1980 Wimbledon Championships
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The 1980 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
in Wimbledon
in London in England. It was the 94th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1980.
Björn Borg
defeated
John McEnroe
1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7 (16–18), 8–6
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
defeated Chris Evert
6–1, 7–6 (7–4)
Peter McNamara
/ Paul McNamee
defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
7–6 (7–5), 6–3, 6–7 (4–7), 6–4
Kathy Jordan
/ Anne Smith
defeated Rosemary Casals
/ Wendy Turnbull
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Tracy Austin
/ John Austin
defeated Dianne Fromholtz
/ Mark Edmondson
4–6, 7–6 (8–6), 6–3
Thierry Tulasne
defeated
Hans-Dieter Beutel 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Debbie Freeman
defeated Susan Leo
7–6, 7–5
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...
in Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
in London in England. It was the 94th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1980.
Men's Singles
Björn BorgBjörn Borg
Björn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...
defeated
John McEnroeJohn McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...
1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7 (16–18), 8–6
- It was Borg's 10th career Grand Slam title and his 5th and last Wimbledon title.
Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong CawleyEvonne Goolagong
Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles.-Early life:Goolagong is the...
defeated
Chris EvertChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
6–1, 7–6 (7–4)
- It was Goolagong's 7th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.
Men's Doubles
Peter McNamaraPeter McNamara
Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...
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Paul McNameePaul McNamee
Paul McNamee is a retired Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator.-Tennis career:...
defeated
Bob Lutz / Stan SmithStan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...
7–6 (7–5), 6–3, 6–7 (4–7), 6–4
- 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 JordanKathy Jordan
Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles...
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Anne SmithAnne Smith
Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982...
defeated
Rosemary CasalsRosemary Casals
Rosemary "Rosie" Casals is a former American professional tennis player.Rosemary Casals earned her reputation as a rebel in the staid tennis world when she began competing in the early 1960s. During a tennis career that spanned more than two decades, she won more than 90 tournaments and worked for...
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Wendy TurnbullWendy Turnbull
Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull...
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
- 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
Tracy AustinTracy Austin
Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated...
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John AustinJohn Austin (tennis)
John Austin is an American former professional tennis player born in Long Beach, California. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with his sister, Tracy Austin, in 1980....
defeated
Dianne FromholtzDianne Fromholtz
Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat is a former professional tennis player.-Career:Balestrat began playing tennis at the age of 7. She left school at the age of 16 to play in international tournaments...
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Mark EdmondsonMark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....
4–6, 7–6 (8–6), 6–3
- It was Tracy Austin's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her only Wimbledon title. It was John Austin's only career Grand Slam title.
Boys' Singles
Thierry TulasneThierry Tulasne
Thierry Tulasne is a former tennis player from France, who won five singles titles during his professional career. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 4, 1986, when he became number 10 in the world. After his retirement, he has coached players such as Sébastien Grosjean and...
defeated
Hans-Dieter Beutel 6–4, 3–6, 6–4Girls' Singles
Debbie FreemanDebbie Freeman
Debbie Freeman is a former Australian tennis player who won Junior Wimbledon in 1980.In 1978 Freeman won the Australian Open Girl's Doubles title with Kathy Mantle....
defeated
Susan LeoSusan Leo
Susan Leo is a former Australian international tennis player. She competed in the Fed Cup a number of times, from 1980 to 1983.- References :...
7–6, 7–5