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1980 French Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1980 French Open
Final
ChampionSweden Björn Borg
Runner-upUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6–4, 6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Two-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis in the final, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1980 French Open. It was his fifth French Open title and ninth major title overall. Borg did not lose a set during the tournament.[1][2]

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Sweden Björn Borg (champion)
  2. United States John McEnroe (third round)
  3. United States Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
  4. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (final)
  6. United States Harold Solomon (semifinals)
  7. United States Eddie Dibbs (third round)
  8. Paraguay Víctor Pecci Sr. (second round)
  9. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (third round)
  10. United States Peter Fleming (second round)
  11. Spain José Higueras (first round)
  12. Chile Hans Gildemeister (quarterfinals)
  13. Poland Wojtek Fibak (quarterfinals)
  14. United States Victor Amaya (second round)
  15. Spain Manuel Orantes (fourth round)
  16. Argentina José Luis Clerc (second round)

Draw

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A brown-haired man in a white polo shirt
Björn Borg won his third consecutive French singles title and fifth in total.

Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6 6
Italy Corrado Barazzutti 0 3 3
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6 6
6 United States Harold Solomon 2 2 0
4 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 4 6 5
6 United States Harold Solomon 1 6 7 7
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6 6
5 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 4 1 2
12 Chile Hans Gildemeister 4 0 0
3 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
3 United States Jimmy Connors 1 6 7 2 4
5 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6 6
5 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 5 6 3 6
13 Poland Wojtek Fibak 3 7 4 6 3

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Sweden B Borg 6 6 6
Q Chile A Fillol 3 1 4 1 Sweden B Borg 6 6 6
Paraguay F González 6 3 1 3 Ecuador A Gómez 2 2 1
Ecuador A Gómez 3 6 6 6 1 Sweden B Borg 6 6 6
Q Belgium T Stevaux 6 3 3 3 France P Portes 3 0 1
Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja 3 6 6 6 Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja 1 3 4
France P Portes 6 6 3 6 France P Portes 6 6 6
Colombia A Cortes 4 3 6 3 1 Sweden B Borg 6 6 6
France G Moretton 5 6 4 3 Hungary B Taróczy 2 2 0
United States T Waltke 7 3 6 6 United States T Waltke 3 3 3
Hungary B Taróczy 6 6 6 Hungary B Taróczy 6 6 6
United States S Davis 2 0 4 Hungary B Taróczy 6 6 6
Switzerland H Günthardt 4 6 1 6 6 Switzerland H Günthardt 2 3 4
France B Fritz 6 3 6 0 1 Switzerland H Günthardt 7 4 6 6
France C Freyss 3 5 5 14 United States V Amaya 6 6 3 4
14 United States V Amaya 6 7 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Spain J Higueras 2 4 4
Australia P McNamara 6 6 6 Australia P McNamara 6 6 6
Zimbabwe H Ismail 3 0 6 6 6 Zimbabwe H Ismail 4 1 2
Colombia I Molina 6 6 3 4 4 Australia P McNamara 6 6 7 6
France C Roger-Vasselin 4 6 6 5 6 France C Roger-Vasselin 7 2 6 4
France E Deblicker 6 4 1 7 4 France C Roger-Vasselin 3 6 6 3 6
Czechoslovakia T Šmid 7 6 6 Czechoslovakia T Šmid 6 0 4 6 3
United States M Cahill 5 2 3 Australia P McNamara 4 2 6
Australia R Case 2 4 1 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6 7
Italy C Barazzutti 6 6 6 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6 6
United States T Gullikson 6 6 6 United States T Gullikson 3 2 1
France H Gauvain 1 2 3 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6 6
Chile B Prajoux 1 6 6 4 6 Chile B Prajoux 2 4 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 6 2 4 6 2 Chile B Prajoux 7 6 6 7
South Africa R Moore 2 6 2 0 8 Paraguay V Pecci Sr. 5 4 7 6
8 Paraguay V Pecci Sr. 6 4 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
Q Uruguay J L Damiani 2 2 0 4 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
Brazil C Motta 7 3 6 2 3 Brazil T Koch 2 2 3
Brazil T Koch 6 6 4 6 6 4 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
Netherlands L Sanders 6 6 6 6 6 United Kingdom B Mottram 2 2 3
New Zealand R Simpson 1 7 7 4 4 Netherlands L Sanders 3 4 1
Q Spain A Giménez 2 3 2 United Kingdom B Mottram 6 6 6
United Kingdom B Mottram 6 6 6 4 Argentina G Vilas
Sweden K Johansson 1 2 6 3 15 Spain M Orantes w/o
United States B Manson 6 6 3 6 United States B Manson 7 7 6
United States B Martin 4 0 0 France D Bedel 5 5 3
France D Bedel 6 6 6 United States B Manson 6 0 3
Czechoslovakia P Složil 6 7 7 15 Spain M Orantes 7 6 6
United States B Foxworth 4 5 5 Czechoslovakia P Složil 4 2 1
United States B Maze 5 6 5 2 15 Spain M Orantes 6 6 6
15 Spain M Orantes 7 1 7 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 7 6 6
United States S Mayer 6 2 3 9 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 3 6 7
Spain J López-Maeso 4 6 2 West Germany K Eberhard 4 6 4 6
West Germany K Eberhard 6 7 6 9 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6 5 3
Spain M Mir 4 0 4 United States B Gottfried 2 7 1 7 6
United States B Gottfried 6 6 6 United States B Gottfried 6 7 6
Q United States S Giammalva Jr. 3 2 2 Spain F Luna 3 5 1
Spain F Luna 6 6 6 United States B Gottfried 0 1 3
France J-L Haillet 1 4 2 6 United States H Solomon 6 6 6
France C Casa 6 6 6 France C Casa 6 7 5 2 2
United States J Sadri 4 4 4 United States V Winitsky 4 6 7 6 6
United States V Winitsky 6 6 6 United States V Winitsky 7 4 5 4
West Germany A Maurer 6 6 5 2 6 United States H Solomon 6 6 7 6
New Zealand C Lewis 4 7 7 6 New Zealand C Lewis 3 3 3
Australia G Masters 6 3 4 6 United States H Solomon 6 6 6
6 United States H Solomon 7 6 6

