the final of the 1980 Davis Cup, losing in a dead rubber to Ivan Lendl.Ocleppo reached a career high singles ranking of World No....
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Ricardo YcazaRicardo Ycaza
Ricardo Ycaza is an Ecuadorean tennis player who was a world top-ten junior, a Davis Cup stalwart, and a world top-fifty touring professional.His most noteworthy achievement was winning the 1976 US Open Junior tournament...
6–3, 6–2