Men's singles Champion Björn Borg Runner-up John McEnroe Final score 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18) , 8–6 Draw 128 (16 / 8 Seeds 16
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1980 tennis event results
Four-time defending champion Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating 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 singles title at the Championships .[1] Borg–McEnroe rivalry .[2] Borg vs McEnroe
Seeds [ ]
0 1 . Björn Borg (champion)0 2 . John McEnroe (final) 0 3 . Jimmy Connors (semifinals) 0 4 . Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round) 0 5 . Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals) 0 6 . Gene Mayer (quarterfinals) 0 7 . Peter Fleming (quarterfinals) 0 8 . Víctor Pecci (third round) 0 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 [ ]
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
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 [ ] 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 [ ] Section 4 [ ] 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 [ ] Section 7 [ ] 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.
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Björn Borg
John McEnroe
Björn Borg (champion)
John McEnroe (final)
Víctor Pecci (third round)
Ivan Lendl (third round)
Yannick Noah (withdrew before the tournament began)
Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals)
José Luis Clerc (third round)
Wojciech Fibak
Ismail El Shafei
Shlomo Glickstein
Raúl Ramírez
R Frawley
Ramesh Krishnan
B Taróczy
Mark Cox
Gilles Moretton
Ivan Lendl
Ray Moore
Corrado Barazzutti
Francisco González
A Gómez
Russell Simpson
Andrew Pattison
P Feigl
Leo Palin
Thomaz Koch
Belus Prajoux
Bernard Boileau
Heinz Günthardt
I Năstase
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Miguel Mir
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