1980 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

1980 World Championship Tennis Finals
1979 champion   John McEnroe
Champion   Jimmy Connors
Runner-up   John McEnroe
Final score   2–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–2
Events
Singles   Doubles

John McEnroe was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–2 to Jimmy Connors.

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. John McEnroe (Final)
  1. Jimmy Connors (Champion)

Draw

Key

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                   
  1   John McEnroe 6 6 6      
    Heinz Günthardt 2 1 0      
  1   John McEnroe 6 4 7 6    
      Johan Kriek 4 6 6 3    
    Johan Kriek 7 6 7    
      John Sadri 5 4 5      
    1   John McEnroe 6 6 1 2  
  2   Jimmy Connors 2 7 6 6  
      Vijay Amritraj 4 1 3      
    Ivan Lendl 6 6 6      
    Ivan Lendl 4 5 3    
  2   Jimmy Connors 6 7 6      
    Bill Scanlon 6 6 4    
  2   Jimmy Connors 7 7 6      

References