| 1980 New South Wales Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 1–7 December 1980 (W) 15–21 December 1980 (M) | |||
| Edition | 88th | |||
| Category | Grand Prix (M) Colgate Series (W) | |||
| Draw | 64S / 32D | |||
| Prize money | $125,000 | |||
| Surface | Grass / outdoor | |||
| Location | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Venue | White City Stadium | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Fritz Buehning[1] | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Wendy Turnbull | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Peter McNamara /Paul McNamee[2] | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
Pam Shriver / Betty Stöve | ||||
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The1980 New South Wales Open was a combined men's and women'stennis tournament played on outdoorgrass courts at theWhite City Stadium inSydney, Australia. The men's event, also known by its sponsored nameNabisco NSW Open, was part of the1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuitand was held from 15 December through 21 December 1980. The women's event, also known by its sponsored nameNSW Building Society Classic, was part of the1980 Colgate Series and was held from 1 December through 7 December 1980.[3] It was the 88th edition of the event. The singles titles were won by unseededFritz Buehning and third-seededWendy Turnbull.[4][5][6][7]
Fritz Buehning defeatedBrian Teacher 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Wendy Turnbull defeatedPam Shriver 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Peter McNamara /Paul McNamee defeatedVitas Gerulaitis /Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–4
Pam Shriver /Betty Stöve defeatedRosie Casals /Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 4–6, 6–4