1980 Tokyo Indoor
Encyclopedia
The 1980 Tokyo Indoor also known as the "Seiko World Super Tennis" was a tennis
tournament played on Indoor Carpet Courts in Tokyo
in Japan
that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix
. The tournament was held from October 30 through November 4, 1980. It was a major tournament of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and matches were the best of three sets.
Jimmy Connors
defeated Tim Gullikson
6–1, 6–2
Victor Amaya
/ Hank Pfister
defeated Marty Riessen
/ Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
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 Indoor Carpet Courts in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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 October 30 through November 4, 1980. It was a major tournament of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and matches were the best of three sets.
Men's Singles
Jimmy ConnorsJimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....
defeated
Tim GulliksonTim Gullikson
Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States.In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year...
6–1, 6–2
Men's Doubles
Victor AmayaVictor Amaya
Victor Amaya is a former American male professional tour tennis player.The left-handed Amaya's career high ranking was World No. 15, which he attained in June, 1980....
/
Hank PfisterHank Pfister
Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career...
defeated
Marty RiessenMarty Riessen
Marty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings...
/
Sherwood StewartSherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...
6–3, 3–6, 7–6