1980 Wimbledon Championships


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.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£20,000£10,000£5,000£2,500£1,600£850£500£300
Women's singles£18,000£8,750£4,375£2,000£1,245£660£390£230
Men's doubles *£8,400£4,200£2,100£1,050£570£190£90
Women's doubles *£7,276£3,638£1,680£840£400£130£62
Mixed doubles *£4,420£2,210£1,050£520£260£0£0

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7, 8–6
  • It was Borg's 10th career Grand Slam singles title and his 5th and last title at Wimbledon.

Women's singles

Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated Chris Evert Lloyd 6–1, 7–6
  • It was Cawley's 7th and last career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at Wimbledon.

Men's doubles

Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith, 7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 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

Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith defeated Rosie Casals / 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

John Austin / Tracy Austin defeated Mark Edmondson / Dianne Fromholtz, 4–6, 7–6 , 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

Thierry Tulasne defeated Hans-Dieter Beutel, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Girls' singles

Debbie Freeman defeated Susan Leo, 7–6, 7–5

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Björn Borg
  2. John McEnroe '
  3. Jimmy Connors '
  4. Vitas Gerulaitis '
  5. Roscoe Tanner '
  6. Gene Mayer '
  7. Peter Fleming '
  8. Víctor Pecci '
  9. Pat DuPré '
  10. Ivan Lendl '
  11. Harold Solomon '
  12. Yannick Noah '
  13. Wojciech Fibak '
  14. Victor Amaya '
  15. Stan Smith '
  16. José Luis Clerc ''''

Women's singles

  1. Martina Navratilova '
  2. Tracy Austin '
  3. Chris Evert Lloyd '
  4. Evonne Goolagong Cawley
  5. Billie Jean King '
  6. Wendy Turnbull '
  7. Virginia Wade '
  8. Dianne Fromholtz '
  9. Hana Mandlíková '
  10. Kathy Jordan '
  11. Greer Stevens '
  12. Virginia Ruzici '
  13. Sue Barker '
  14. Andrea Jaeger '
  15. Regina Maršíková '
  16. Sylvia Hanika ''''