1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1980 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Björn Borg
Runner-up	John McEnroe
Score	1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6
Details
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

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.^[1] 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.^[2] A dramatic depiction of the final featured as the central event of the 2017 movie Borg vs McEnroe.

Seeds

1.

Björn Borg (champion)

2.

John McEnroe (final)

3.

Jimmy Connors (semifinals)

4.

Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round)

5.

Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)

6.

Gene Mayer (quarterfinals)

7.

Peter Fleming (quarterfinals)

8.

Víctor Pecci (third round)

9.

Pat DuPré (third round)

10.

Ivan Lendl (third round)

11.

Harold Solomon (withdrew before the tournament began)

12.

Yannick Noah (withdrew before the tournament began)

13.

Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals)

14.

Victor Amaya (first round)

15.

Stan Smith (third round)

16.

José Luis Clerc (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. Harold Solomon and Yannick Noah withdrew due to injury. They were replaced in the draw by Qualifiers Kevin Curren and Wayne Hampson respectively.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

1	Björn Borg	7	6	7

6	Gene Mayer	5	3	5
							1	Björn Borg	6	4	6	6

								Brian Gottfried	2	6	2	0
13	Wojciech Fibak	4	6	2

	Brian Gottfried	6	7	6
													1	Björn Borg	1	7	6	6¹⁶	8

													2	John McEnroe	6	5	3	7¹⁸	6
5	Roscoe Tanner	6	2	6	2	2

3	Jimmy Connors	1	6	4	6	6
							3	Jimmy Connors	3	6	3	4

							2	John McEnroe	6	3	6	6
7	Peter Fleming	3	2	2

2	John McEnroe	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

1	Björn Borg	6	6	6
Q	Ismail El Shafei	3	4	4			1	B Borg	6	6	7
	Shlomo Glickstein	4	6	3	7	8		S Glickstein	3	1	5
	Raúl Ramírez	6	2	6	5	6								1	B Borg	6	6	6	7
	Per Hjertquist	2	1	2											R Frawley	4	7	1	5
	Rod Frawley	6	6	6				R Frawley	6	2	6	6	13
	Howard Schoenfield	2	4	1				T Graham	7	6	1	2	11
	Tony Graham	6	6	6																1	B Borg	6	7	6
Q	Ramesh Krishnan	3	6	6	6																B Taróczy	1	5	2
	Bill Scanlon	6	4	4	4		Q	R Krishnan	6	7	7	6
	Mark Cox	3	6	6	6			M Cox	7	5	5	1
	Gilles Moretton	6	1	4	4									Q	R Krishnan	3	6	2
	Balázs Taróczy	6	3	6	6										B Taróczy	6	7	6
	Chris Delaney	3	6	4	2			B Taróczy	6	6	6
	Trey Waltke	3	6	6	6			T Waltke	3	2	2
Q	Wayne Hampson	6	4	4	2

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

10	Ivan Lendl	6	4	6	6
	Marty Riessen	3	6	2	4		10	I Lendl	6	6	6
	John Sadri	6	6	6				J Sadri	3	4	3
	Billy Martin	4	2	4										10	I Lendl	6	3	4	6
	Colin Dibley	6	6	7											C Dibley	4	6	6	7
	Tom Leonard	1	2	6				C Dibley	2	6	7	6	8
	Geoff Masters	2	6	6	6			G Masters	6	2	6	7	6
	Ray Moore	6	2	0	2																C Dibley	6	5	6	1	2
Q	Scott Davis	7	4	2	3															6	E Mayer	3	7	4	6	6
	Corrado Barazzutti	5	6	6	6			C Barazzutti	6	3	4	6	1
	Erik van Dillen	6	6	6	5	7		A Panatta	1	6	6	3	6
	Adriano Panatta	3	2	7	7	9									A Panatta	3	3	2
	Chris Mayotte	5	3	7	4									6	E Mayer	6	6	6
WC	Andrew Jarrett	7	6	6	6		WC	A Jarrett	4	4	1
Q	Chris Johnstone	3	6	1	2		6	E Mayer	6	6	6
6	Gene Mayer	6	4	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

4	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	6	6
	Stefan Simonsson	0	4	2			4	V Gerulaitis	6	6	7	6
WC	Robin Drysdale	7	6	0	4	4	LL	S Menon	7	4	5	2
LL	Sashi Menon	6	4	6	6	6							4	V Gerulaitis	6	4	7	6
	Francisco González	6	4	3										B Manson	4	6	5	4
	Ross Case	7	6	6				R Case	6	6	5
	Bruce Manson	7	6	7	6			B Manson	7	7	7
	Tom Gullikson	6	7	6	4														4	V Gerulaitis	6	6	3	3	6
LL	John Austin	6	6	7															13	W Fibak	3	4	6	6	8
	A Gómez	2	1	6			LL	J Austin	4	3	1
	Fritz Buehning	3	6	2				J Kriek	6	6	6
	Johan Kriek	6	7	6										J Kriek	1	4	1
	Dominique Bedel	7	4	4	6								13	W Fibak	6	6	6
	Russell Simpson	6	6	6	7			R Simpson	6	2	3	2
	Mark Edmondson	7	4	6	6	8	13	W Fibak	3	6	6	6
13	Wojciech Fibak	5	6	3	7	10

