1980 Robinsons South Pacific Classic – Doubles

Doubles
Doubles
1980 Robinsons South Pacific Classic
Champion	John McEnroe ; Rod Frawley
Runner-up	Phil Dent ; Rod Frawley
Score	8–6
Draw	16
Seeds	4

The 1980 Robinsons South Pacific Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1980 Robinsons South Pacific Classic tennis tournament and was played on outdoor grass courts at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, between 6 October and 12 October 1980. The draw comprised 16 teams players of which 4 were seeded. Geoff Masters and Ross Case were the defending South Pacific Tennis Classic doubles champions but did not participate in this edition. The unseeded team of John McEnroe and Matt Mitchell won the doubles title by defeating second-seeded Phil Dent and Rod Frawley in the final, 8–6.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Seeds

Key

First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	7	7
	Tom Gullikson John Whitlinger	6	6		1	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	6	7
	Ernie Ewert Brad Guan	7	2	6		Ernie Ewert Brad Guan	4	6
	Dale Collings Wayne Hampson	6	6	3						1	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	7	2	4
	John McEnroe Matt Mitchell	4	6	6							John McEnroe Matt Mitchell	5	6	6
4	Chris Kachel John Marks	6	3	4		John McEnroe Matt Mitchell	6	6
	Andy Kohlberg Richard Meyer	4	6	7		Andy Kohlberg Richard Meyer	4	1
	Philip Davies John Trickey	6	2	5												John McEnroe Matt Mitchell	8
	Peter Feigl Sashi Menon	7	2	6											2	Phil Dent Rod Frawley	6
	Chris Delaney Jeremy Cohen	6	6	0		Peter Feigl Sashi Menon	4	6	6
3	Syd Ball Cliff Letcher	7	2	6	3	Syd Ball Cliff Letcher	6	1	2
	John Fitzgerald Wayne Pascoe	6	6	3							Peter Feigl Sashi Menon	6	6
	Charlie Fancutt Ulrich Marten	6	6							2	Phil Dent Rod Frawley	7	7
	Peter Johnston Greg Whitecross	3	4			Charlie Fancutt Ulrich Marten	4	6
	Brad Drewett Terry Rocavert	2	1		2	Phil Dent Rod Frawley	6	7
2	Phil Dent Rod Frawley	6	6

^ Players agreed to play a single pro-set due to failing light conditions and commitments to participate in the subsequent Australian Indoor Championships.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Plucky McEnroe easily up". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. 13 October 1980. p. 26 – via National Library of Australia.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 123. ISBN 9780362020342.
^ "1980 Brisbane – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).