ATP US Open 1980 Draw, Results & Schedule

John McEnroe won the 1980 US Open, defeating Bjorn Borg 7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 26 to September 9, 1980. The match log contains 125 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
John McEnroe
def. Bjorn Borg , 7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-4
Dates
Aug 26 — Sep 9
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

US Open 1980 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
John McEnroe #2DEF 7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-4 Bjorn Borg #1 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1980* F Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
SF (2)
Bjorn Borg #1 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1 Johan Kriek #23 H2H Match data Sep 8, 1980* SF
John McEnroe #2DEF 6-4 5-7 0-6 6-3 7-6 Jimmy Connors #33× CH H2H Match data Sep 8, 1980* SF
QF (4)
Jimmy Connors #33× CH 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-0 Eliot Teltscher #18 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1980* QF
Johan Kriek #29 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-1 7-6 Wojtek Fibak #14 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1980* QF
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 Roscoe Tanner #15 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1980* QF
John McEnroe #2DEF 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5 Ivan Lendl #9 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1980* QF
R16 (8)
Wojtek Fibak #14 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #4CH H2H Match data Sep 4, 1980* R16
Ivan Lendl #9 6-1 6-0 6-0 Harold Solomon #6 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1980* R16
Eliot Teltscher #18 6-4 6-2 6-1 Brian Gottfried #12 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1980* R16
Jimmy Connors #33× CH 7-6 6-4 6-4 Bernie Mitton #55 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1980* R16
John McEnroe #2DEF 6-2 6-4 6-2 Pascal Portes #65 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1980* R16
Roscoe Tanner #15 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-2 Brian Teacher #26 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1980* R16
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-3 6-0 Yannick Noah #13 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1980* R16
Johan Kriek #29 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4 Buster C Mottram #37 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1980* R16
R32 (16)
Guillermo Vilas #4CH 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 Francisco Gonzalez #58 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Bjorn Borg #1 7-6 1-6 6-2 6-0 Peter Mcnamara — Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Wojtek Fibak #14 3-6 6-1 6-1 7-6 Van Winitsky #98 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Johan Kriek #29 (w/o) Tony Giammalva #59 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Brian Gottfried #12 6-0 6-7 6-2 6-4 Ross Case H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Eliot Teltscher #18 7-5 6-0 6-2 Gianni Ocleppo #50 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
John McEnroe #2DEF 6-1 6-1 4-6 6-2 Richard Meyer H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Yannick Noah #13 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-4 Mel Purcell #42 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Brian Teacher #26 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-2 Vijay Amritraj #21 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Jimmy Connors #33× CH 6-4 6-1 6-1 Terry Moor #41 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Bernie Mitton #55 6-3 2-6 6-2 6-3 Sammy Giammalva Jr — Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Pascal Portes #65 6-3 2-6 7-6 6-3 Victor Amaya #16 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Ivan Lendl #9 6-2 6-0 6-1 Thierry Tulasne H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Roscoe Tanner #15 7-6 6-1 6-2 Erik Van Dillen — Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Buster C Mottram #37 7-6 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 Hank Pfister #40 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
Harold Solomon #6 6-7 6-3 4-6 6-0 6-2 Russell Simpson #90 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1980* R32
R64 (31)
Richard Meyer 6-3 6-3 6-4 Chip Hooper H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Vijay Amritraj #21 7-5 0-6 4-6 6-2 6-1 Eddie Dibbs #8 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Brian Teacher #26 6-4 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 Shlomo Glickstein #77 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 Peter Feigl #68 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Peter Mcnamara 3-6 6-0 7-5 6-2 Bill Scanlon #30 — Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Thierry Tulasne 6-3 6-2 5-7 0-6 6-3 Michael Grant H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Pascal Portes #65 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-3 Tim Wilkison H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Victor Amaya #16 7-5 7-5 6-1 Rick Fagel H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Russell Simpson #90 6-4 0-6 7-6 6-3 Peter Rennert #43 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Bjorn Borg #1 7-5 6-2 2-6 6-0 John Sadri #17 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-4 Fritz Buehning — Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
John McEnroe #2DEF 7-6 6-0 6-2 Steve Krulevitz #94 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Bernie Mitton #55 6-3 6-1 6-3 Juan Carlos Ayala — Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Tony Giammalva #59 6-4 6-2 7-5 Leo Palin H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Yannick Noah #13 6-7 7-6 6-0 6-2 Bruce Manson #62 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Buster C Mottram #37 7-6 6-2 6-4 Heinz Gunthardt #25 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Eliot Teltscher #18 6-4 6-1 6-3 Victor Pecci #27 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Ross Case 6-3 6-2 6-4 Blaine Willenborg H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Terry Moor #41 6-2 7-6 6-4 Sherwood Stewart — Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Guillermo Vilas #4CH 6-2 6-4 6-4 John Hayes H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Brian Gottfried #12 6-3 6-2 7-6 Tim Gullikson — Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Harold Solomon #6 6-2 6-2 6-2 Ilie Nastase #93CH H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Roscoe Tanner #15 6-3 6-3 6-0 Jimmy Arias H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Gianni Ocleppo #50 6-4 6-0 6-3 Mike Shore H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Francisco Gonzalez #58 7-6 7-5 6-3 Robert Vant Hof — Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Jimmy Connors #33× CH 6-3 6-1 6-3 Butch Walts #44 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Johan Kriek #29 6-4 6-2 6-0 Peter Fleming #11 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Van Winitsky #98 6-3 6-4 6-1 Robert Trogolo H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Ivan Lendl #9 6-4 6-4 6-4 Chris Mayotte H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