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

15	Stan Smith	5	6	6	6
	Andrew Pattison	7	3	3	4		15	S Smith	4	6	7	6
LL	Syd Ball	4	6	3	6	3		P Feigl	6	1	6	1
	Peter Feigl	6	1	6	3	6							15	S Smith	2	3	2
Q	Chris Kachel	5	3	1										B Gottfried	6	6	6
	Brian Gottfried	7	6	6				B Gottfried	6	6	6
	Chris Lewis	6	3	7	5	6		C Lewis	3	4	2
LL	Leo Palin	4	6	5	7	4														B Gottfried	6	6	6
	Phil Dent	4	7	3	6	6														P Dent	1	2	2
	Robert Trogolo	6	6	6	3	4		P Dent	7	6	6
WC	Jonathan Smith	2	3	6	3			B Mitton	5	3	3
	Bernard Mitton	6	6	3	6									P Dent	3	6	6	6
	Tony Giammalva	6	7	3	3								8	V Pecci	6	2	3	1
	Jan Kodeš	7	5	6	6			J Kodeš	3	4	4
	Matt Mitchell	5	1	6			8	V Pecci	6	6	6
8	Víctor Pecci	7	6	7

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

5	Roscoe Tanner	6	6	6
	Jiří Hřebec	2	0	4			5	R Tanner	6	3	6	7
	Thomaz Koch	6	7	2	3		Q	J Fitzgerald	1	6	3	6
Q	John Fitzgerald	7	6	6	6									5	R Tanner	7	6	6
Q	Peter Doohan	2	6	3											P McNamee	6	4	4
	Paul McNamee	6	7	6				P McNamee	6	6	6
	Robert Van't Hof	7	2	7	6			R Van't Hof	1	1	3
	Ferdi Taygan	6	6	5	4																5	R Tanner	7	3	6	6
WC	John Lloyd	4	2	2																		N Saviano	6	6	3	4
	Buster Mottram	6	6	6				C Mottram	7	6	3	6	11
Q	Eddie Edwards	4	4	2				N Saviano	6	7	6	4	13
	Nick Saviano	6	6	6											N Saviano	7	1	4	7	11
WC	Cliff Drysdale	6	3	3	7	6								9	P DuPré	6	6	6	5	9
	Byron Bertram	2	6	6	6	4	WC	C Drysdale	2	3	0
	Vincent Van Patten	4	6	1	4		9	P DuPré	6	6	6
9	Pat DuPré	6	3	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

14	Victor Amaya	6	4	0	6	3
	Hank Pfister	3	6	6	3	6		H Pfister	6	6	6
Q	George Hardie	6	7	1	5			R Lutz	2	3	1
	Bob Lutz	7	6	6	7									H Pfister	4	6	7	1	6
	Tim Gullikson	7	6	6										Ti Gullikson	6	3	5	6	2
	Belus Prajoux	5	3	1				Ti Gullikson	3	6	6	7
	Bernard Boileau	6	1	3	3			K Warwick	6	3	2	6
	Kim Warwick	4	6	6	6																H Pfister	4	7	1	6
Q	John Yuill	5	3	6																3	J Connors	6	6	6	7
	Heinz Günthardt	7	6	7				H Günthardt	7	6	6
	Peter McNamara	6	1	3	2			W Maher	5	4	2
	Warren Maher	2	6	6	6									H Günthardt	7	2	1	4
	Sherwood Stewart	7	6	6	6								3	J Connors	6	6	6	6
	Peter Rennert	6	7	4	3			S Stewart	0	2	1
WC	Richard Lewis	0	3	1			3	J Connors	6	6	6
3	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

7	Peter Fleming	7	6	6
	Colin Dowdeswell	5	3	4			7	P Fleming	4	6	6	6
	Tom Gorman	4	5	4				S Birner	6	3	4	2
	Stanislav Birner	6	7	6										7	P Fleming	6	3	7	7
WC	John Feaver	2	3	6											I Năstase	4	6	6	6
	Ilie Năstase	6	6	7				I Năstase	4	6	5	6	6
	Sandy Mayer	6	6	6	3	2		R Stockton	6	2	7	2	2
	Dick Stockton	7	3	4	6	6														7	P Fleming	6	6	6	7
	Pascal Portes	6	6	3	6	9														Q	O Parun	3	2	7	6
LL	Van Winitsky	4	4	6	7	7		P Portes	5	3	4
Q	Onny Parun	6	5	6	6		Q	O Parun	7	6	6
	Carlos Gattiker	1	7	1	1									Q	O Parun	3	7	6	6
Q	John Paish	4	6	6										16	JL Clerc	6	6	4	3
	Bernard Fritz	6	7	7				B Fritz	4	6	6	0
	Vijay Amritraj	6	6	5	5	4	16	JL Clerc	6	7	3	6
16	José Luis Clerc	1	3	7	7	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

Q	Kevin Curren	6	6	6	6
Q	Matt Doyle	4	3	7	2		Q	K Curren	7	6	6	6
LL	David Schneider	6	3	3	7	3		B Drewett	6	7	4	4
	Brad Drewett	4	6	6	6	6								Q	K Curren	5	6	6	6
	Miguel Mir	2	3	0											B Teacher	7	2	3	1
	Steve Krulevitz	6	6	6				S Krulevitz	6	2	1	1
	Tim Wilkison	4	6	5				B Teacher	4	6	6	6
	Brian Teacher	6	7	7																Q	K Curren	5	6	6
	Tom Okker	6	7	6																2	J McEnroe	7	7	7
	John James	3	6	3				T Okker	7	7	1	2	6
Q	Sean Sorensen	2	6	1				P Dominguez	6	6	6	6	3
	Patrice Dominguez	6	7	6											T Okker	0	6	1
WC	Roger Taylor	1	6	6	4	3								2	J McEnroe	6	7	6
	Terry Rocavert	6	3	2	6	6		T Rocavert	6	5	7	6	3
	Butch Walts	3	3	0			2	J McEnroe	4	7	6	7	6
2	John McEnroe	6	6	6

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ "#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.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
"Wimbledon 1980 – Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1980 French Open	Grand Slams Men's Singles	Succeeded by 1980 US Open

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[2] "#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.

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