1980 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament
1980 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 5 July
Edition94th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S/64D/49XD
Prize money£293,464
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Björn Borg
Women's singles
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Men's doubles
Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee
Women's doubles
United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith
Mixed doubles
United States John Austin / United States Tracy Austin
Boys' singles
France Thierry Tulasne
Girls' singles
Australia Debbie Freeman
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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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round 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

Sweden Björn Borg defeated United States John McEnroe, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6[5]

  • It was Borg's 10th career Grand Slam singles title and his 5th and last title at Wimbledon.

Women's singles

Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated United States Chris Evert Lloyd 6–1, 7–6(7–4)[6]

  • It was Cawley's 7th and last career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at Wimbledon.

Men's doubles

Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee defeated United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith, 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4[7]

  • 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

United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith defeated United States Rosie Casals / Australia Wendy Turnbull, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1[8]

  • 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

United States John Austin / United States Tracy Austin defeated Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Dianne Fromholtz, 4–6, 7–6 (8–6), 6–3[9]

  • 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

France Thierry Tulasne defeated West Germany Hans-Dieter Beutel, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4[10]

Girls' singles

Australia Debbie Freeman defeated Australia Susan Leo, 7–6, 7–5[11]

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Sweden Björn Borg (champion)
  2. United States John McEnroe (final, lost to Björn Borg)
  3. United States Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to John McEnroe)
  4. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round, lost to Wojciech Fibak)
  5. United States Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals, lost to Jimmy Connors)
  6. United States Gene Mayer (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg)
  7. United States Peter Fleming (quarterfinals, lost to John McEnroe)
  8. Paraguay Víctor Pecci (third round, lost to Phil Dent)
  9. United States Pat DuPré (third round, lost to Nick Saviano)
  10. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (third round, lost to Colin Dibley)
  11. United States Harold Solomon (withdrew before the tournament began)
  12. France Yannick Noah (withdrew before the tournament began)
  13. Poland Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals, lost to Brian Gottfried)
  14. United States Victor Amaya (first round, lost to Hank Pfister)
  15. United States Stan Smith (third round, lost to Brian Gottfried)
  16. Argentina José Luis Clerc (third round, lost to Onny Parun)

Women's singles

  1. United States Martina Navratilova (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
  2. United States Tracy Austin (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
  3. United States Chris Evert Lloyd (final, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
  4. Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley (champion)
  5. United States Billie Jean King (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  6. Australia Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
  7. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (fourth round, lost to Andrea Jaeger)
  8. Australia Dianne Fromholtz (fourth round, lost to Greer Stevens)
  9. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková (fourth round, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
  10. United States Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Martina Navratilova)
  11. South Africa Greer Stevens (quarterfinals, lost to Tracy Austin)
  12. Romania Virginia Ruzici (second round, lost to JoAnne Russell)
  13. United Kingdom Sue Barker (second round, lost to Betty Ann Dent)
  14. United States Andrea Jaeger (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
  15. Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková (second round, lost to Sue Saliba)
  16. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (second round, lost to Pam Shriver)

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  4. ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

  • Official Wimbledon Championships website
  • Draw for men and mixed, ITF
  • Draw for women, ITF
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