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1980 Wimbledon Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| date | 23 June – 5 July |
| edition | 94th |
| category | Grand Slam |
| draw | 128S/64D/49XD |
| prize_money | £293,464 |
| surface | Grass |
| location | Church Road |
| SW19, Wimbledon, | |
| London, United Kingdom | |
| venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| champms | SWE Björn Borg |
| champws | AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
| champmd | AUS Peter McNamara / AUS Paul McNamee |
| champwd | USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith |
| champxd | USA John Austin / USA Tracy Austin |
| champbs | FRA Thierry Tulasne |
| champgs | AUS Debbie Freeman |
SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
The 1980 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 23 June until 5 July. It was the 94th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1980.
Prize money
The total prize money for 1980 championships was £293,464. The winner of the men's title earned £20,000 while the women's singles champion earned £18,000.
| **Mixed doubles *** | £4,420 | £2,210 | £1,050 | £520 | £260 | £0 | £0 |
|---|
- per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
SWE Björn Borg defeated USA John McEnroe, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6
- It was Borg's 10th career Grand Slam singles title and his 5th and last title at Wimbledon.
Women's singles
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated USA Chris Evert Lloyd 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
- It was Cawley's 7th and last career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at Wimbledon.
Men's doubles
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
AUS Peter McNamara / AUS Paul McNamee defeated USA Bob Lutz / USA Stan Smith, 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
- It was McNamara's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was McNamee's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.
Women's doubles
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith defeated USA Rosie Casals / AUS Wendy Turnbull, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
- It was Jordan's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title. It was Smith's 3rd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.
Mixed doubles
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
USA John Austin / USA Tracy Austin defeated AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS Dianne Fromholtz, 4–6, 7–6 (8–6), 6–3
- It was John Austin's only career Grand Slam title. It was Tracy Austin's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
FRA Thierry Tulasne defeated FRG Hans-Dieter Beutel, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Girls' singles
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles
AUS Debbie Freeman defeated AUS Susan Leo, 7–6, 7–5
Singles seeds
Men's singles
- SWE Björn Borg (champion)
- USA John McEnroe (final, lost to Björn Borg)
- USA Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to John McEnroe)
- USA Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round, lost to Wojciech Fibak)
- USA Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals, lost to Jimmy Connors)
- USA Gene Mayer (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg)
- USA Peter Fleming (quarterfinals, lost to John McEnroe)
- PAR Víctor Pecci (third round, lost to Phil Dent)
- USA Pat DuPré (third round, lost to Nick Saviano)
- TCH Ivan Lendl (third round, lost to Colin Dibley)
- USA Harold Solomon (withdrew before the tournament began)
- FRA Yannick Noah (withdrew before the tournament began)
- POL Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals, lost to Brian Gottfried)
- USA Victor Amaya (first round, lost to Hank Pfister)
- USA Stan Smith (third round, lost to Brian Gottfried)
- ARG José Luis Clerc (third round, lost to Onny Parun)
Women's singles
- USA Martina Navratilova (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
- USA Tracy Austin (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
- USA Chris Evert Lloyd (final, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
- AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (champion)
- USA Billie Jean King (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
- AUS Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
- GBR Virginia Wade (fourth round, lost to Andrea Jaeger)
- AUS Dianne Fromholtz (fourth round, lost to Greer Stevens)
- TCH Hana Mandlíková (fourth round, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
- USA Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)
- RSA Greer Stevens (quarterfinals, lost to Tracy Austin)
- ROM Virginia Ruzici (second round, lost to JoAnne Russell)
- GBR Sue Barker (second round, lost to Betty Ann Dent)
- USA Andrea Jaeger (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
- TCH Regina Maršíková (second round, lost to Sue Saliba)
- FRG Sylvia Hanika (second round, lost to Pam Shriver)
References
References
- Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
- Barrett, John. (2001). "Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships". CollinsWillow.
- Little, Alan. (2013). "Wimbledon Compendium 2013". All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.
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