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1980 Pepsi Grand Slam
Date	February 8–10
Edition	5th
Category	Special event
Draw	4S
Prize money	$300,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Venue	Mission Hills Country Club
Champions
Singles
Björn Borg
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The 1980 Pepsi Grand Slam was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts at the Mission Hills Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, United States It was an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) sanctioned special event that was not part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from February 8 through February 10, 1980. Björn Borg won his fourth consecutive singles title at the event and earned $150,000 first prize money.

Final

Singles

Björn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 6–1, 5–7, 6–1

• It was Borg's 1st singles title of the year and the 53rd of his career.

Draw

	Semifinals									Final
	Björn Borg		6	6
	Guillermo Vilas		2	3
										Björn Borg		6	5	6
										Vitas Gerulaitis		1	7	1
	Vitas Gerulaitis		7	6
	John McEnroe'		6	3

Third place match

John McEnroe defeated Guillermo Vilas 8–7

References

1. "1980 Pepsi Grand Slam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780362020342.
3. "Borg is best again". The Desert Sun. February 11, 1980. p. B1.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

• 1980 Grand Prix (tennis)
• 1980 in sports in Florida
• 1980 in American tennis
• February 1980 sports events in the United States