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.[1]
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 1 | |
| United States | Vitas Gerulaitis | 4 | 2 | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 | |
| United States | Eddie Dibbs | 10 | 5 | |
| United States | Peter Fleming | 13 | 6 | |
 Poland | Wojciech Fibak | 15 | 7 | |
 Argentina | José Luis Clerc | 17 | 8 |
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers:
Manuel Diaz Tim GarciaThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Peter Fleming | Heinz Gunthardt | 1 | ||
| Poland | Wojciech Fibak | Tom Okker | 2 | ||
| United States | Pat Dupre | United States | Stan Smith | 3 | |
 India | Vijay Amritraj |  Mexico | Raúl Ramírez | 4 |
See main article: 1980 Birmingham Open – Singles. Jimmy Connors defeated Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–2
See main article: 1980 Birmingham Open – Doubles. Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker defeated José Luis Clerc / 
Ilie Nastase, 6–3, 6–3