1980 Birmingham Open

The 1980 Birmingham Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the eighth and last edition of the Grand Prix Birmingham, and part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It took place in Birmingham, Alabama, United States from January 14 through January 20, 1980. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, his sixth at the event.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of December 26, 1979.

Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers:
 * 🇺🇸 Manuel Diaz
 * 🇺🇸 Tim Garcia

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇺🇸 David Dowlen
 * 🇺🇸 Joel Bailey

Singles
🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors defeated 🇺🇸 Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–2
 * It was Connors' 1st singles title of the year and the 80th of his career.

Doubles
🇵🇱 Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker defeated 🇦🇷 José Luis Clerc / 🇷🇴 Ilie Nastase, 6–3, 6–3