1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's doubles

Top-seeded Anne Smith and Paula Smith won the title and $9,600 first-prize money after defeating Virginia Ruzici and Renáta Tomanová in the final.

Women's doubles
1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champions	Anne Smith Paula Smith
Runners-up	Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Anne Smith / Paula Smith (champions)
2. Laura duPont / JoAnne Russell (semifinals)
3. Virginia Ruzici / Renáta Tomanová (final)
4. Lele Forood / Candy Reynolds (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Anne Smith Paula Smith	7	6
		Andrea Jaeger Regina Maršíková	6	3
								1	Anne Smith Paula Smith	4	6	6
								3	Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová	6	3	4
	3	Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová	6	6
	2	Laura duPont JoAnne Russell	2	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Smith P Smith	6	6
		D Evers I Madruga	7	6					D Evers I Madruga	4	3
		H Ludloff A White	6	4											1	A Smith P Smith	7	6
		S Acker P Whytcross	6	6												S Acker P Whytcross	5	3
		C Casabianca E Raponi	1	2					S Acker P Whytcross	6	6
		M Gurdal N Sato	6	6					M Gurdal N Sato	1	4
		C Franch S Provoust	4	4																		1	A Smith P Smith	7	6
																							A Jaeger R Maršíková	6	3
								4	L Forood C Reynolds	6	6
		Rita Agassi D Gilbert	6	5	6				R Agassi D Gilbert	4	2
		F Hutnick K Sands	1	7	4										4	L Forood C Reynolds	4	3
		A Jaeger R Maršíková	7	6												A Jaeger R Maršíková	6	6
		C Copeland D Rubin	6	2					A Jaeger R Maršíková	6	6
		G Coles S Saliba	5	3					C Jolissaint H Strachoňová	1	1
		C Jolissaint H Strachoňová	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		A Henricksson K Jones	6	6
		V Beggs J Portman	1	4					A Henricksson K Jones	6	6
		E Little A Evans	3	3					C Newton J Walker	4	3
		C Newton J Walker	6	6												A Henricksson K Jones	3	5
		R Fairbank M-L Piatek	6	6											3	V Ruzici R Tomanová	6	7
		S Collins J DuVall	2	2					R Fairbank M-L Piatek	0	4
								3	V Ruzici R Tomanová	6	6
																						3	V Ruzici R Tomanová	6	6
		R Blount Y Vermaak	6	0																		2	L duPont J Russell	2	4
		B-A Dent J Newberry	7	6					B-A Dent J Newberry	7	5	6
		K Gulley K Pratt	4	5					B Hallquist S McInerney	6	7	3
		B Hallquist S McInerney	6	7												B-A Dent J Newberry	3	3
		M Brown L Lee	1	1											2	L duPont J Russell	6	6
		L Doherty J Preyer	6	6					L Doherty J Preyer	0	3
								2	L duPont J Russell	6	6

External links

• "U.S. Clay Courts 1980". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 18, 2016.