October
| Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 6 October | Barcelona, Spain Clay – $175,000 – S64/D32 |
Ivan Lendl 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
Guillermo Vilas | José Luis Clerc Adriano Panatta |
Balázs Taróczy Andrés Gómez Corrado Barazzutti Gabriel Urpi |
| Ivan Lendl Steve Denton 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
Pavel Složil Balázs Taróczy |
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| Brisbane, Australia Grass – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4 |
Phil Dent | Rod Frawley Dale Collings |
Chris Delaney Mark Edmondson Richard Meyer Tony Roche |
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| John McEnroe Matt Mitchell |
Phil Dent Rod Frawley |
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| Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Harold Solomon 6–2, 6–3 |
Shlomo Glickstein | Sammy Giammalva Ilie Năstase |
David Carter Tom Okker Onny Parun Per Hjertquist |
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| Steve Krulevitz Per Hjertquist 7–6, 6–3 |
Eric Fromm Cary Leeds |
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| 13 October | Basel, Switzerland Carpet – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 0–6, 6–4 |
Björn Borg | Tom Okker Per Hjertquist |
Sammy Giammalva Raymond Moore Eddie Dibbs Tomáš Šmíd |
| Steve Denton Kevin Curren 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
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| Taipei, Taiwan Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4 |
Eliot Teltscher | Terry Moor Brad Drewett |
Cliff Letcher Matt Mitchell Jaime Fillol Haroon Ismail |
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| Jaime Fillol Ross Case 6–2, 7–6 |
Andy Kohlberg Larry Stefanki |
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| Australian Indoor Sydney, Australia Hard – $175,000 – S32/D16 |
John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4 |
Vitas Gerulaitis | Johan Kriek Gene Mayer |
Tim Gullikson Peter Feigl Bill Scanlon John Sadri |
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| John McEnroe Peter Fleming 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Tim Gullikson Johan Kriek |
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| 20 October | Melbourne Indoor Melbourne, Australia Carpet – $125,000 – S32/D16 |
Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3 |
Peter McNamara | Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan |
Paul McNamee Johan Kriek Kim Warwick Tim Gullikson |
| Ferdi Taygan Fritz Buehning 6–1, 6–2 |
John Sadri Tim Wilkison |
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| Tokyo Outdoor Tokyo, Japan Carpet – $125,000 – S64/D32 |
Ivan Lendl 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Eliot Teltscher | Mel Purcell Jan Norback |
Peter Rennert Terry Moor Buster Mottram Bruce Manson |
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| Jaime Fillol Ross Case 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher |
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| Vienna Indoor Vienna, Austria Hard – $100,000 – S64/D32 |
Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
Trey Waltke | Balázs Taróczy Yannick Noah |
Hans Kary Tomáš Šmíd Rolf Gehring Raymond Moore |
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| Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6–4, 6–2 |
Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil |
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| 27 October | Cologne, Germany Hard – $75,000 – S32/D16 |
Robert Lutz 6–4, 6–0 |
Nick Saviano | Tomáš Šmíd Andrew Pattison |
Gene Mayer Trey Waltke Kevin Curren John Hayes |
| Andrew Pattison Bernard Mitton 6–4, 6–1 |
Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd |
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| 1980 Paris Open Paris, France Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16 |
Brian Gottfried 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 |
Adriano Panatta | Paul Kronk José López-Maeso |
Mark Cox Jean-Louis Haillet Paolo Bertolucci Pascal Portes |
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| Adriano Panatta Paolo Bertolucci 6–4, 6–4 |
Brian Gottfried Raymond Moore |
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| Tokyo Indoor Tokyo, Japan Carpet – $300,000 – S32/D16 |
Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–2 |
Tim Gullikson | Bill Scanlon John Sadri |
Björn Borg Victor Amaya Ivan Lendl Pat Du Pré |
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| Hank Pfister Victor Amaya 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart |
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