# 1980 French Open – Men's singles

Two-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis in the final, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1980 French Open. It was his fifth French Open title and ninth major title overall. For the second time, Borg did not lose a set during the tournament.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Björn Borg (champion)
* John McEnroe (third round)
* Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
* Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
* Vitas Gerulaitis (final)
* Harold Solomon (semifinals)
* Eddie Dibbs (third round)
* Víctor Pecci Sr. (second round)
* Ivan Lendl (third round)
* Peter Fleming (second round)
* José Higueras (first round)
* Hans Gildemeister (quarterfinals)
* Wojtek Fibak (quarterfinals)
* Victor Amaya (second round)
* Manuel Orantes (fourth round)
* José Luis Clerc (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Corrado Barazzutti | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Corrado Barazzutti | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | 1 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Harold Solomon | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | 6 | Harold Solomon | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Harold Solomon | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Harold Solomon | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Hans Gildemeister | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 3 | Jimmy Connors | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 13 | Wojtek Fibak | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Fillol | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | 1 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F González | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | A Gómez | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gómez | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | T Stevaux | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | P Portes | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | M Ostoja | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Ostoja | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Portes | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | P Portes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cortes | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | G Moretton | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Taróczy | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | T Waltke | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | T