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Four-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe in the final, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7 (16–18), 8–6 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title and tenth major title overall. [1]
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.
The 1980 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the gentlemen's singles tournament at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships.After 3 hours and 53 minutes of play, the four-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7 (16–18), 8–6 to win the match.
1980: Evonne Goolagong Cawley ... Singles Doubles Men Women Quad Men Women Quad 2005: ... List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions;
Winner of 7 Grand Slam titles → 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1984 U.S. Open champion • 1981, 1983 and 1984 Wimbledon champion • 1978, 1983 and 1984 Masters Grand Prix champion • Year-End No. 1 from 1981 to 1984 • ranking no. 1 for 170 weeks → 4 weeks in 1980, 23 in 1981, 45 in 1982, 26 in 1983, 37 in 1984, 35 in 1985 • ranking no. 1 for ...
Men's (3 times): Edberg vs. Becker ... McEnroe reached five consecutive finals from 1980 through 1984, ... 39 women have reached the Wimbledon ladies' singles final. [3]
1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles; 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final; 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying
Barrett began commentating on Wimbledon men's singles finals for BBC Television at the end of the 1970s. Barrett's voice was heard on the BBC broadcast of the epic fourth set tiebreak between Borg and McEnroe in the 1980 final (this has often been shown again on TV). Barrett commentated on Wimbledon men's singles finals until 1998.