Hank Pfister #40 6-3 6-2 3-6 1-6 7-6 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mel Purcell #42 6-3 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-4 Andres Gomez #56 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1980* R64
R128 (63)
Peter Fleming #11 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-2 Billy Nealon H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Peter Rennert #43 7-5 6-2 6-1 Mike Gandolfo H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Brian Teacher #26 7-6 6-1 6-2 Raul Ramirez #31 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Russell Simpson #90 6-3 6-3 2-6 7-6 Mike Leach H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Ivan Lendl #9 6-4 6-3 7-6 Tim Mayotte H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Tim Wilkison 4-6 6-0 6-2 7-5 Tom Gullikson — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Robert Vant Hof 6-3 6-3 7-5 George Hardie — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Butch Walts #44 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-4 Brad Drewett H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Buster C Mottram #37 6-0 6-3 6-2 Tim Garcia H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Peter Feigl #68 6-4 4-6 6-7 7-6 7-6 Dominique Bedel #91 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Shlomo Glickstein #77 7-5 6-1 6-1 Marty Riessen #57 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Leo Palin 6-7 7-5 6-2 6-4 Andy Kohlberg H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Bruce Manson #62 6-1 6-2 7-5 Sashi Menon H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Mike Shore 7-6 7-6 6-4 Steve Docherty H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-4 6-1 Guillermo Aubone H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Heinz Gunthardt #25 6-4 6-2 6-3 Onny Parun H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Jimmy Connors #33× CH 6-2 6-2 6-2 Marcel Freeman H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Ilie Nastase #93CH 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-2 Patrice Dominguez H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Bernie Mitton #55 6-3 6-2 4-6 2-6 7-5 Jose Luis Clerc #10 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-3 6-4 6-0 Vincent Van Patten — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Michael Grant 7-5 6-1 7-6 Ricardo Ycaza H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Bill Scanlon #30 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 7-6 John Feaver — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
John Sadri #17 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-4 Joao Soares H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Victor Amaya #16 6-4 6-2 7-6 Larry Davidson H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Richard Meyer 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3 Trey Waltke #81 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Yannick Noah #13 6-1 6-0 6-3 David Schneider H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Andres Gomez #56 6-3 6-3 4-0 (ret.) Nick Saviano #74 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
John McEnroe #2DEF 6-3 6-4 6-1 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #61 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Chip Hooper 6-2 6-1 6-3 Leif Shiras H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Guillermo Vilas #4CH 6-0 6-1 6-2 Warren Maher — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Johan Kriek #29 7-5 6-4 6-0 Stanislav Birner H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
John Hayes 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 John James H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Robert Trogolo 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-4 Fernando Maynetto H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Chris Mayotte 6-3 6-1 6-1 Matt Mitchell H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Roscoe Tanner #15 6-3 6-4 6-1 Raymond Moore #100 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Terry Moor #41 4-6 7-6 7-6 3-6 7-6 Dick Stockton #83 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Pascal Portes #65 6-2 6-4 6-2 John Yuill H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Hank Pfister #40 7-5 2-6 7-5 6-3 Tom Cain H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Jimmy Arias 6-2 6-7 6-2 6-2 Freddie Sauer H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Peter Mcnamara 6-1 6-1 6-0 Marko Ostoja — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Van Winitsky #98 5-7 7-5 3-6 6-3 7-6 Jaime Fillol H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Francisco Gonzalez #58 6-2 7-6 6-2 Terry Rocavert H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Vijay Amritraj #21 7-5 6-2 6-3 Harry Fritz H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Erik Van Dillen 7-6 6-2 6-3 Gene Malin — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Rick Fagel 6-4 6-2 6-0 Cary Leeds H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Eliot Teltscher #18 6-2 6-4 6-4 Scott Davis H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Gianni Ocleppo #50 2-6 1-6 7-6 4-2 (ret.) Gene Mayer #7 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Fritz Buehning 6-2 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-4 Mario Martinez — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Thierry Tulasne 2-6 6-6 (ret.) Tom Leonard H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Tony Giammalva #59 6-2 7-6 6-3 Tom Okker H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Juan Carlos Ayala 6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 Bill Maze — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Sammy Giammalva Jr 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 Rick Fisher — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Victor Pecci #27 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 Greg Whitecross H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-4 0-6 6-3 6-4 John Benson H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Harold Solomon #6 6-2 6-4 6-4 Jan Norback H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Steve Krulevitz #94 7-6 7-6 1-6 6-2 Andrew Pattison — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Mel Purcell #42 7-6 6-4 6-0 Stan Smith CH H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Eddie Dibbs #8 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-0 6-2 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Tim Gullikson 6-3 6-4 6-4 Tony Graham — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Sherwood Stewart 7-6 6-2 6-4 Ferdi Taygan #69 — Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Blaine Willenborg 6-7 6-3 6-3 5-7 7-5 Paul Mcnamee #49 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Brian Gottfried #12 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-3 David Carter #89 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128
Ross Case 5-7 6-4 6-1 6-3 Byron Bertram H2H Match data Aug 28, 1980* R128

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