1980 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1980 French Open
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6–4, 6–1, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds16

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. For the second time, Borg did not lose a set during the tournament.[1][2] Borg also lost no more than 4 games in a set and dropped just 38 games in the entire tournament.

Seeds

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

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

Draw

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Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
Corrado Barazzutti 0 3 3
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
6 Harold Solomon 2 2 0
4 Guillermo Vilas 6 4 6 5
6 Harold Solomon 1 6 7 7
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
5 Vitas Gerulaitis 4 1 2
12 Hans Gildemeister 4 0 0
3 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
3 Jimmy Connors 1 6 7 2 4
5 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 6 6 6
5 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 5 6 3 6
13 Wojciech Fibak 3 7 4 6 3

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 B Borg 6 6 6
Q A Fillol 3 1 4 1 B Borg 6 6 6
F González 6 3 1 3 A Gómez 2 2 1
A Gómez 3 6 6 6 1 B Borg 6 6 6
Q T Stevaux 6 3 3 3 P Portes 3 0 1
Q M Ostoja 3 6 6 6 Q M Ostoja 1 3 4
P Portes 6 6 3 6 P Portes 6 6 6
A Cortes 4 3 6 3 1 B Borg 6 6 6
G Moretton 5 6 4 3 B Taróczy 2 2 0
T Waltke 7 3 6 6 T Waltke 3 3 3
B Taróczy 6 6 6 B Taróczy 6 6 6
S Davis 2 0 4 B Taróczy 6 6 6
H Günthardt 4 6 1 6 6 H Günthardt 2 3 4
B Fritz 6 3 6 0 1 H Günthardt 7 4 6 6
C Freyss 3 5 5 14 V Amaya 6 6 3 4
14 V Amaya 6 7 7

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 J Higueras 2 4 4
P McNamara 6 6 6 P McNamara 6 6 6
H Ismail 3 0 6 6 6 H Ismail 4 1 2
I Molina 6 6 3 4 4 P McNamara 6 6 7 6
C Roger-Vasselin 4 6 6 5 6 C Roger-Vasselin 7 2 6 4
E Deblicker 6 4 1 7 4 C Roger-Vasselin 3 6 6 3 6
T Šmid 7 6 6 T Šmid 6 0 4 6 3
M Cahill 5 2 3 P McNamara 4 2 6
R Case 2 4 1 C Barazzutti 6 6 7
C Barazzutti 6 6 6 C Barazzutti 6 6 6
T Gullikson 6 6 6 T Gullikson 3 2 1
H Gauvain 1 2 3 C Barazzutti 6 6 6
B Prajoux 1 6 6 4 6 B Prajoux 2 4 3
Z Franulović 6 2 4 6 2 B Prajoux 7 6 6 7
R Moore 2 6 2 0 8 V Pecci Sr. 5 4 7 6
8 V Pecci Sr. 6 4 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 G Vilas 6 6 6
Q J L Damiani 2 2 0 4 G Vilas 6 6 6
C Motta 7 3 6 2 3 T Koch 2 2 3
T Koch 6 6 4 6 6 4 G Vilas 6 6 6
L Sanders 6 6 6 6 6 B Mottram 2 2 3
R Simpson 1 7 7 4 4 L Sanders 3 4 1
Q A Giménez 2 3 2 B Mottram 6 6 6
B Mottram 6 6 6 4 G Vilas
K Johansson 1 2 6 3 15 M Orantes w/o
B Manson 6 6 3 6 B Manson 7 7 6
B Martin 4 0 0 D Bedel 5 5 3
D Bedel 6 6 6 B Manson 6 0 3
P Složil 6 7 7 15 M Orantes 7 6 6
B Foxworth 4 5 5 P Složil 4 2 1
B Maze 5 6 5 2 15 M Orantes 6 6 6
15 M Orantes 7 1 7 6

Section 4

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

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 E Dibbs 6 6 6
C Gattiker 2 1 2 7 E Dibbs 6 6 7
T Tulasne 7 7 4 T Tulasne 4 2 5
B Boileau 5 5 3 r 7 E Dibbs 3 5 2
S Simonsson 2 1 1 R Ramírez 6 7 6
Q J Yuill 6 6 6 Q J Yuill 4 5 0
G Ocleppo 2 r R Ramírez 6 7 6
R Ramírez 5 R Ramírez 6 3 6 3 8
J Soares 6 6 6 12 H Gildemeister 3 6 3 6 10
Q F Segărceanu 4 2 4 J Soares 6 6 3 1 2
E Van Dillen 6 6 4 4 R Gehring 4 4 6 6 6
R Gehring 4 7 6 6 R Gehring 6 1 2 1
R Lutz 6 6 6 12 H Gildemeister 3 6 6 6
C Dowdeswell 3 2 1 R Lutz 6 7 6 6 3r
D Carter 4 1 2 12 H Gildemeister 3 6 7 7 5
12 H Gildemeister 6 6 6

Section 6

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

Section 7

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

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 W Fibak 6 7 6
Q Z Ilin 2 6 0 13 W Fibak 6 6 6
T Moor 3 3 1 T Gullikson 3 4 1
T Gullikson 6 6 6 13 W Fibak 6 7 7
O Parun 3 7 5 0 P Bertolucci 1 5 5
B Mitton 6 5 7 6 B Mitton 7 3 6 6 3
H Pfister 4 4 7 7 5 P Bertolucci 5 6 7 3 6
P Bertolucci 6 6 6 6 7 13 W Fibak 6 6 6 6
P McNamee 7 6 7 P McNamee 4 4 7 3
P Proisy 6 2 6 P McNamee 6 6 6
C Delaney 4 6 4 2 M Grant 3 4 1
M Grant 6 3 6 6 P McNamee 7 6 7 7
W Maher 7 4 5 2 2 J McEnroe 6 7 6 6
P Hjertquist 5 6 7 6 P Hjertquist 4 6 0
P Dominguez 6 0 0 2 J McEnroe 6 7 6
2 J McEnroe 7 6 6

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