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 United States E Dibbs 6 6 6
Argentina C Gattiker 2 1 2 7 United States E Dibbs 6 6 7
France T Tulasne 7 7 4 France T Tulasne 4 2 5
Belgium B Boileau 5 5 3 r 7 United States E Dibbs 3 5 2
Sweden S Simonsson 2 1 1 Mexico R Ramírez 6 7 6
Q South Africa J Yuill 6 6 6 Q South Africa J Yuill 4 5 0
Italy G Ocleppo 2 r Mexico R Ramírez 6 7 6
Mexico R Ramírez 5 Mexico R Ramírez 6 3 6 3 8
Brazil J Soares 6 6 6 12 Chile H Gildemeister 3 6 3 6 10
Q Romania F Segărceanu 4 2 4 Brazil J Soares 6 6 3 1 2
United States E Van Dillen 6 6 4 4 West Germany R Gehring 4 4 6 6 6
West Germany R Gehring 4 7 6 6 West Germany R Gehring 6 1 2 1
United States R Lutz 6 6 6 12 Chile H Gildemeister 3 6 6 6
Zimbabwe C Dowdeswell 3 2 1 United States R Lutz 6 7 6 6 3r
Australia D Carter 4 1 2 12 Chile H Gildemeister 3 6 7 7 5
12 Chile H Gildemeister 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Argentina J L Clerc 6 6 7
Chile A Pierola 1 0 5 16 Argentina J L Clerc 4 7 4 6 3
Q Spain R Vizcaíno 0 5 5 France Y Noah 6 6 6 1 6
France Y Noah 6 7 7 France Y Noah 6 6 7
Australia M Edmondson 4 6 3 0 United States E Teltscher 3 0 6
United States E Teltscher 6 3 6 6 United States E Teltscher 6 5 6 7
France F Jauffret 2 1 2 Australia K Warwick 4 7 4 6
Australia K Warwick 6 6 6 France Y Noah 5 4 r
France H Leconte 0 6 6 0 3 United States J Connors 7 6
Q Sweden H Simonsson 6 3 7 6 Q Sweden H Simonsson 5 0 r
Italy T Zugarelli 6 6 6 Italy T Zugarelli 7 3
Australia J James 2 4 2 Italy T Zugarelli 5 4 5
Q Brazil M Hocevar 1 4 4 3 United States J Connors 7 6 7
France J-F Caujolle 6 6 6 France J-F Caujolle 6 6 5 1 1
Italy A Panatta 4 6 2 6 3 United States J Connors 3 2 7 6 6
3 United States J Connors 6 4 6 7

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States V Gerulaitis 1 6 5 6 6
West Germany P Elter 6 1 7 2 2 5 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6 6
United States F Buehning 6 2 6 7 6 United States F Buehning 1 2 1
United States G Hardie 7 6 2 6 3 5 United States V Gerulaitis 6 4 6 6
United States C Mayotte 6 4 4 4 Czechoslovakia S Birner 1 6 2 1
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 4 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 2 2 3
Czechoslovakia S Birner 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia S Birner 6 6 6
Israel S Glickstein 2 2 2 5 United States V Gerulaitis 6 7 6
United States F McNair 1 3 6 6 2 United States F Taygan 3 5 1
Australia T Rocavert 6 6 4 4 6 Australia T Rocavert 4 4 6 0
France D Naegelen 7 7 6 France D Naegelen 6 6 2 6
Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 6 5 1 France D Naegelen 6 6 2 4 9
United States F Taygan 6 7 6 United States F Taygan 4 3 6 6 11
France G Goven 3 5 4 United States F Taygan 6 3 6 7
South Africa B Bertram 3 3 2 10 United States P Fleming 3 6 3 5
10 United States P Fleming 6 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Poland W Fibak 6 7 6
Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Ilin 2 6 0 13 Poland W Fibak 6 6 6
United States T Moor 3 3 1 United States T Gullikson 3 4 1
United States T Gullikson 6 6 6 13 Poland W Fibak 6 7 7
New Zealand O Parun 3 7 5 0 Italy P Bertolucci 1 5 5
South Africa B Mitton 6 5 7 6 South Africa B Mitton 7 3 6 6 3
United States H Pfister 4 4 7 7 5 Italy P Bertolucci 5 6 7 3 6
Italy P Bertolucci 6 6 6 6 7 13 Poland W Fibak 6 6 6 6
Australia P McNamee 7 6 7 Australia P McNamee 4 4 7 3
France P Proisy 6 2 6 Australia P McNamee 6 6 6
United States C Delaney 4 6 4 2 United States M Grant 3 4 1
United States M Grant 6 3 6 6 Australia P McNamee 7 6 7 7
Australia W Maher 7 4 5 2 2 United States J McEnroe 6 7 6 6
Sweden P Hjertquist 5 6 7 6 Sweden P Hjertquist 4 6 0
France P Dominguez 6 0 0 2 United States J McEnroe 6 7 6
2 United States J McEnroe 7 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 200–203, 390. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Martin Parry (20 January 2008). "Federer rattled at Australian Open". Mail & Guardian.
  3. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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