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, England.[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.

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
Björn Borg
Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Men's Doubles
Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee
Women's Doubles
Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith
Mixed Doubles
John Austin / Tracy Austin
Boys' Singles
Thierry Tulasne
Girls' Singles
Debbie Freeman

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 N/A
Women's Doubles * £7,276 £3,638 £1,680 £840 £400 £130 £62 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £4,420 £2,210 £1,050 £520 £260 £0 £0 N/A

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Björn Borg defeated 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
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated 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
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Bob Lutz / 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
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith defeated Rosie Casals / 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
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

John Austin / Tracy Austin defeated Mark Edmondson / 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
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

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

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

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

Singles seeds
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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. p. 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.
Preceded by
1980 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1980 US Open
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