1980 Wimbledon Championships

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Girls' singles

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

Singles seeds

References

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  3. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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  9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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  11. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.