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
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
← 1979 · Wimbledon Championships · 1981 →

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

Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – 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

Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – 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

Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – 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

Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – 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

Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – 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

Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

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

Girls' singles

Main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

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

Singles seeds

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.
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  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.
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