ATP US Open 1980 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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Round of 128
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-4 6-1
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #61
Steve Krulevitz #94 7-6 7-6 1-6 6-2
Andrew Pattison
Richard Meyer #146 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3
Trey Waltke #81
Chip Hooper 6-2 6-1 6-3
Leif Shiras #454
Pascal Portes #65 6-2 6-4 6-2
John Yuill #193
Tim Wilkison #84 4-6 6-0 6-2 7-5
Tom Gullikson
Victor Amaya #16 6-4 6-2 7-6
Larry Davidson #284
Rick Fagel #113 6-4 6-2 6-0
Cary Leeds #662
Ivan Lendl #9 6-4 6-3 7-6
Tim Mayotte #420
Chris Mayotte #90 6-3 6-1 6-1
Matt Mitchell #106
Thierry Tulasne #579 2-6 6-6 (ret.)
Tom Leonard #100
Michael Grant #96 7-5 6-1 7-6
Ricardo Ycaza #162
Harold Solomon #6 6-2 6-4 6-4
Jan Norback #177
Ilie Nastase #93 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-2
Patrice Dominguez #72
Russell Simpson #90 6-3 6-3 2-6 7-6
Mike Leach
Peter Rennert #43 7-5 6-2 6-1
Mike Gandolfo
Jimmy Connors #3 6-2 6-2 6-2
Marcel Freeman #234
Butch Walts #44 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-4
Brad Drewett #77
Terry Moor #41 4-6 7-6 7-6 3-6 7-6
Dick Stockton #83
Sherwood Stewart 7-6 6-2 6-4
Ferdi Taygan #69
Bernie Mitton #55 6-3 6-2 4-6 2-6 7-5
Jose Luis Clerc #10
Juan Carlos Ayala 6-4 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3
Bill Maze #153
Sammy Giammalva Jr 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
Rick Fisher #202
Fritz Buehning #97 6-2 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-4
Mario Martinez
Eliot Teltscher #18 6-2 6-4 6-4
Scott Davis #480
Victor Pecci #27 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2
Greg Whitecross #305
Gianni Ocleppo #50 2-6 1-6 7-6 4-2 (ret.)
Gene Mayer #7
Mike Shore #267 7-6 7-6 6-4
Steve Docherty #130
Brian Gottfried #12 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-3
David Carter #89
Tim Gullikson 6-3 6-4 6-4
Tony Graham #100
Ross Case #91 5-7 6-4 6-1 6-3
Byron Bertram #98
Blaine Willenborg #579 6-7 6-3 6-3 5-7 7-5
Paul Mcnamee #49
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-4 6-1
Guillermo Aubone #321
John Sadri #17 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-4
Joao Soares #137
Peter Mcnamara 6-1 6-1 6-0
Marko Ostoja #377
Bill Scanlon #30 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 7-6
John Feaver
Yannick Noah #13 6-1 6-0 6-3
David Schneider #144
Bruce Manson #62 6-1 6-2 7-5
Sashi Menon #187
Mel Purcell #42 7-6 6-4 6-0
Stan Smith #19
Andres Gomez #56 6-3 6-3 4-0 (ret.)
Nick Saviano #74
Roscoe Tanner #15 6-3 6-4 6-1
Raymond Moore #100
Jimmy Arias 6-2 6-7 6-2 6-2
Freddie Sauer #439
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Brian Teacher #26 7-6 6-1 6-2
Raul Ramirez #31
Shlomo Glickstein #77 7-5 6-1 6-1
Marty Riessen #57
Vijay Amritraj #21 7-5 6-2 6-3
Harry Fritz
Eddie Dibbs #8 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-0 6-2
Bob Lutz
Johan Kriek #29 7-5 6-4 6-0
Stanislav Birner #100
Peter Fleming #11 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-2
Billy Nealon
Tony Giammalva #59 6-2 7-6 6-3
Tom Okker #90
Leo Palin #135 6-7 7-5 6-2 6-4
Andy Kohlberg #261
Buster C Mottram #37 6-0 6-3 6-2
Tim Garcia #225
Heinz Gunthardt #25 6-4 6-2 6-3
Onny Parun #214
Hank Pfister #40 7-5 2-6 7-5 6-3
Tom Cain #131
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-3 6-4 6-0
Vincent Van Patten
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-4 0-6 6-3 6-4
John Benson #279
Peter Feigl #68 6-4 4-6 6-7 7-6 7-6
Dominique Bedel #91
Van Winitsky #98 5-7 7-5 3-6 6-3 7-6
Jaime Fillol #96
Robert Trogolo #93 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-4
Fernando Maynetto #175
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-0 6-1 6-2
Warren Maher
John Hayes #252 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 6-1
John James #92
Francisco Gonzalez #58 6-2 7-6 6-2
Terry Rocavert #100
Robert Vant Hof 6-3 6-3 7-5
George Hardie #120
Round of 64
John McEnroe #2 7-6 6-0 6-2
Steve Krulevitz #94
Richard Meyer #146 6-3 6-3 6-4
Chip Hooper
Pascal Portes #65 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-3
Tim Wilkison #84
Victor Amaya #16 7-5 7-5 6-1
Rick Fagel #113
Ivan Lendl #9 6-4 6-4 6-4
Chris Mayotte #90
Thierry Tulasne #579 6-3 6-2 5-7 0-6 6-3
Michael Grant #96
Harold Solomon #6 6-2 6-2 6-2
Ilie Nastase #93
Russell Simpson #90 6-4 0-6 7-6 6-3
Peter Rennert #43
Jimmy Connors #3 6-3 6-1 6-3
Butch Walts #44
Terry Moor #41 6-2 7-6 6-4
Sherwood Stewart
Bernie Mitton #55 6-3 6-1 6-3
Juan Carlos Ayala
Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-4
Fritz Buehning #97
Eliot Teltscher #18 6-4 6-1 6-3
Victor Pecci #27
Gianni Ocleppo #50 6-4 6-0 6-3
Mike Shore #267
Brian Gottfried #12 6-3 6-2 7-6
Tim Gullikson
Ross Case #91 6-3 6-2 6-4
Blaine Willenborg #579
Bjorn Borg #1 7-5 6-2 2-6 6-0
John Sadri #17
Peter Mcnamara 3-6 6-0 7-5 6-2
Bill Scanlon #30
Yannick Noah #13 6-7 7-6 6-0 6-2
Bruce Manson #62
Mel Purcell #42 6-3 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-4
Andres Gomez #56
Roscoe Tanner #15 6-3 6-3 6-0
Jimmy Arias
Erik Van Dillen
BYE
Brian Teacher #26 6-4 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-3
Shlomo Glickstein #77
Vijay Amritraj #21 7-5 0-6 4-6 6-2 6-1
Eddie Dibbs #8
Johan Kriek #29 6-4 6-2 6-0
Peter Fleming #11
Tony Giammalva #59 6-4 6-2 7-5
Leo Palin #135
Buster C Mottram #37 7-6 6-2 6-4
Heinz Gunthardt #25
Hank Pfister #40 6-3 6-2 3-6 1-6 7-6
Vitas Gerulaitis #5
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-4 6-3
Peter Feigl #68
Van Winitsky #98 6-3 6-4 6-1
Robert Trogolo #93
Guillermo Vilas #4 6-2 6-4 6-4
John Hayes #252
Francisco Gonzalez #58 7-6 7-5 6-3
Robert Vant Hof
Round of 32
John McEnroe #2 6-1 6-1 4-6 6-2
Richard Meyer #146
Pascal Portes #65 6-3 2-6 7-6 6-3
Victor Amaya #16
Ivan Lendl #9 6-2 6-0 6-1
Thierry Tulasne #579
Harold Solomon #6 6-7 6-3 4-6 6-0 6-2
Russell Simpson #90
Jimmy Connors #3 6-4 6-1 6-1
Terry Moor #41
Bernie Mitton #55 6-3 2-6 6-2 6-3
Sammy Giammalva Jr
Eliot Teltscher #18 7-5 6-0 6-2
Gianni Ocleppo #50
Brian Gottfried #12 6-0 6-7 6-2 6-4
Ross Case #91
Bjorn Borg #1 7-6 1-6 6-2 6-0
Peter Mcnamara
Yannick Noah #13 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-4
Mel Purcell #42
Roscoe Tanner #15 7-6 6-1 6-2
Erik Van Dillen
Brian Teacher #26 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-2
Vijay Amritraj #21
Johan Kriek #29 (w/o)
Tony Giammalva #59
Buster C Mottram #37 7-6 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-4
Hank Pfister #40
Wojtek Fibak #14 3-6 6-1 6-1 7-6
Van Winitsky #98
Guillermo Vilas #4 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
Francisco Gonzalez #58
Round of 16
John McEnroe #2 6-2 6-4 6-2
Pascal Portes #65
Ivan Lendl #9 6-1 6-0 6-0
Harold Solomon #6
Jimmy Connors #3 7-6 6-4 6-4
Bernie Mitton #55
Eliot Teltscher #18 6-4 6-2 6-1
Brian Gottfried #12
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-3 6-0
Yannick Noah #13
Roscoe Tanner #15 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-2
Brian Teacher #26
Johan Kriek #29 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4
Buster C Mottram #37
Wojtek Fibak #14 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Guillermo Vilas #4
Quarterfinals
John McEnroe #2 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5
Ivan Lendl #9
Jimmy Connors #3 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-0
Eliot Teltscher #18
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-3
Roscoe Tanner #15
Johan Kriek #29 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-1 7-6
Wojtek Fibak #14
Semifinals
John McEnroe #2 6-4 5-7 0-6 6-3 7-6
Jimmy Connors #3
Bjorn Borg #1 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1
Johan Kriek #23
Final
John McEnroe #2 7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-4
Bjorn Borg #1

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