1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1980 Wimbledon Championships SWE Björn Borg USA John McEnroe 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6 128 (16 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 grand slam 1980 Wimbledon Championships Four-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe in the final, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title and tenth major title overall.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th The final has often been called one of the greatest and most exciting matches of all time, and was the core of the Borg–McEnroe rivalry."#10: 1980 Wimbledon Men's Singles Final". In ESPN SportCentury's Ten Greatest Games of the 20th Century. ABC-TV. Original Air Date: 23 May 1999. Hosted by Al Michaels. A dramatic depiction of the final featured as the central event of the 2017 movie Borg vs McEnroe. Seeds 1 1 SWE Björn Borg (champion) 2 8 USA John McEnroe (final) 3 6 USA Jimmy Connors (semifinals) 4 3 USA Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round) 5 5 USA Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals) 6 2 USA Gene Mayer (quarterfinals) 7 7 USA Peter Fleming (quarterfinals) 8 4 PAR 1954 Víctor Pecci (third round) 9 5 USA Pat DuPré (third round) 10 2 TCH Ivan Lendl (third round) 11 USA Harold Solomon (withdrew before the tournament began) 12 FRA Yannick Noah (withdrew before the tournament began) 13 3 POL Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals) 14 6 USA Victor Amaya (first round) 15 4 USA Stan Smith (third round) 16 7 ARG José Luis Clerc (third round) Harold Solomon and Yannick Noah withdrew due to injury. They were replaced in the draw by Qualifiers Kevin Curren and Wayne Hampson respectively. Qualifying 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 SWE Björn Borg 7 6 7 6 USA Gene Mayer 5 3 5 13 POL Wojciech Fibak 4 6 2 USA Brian Gottfried 6 7 6 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 2 6 2 2 3 USA Jimmy Connors 1 6 4 6 6 7 USA Peter Fleming 3 2 2 2 USA John McEnroe 6 6 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 4 6 6 USA Brian Gottfried 2 6 2 0 3 USA Jimmy Connors 3 6 3 4 2 USA John McEnroe 6 3 6 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 1 7 6 616 8 2 USA John McEnroe 6 5 3 718 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 Q EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei 3 4 4 ISR Shlomo Glickstein 4 6 3 7 8 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 2 6 5 6 SWE Per Hjertquist 2 1 2 AUS Rod Frawley 6 6 6 USA Howard Schoenfield 2 4 1 USA Tony Graham 6 6 6 Q IND Ramesh Krishnan 3 6 6 6 USA Bill Scanlon 6 4 4 4 GBR Mark Cox 3 6 6 6 FRA Gilles Moretton 6 1 4 4 HUN Balázs Taróczy 6 3 6 6 USA Chris Delaney 3 6 4 2 USA Trey Waltke 3 6 6 6 Q AUS Wayne Hampson 6 4 4 2 1 SWE B Borg 6 6 7 ISR S Glickstein 3 1 5 AUS R Frawley 6 2 6 6 13 USA T Graham 7 6 1 2 11 Q IND R Krishnan 6 7 7 6 GBR M Cox 7 5 5 1 HUN B Taróczy 6 6 6 USA T Waltke 3 2 2 1 SWE B Borg 6 68 6 7 AUS R Frawley 4 710 1 5 Q IND R Krishnan 3 6 2 HUN B Taróczy 6 7 6 1 SWE B Borg 6 7 6 HUN B Taróczy 1 5 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 TCH Ivan Lendl 6 4 6 6 USA Marty Riessen 3 6 2 4 USA John Sadri 6 6 6 USA Billy Martin 4 2 4 AUS Colin Dibley 6 6 7 USA Tom Leonard 1 2 6 AUS Geoff Masters 2 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 6 2 0 2 Q USA Scott Davis 7 4 2 3 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 5 6 6 6 USA Erik van Dillen 6 6 6 5 7 ITA Adriano Panatta 3 2 7 7 9 USA Chris Mayotte 5 3 7 4 WC GBR Andrew Jarrett 7 6 6 6 Q AUS Chris Johnstone 3 6 1 2 6 USA Gene Mayer 6 4 6 6 10 TCH I Lendl 6 6 6 USA J Sadri 3 4 3 AUS C Dibley 2 6 7 6 8 AUS G Masters 6 2 6 7 6 ITA C Barazzutti 6 3 4 6 1 ITA A Panatta 1 6 6 3 6 WC GBR A Jarrett 4 4 1 6 USA E Mayer 6 6 6 10 TCH I Lendl 6 3 4 6 AUS C Dibley 4 6 6 7 ITA A Panatta 3 3 2 6 USA E Mayer 6 6 6 AUS C Dibley 6 5 6 1 2 6 USA E Mayer 3 7 4 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 6 SWE Stefan Simonsson 0 4 2 WC GBR Robin Drysdale 7 6 0 4 4 LL IND Sashi Menon 6 4 6 6 6 PAR 1954 Francisco González 6 4 3 AUS Ross Case 7 6 6 USA Bruce Manson 7 6 7 6 USA Tom Gullikson 6 7 6 4 LL USA John Austin 6 6 7 ECU A Gómez 2 1 6 USA Fritz Buehning 3 6 2 RSA 1928 Johan Kriek 6 7 6 FRA Dominique Bedel 7 4 4 6 NZL Russell Simpson 6 6 6 7 AUS Mark Edmondson 7 4 6 6 8 13 POL Wojciech Fibak 5 6 3 7 10 4 USA V Gerulaitis 6 6 7 6 LL IND S Menon 7 4 5 2 AUS R Case 6 6 5 USA B Manson 7 7 7 LL USA J Austin 4 3 1 RSA 1928 J Kriek 6 6 6 NZL R Simpson 6 2 3 2 13 POL W Fibak 3 6 6 6 4 USA V Gerulaitis 6 4 7 6 USA B Manson 4 6 5 4 RSA 1928 J Kriek 1 4 1 13 POL W Fibak 6 6 6 4 USA V Gerulaitis 6 6 3 3 6 13 POL W Fibak 3 4 6 6 8 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 USA Stan Smith 5 6 6 6 ZIM Andrew Pattison 7 3 3 4 LL AUS Syd Ball 4 6 3 6 3 AUT Peter Feigl 6 1 6 3 6 Q AUS Chris Kachel 5 3 1 USA Brian Gottfried 7 6 6 NZL Chris Lewis 6 3 7 5 6 LL FIN Leo Palin 4 6 5 7 4 AUS Phil Dent 4 7 3 6 6 RSA 1928 Robert Trogolo 6 6 6 3 4 WC GBR Jonathan Smith 2 3 6 3 RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 6 6 3 6 USA Tony Giammalva 6 7 3 3 TCH Jan Kodeš 7 5 6 6 USA Matt Mitchell 5 1 6 8 PAR 1954 Víctor Pecci 7 6 7 15 USA S Smith 4 6 7 6 AUT P Feigl 6 1 6 1 USA B Gottfried 6 6 6 NZL C Lewis 3 4 2 AUS P Dent 7 6 6 RSA 1928 B Mitton 5 3 3 TCH J Kodeš 3 4 4 8 PAR 1954 V Pecci 6 6 6 15 USA S Smith 2 3 2 USA B Gottfried 6 6 6 AUS P Dent 3 6 6 6 8 PAR 1954 V Pecci 6 2 3 1 USA B Gottfried 6 6 6 AUS P Dent 1 2 2 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6 TCH Jiří Hřebec 2 0 4 BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch 6 7 2 3 Q AUS John Fitzgerald 7 6 6 6 Q AUS Peter Doohan 2 6 3 AUS Paul McNamee 6 7 6 USA Robert Van't Hof 7 2 7 6 USA Ferdi Taygan 6 6 5 4 WC GBR John Lloyd 4 2 2 GBR Buster Mottram 6 6 6 Q RSA 1928 Eddie Edwards 4 4 2 USA Nick Saviano 6 6 6 WC RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 3 3 7 6 RSA 1928 Byron Bertram 2 6 6 6 4 USA Vincent Van Patten 4 6 1 4 9 USA Pat DuPré 6 3 6 6 5 USA R Tanner 6 3 6 7 Q AUS J Fitzgerald 1 6 3 6 AUS P McNamee 6 6 6 USA R Van't Hof 1 1 3 GBR C Mottram 7 6 3 6 11 USA N Saviano 6 7 6 4 13 WC RSA 1928 C Drysdale 2 3 0 9 USA P DuPré 6 6 6 5 USA R Tanner 7 6 6 AUS P McNamee 6 4 4 USA N Saviano 7 1 4 7 11 9 USA P DuPré 6 6 6 5 9 5 USA R Tanner 7 3 6 6 USA N Saviano 6 6 3 4 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 USA Victor Amaya 6 4 0 6 3 USA Hank Pfister 3 6 6 3 6 Q USA George Hardie 6 7 1 5 USA Bob Lutz 7 6 6 7 USA Tim Gullikson 7 6 6 CHI Belus Prajoux 5 3 1 BEL Bernard Boileau 6 1 3 3 AUS Kim Warwick 4 6 6 6 Q RSA 1928 John Yuill 5 3 6 SUI Heinz Günthardt 7 6 7 AUS Peter McNamara 6 1 3 2 AUS Warren Maher 2 6 6 6 USA Sherwood Stewart 7 6 6 6 USA Peter Rennert 6 7 4 3 WC GBR Richard Lewis 0 3 1 3 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 6 USA H Pfister 6 6 6 USA R Lutz 2 3 1 USA Ti Gullikson 3 6 6 7 AUS K Warwick 6 3 2 6 SUI H Günthardt 7 6 6 AUS W Maher 5 4 2 USA S Stewart 0 2 1 3 USA J Connors 6 6 6 USA H Pfister 4 6 7 1 6 USA Ti Gullikson 6 3 5 6 2 SUI H Günthardt 7 2 1 4 3 USA J Connors 6 6 6 6 USA H Pfister 4 7 1 6 3 USA J Connors 6 6 6 7 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 USA Peter Fleming 7 6 6 SUI Colin Dowdeswell 5 3 4 USA Tom Gorman 4 5 4 TCH Stanislav Birner 6 7 6 WC GBR John Feaver 2 3 6 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 7 USA Sandy Mayer 6 6 6 3 2 USA Dick Stockton 7 3 4 6 6 FRA Pascal Portes 6 6 3 6 9 LL USA Van Winitsky 4 4 6 7 7 Q NZL Onny Parun 6 5 6 6 ARG Carlos Gattiker 1 7 1 1 Q GBR John Paish 4 6 6 FRA Bernard Fritz 6 7 7 IND Vijay Amritraj 6 6 5 5 4 16 ARG José Luis Clerc 1 3 7 7 6 7 USA P Fleming 4 6 6 6 TCH S Birner 6 3 4 2 ROM 1965 I Năstase 4 6 5 6 6 USA R Stockton 6 2 7 2 2 FRA P Portes 5 3 4 Q NZL O Parun 7 6 6 FRA B Fritz 4 6 6 0 16 ARG JL Clerc 6 7 3 6 7 USA P Fleming 6 3 7 7 ROM 1965 I Năstase 4 6 6 6 Q NZL O Parun 3 7 6 6 16 ARG JL Clerc 6 6 4 3 7 USA P Fleming 6 6 6 7 Q NZL O Parun 3 2 7 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q RSA 1928 Kevin Curren 6 6 6 6 Q USA Matt Doyle 4 3 7 2 LL RSA 1928 David Schneider 6 3 3 7 3 AUS Brad Drewett 4 6 6 6 6 ESP 1977 Miguel Mir 2 3 0 USA Steve Krulevitz 6 6 6 USA Tim Wilkison 4 6 5 USA Brian Teacher 6 7 7 NED Tom Okker 6 7 6 AUS John James 3 6 3 Q IRL Sean Sorensen 2 6 1 FRA Patrice Dominguez 6 7 6 WC GBR Roger Taylor 1 6 6 4 3 AUS Terry Rocavert 6 3 2 6 6 USA Butch Walts 3 3 0 2 USA John McEnroe 6 6 6 Q RSA 1928 K Curren 7 6 6 6 AUS B Drewett 6 7 4 4 USA S Krulevitz 6 2 1 1 USA B Teacher 4 6 6 6 NED T Okker 7 7 1 2 6 FRA P Dominguez 6 6 6 6 3 AUS T Rocavert 6 5 7 6 3 2 USA J McEnroe 4 7 6 7 6 Q RSA 1928 K Curren 5 6 6 6 USA B Teacher 7 2 3 1 NED T Okker 0 6 1 2 USA J McEnroe 6 7 6 Q RSA 1928 K Curren 5 6 6 2 USA J McEnroe 7 7 7 References External links 1980 MS Wimbledon 1980 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1980/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 30 November 2017 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1980 French Open Grand SlamsMen's Singles 1980 US Open Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles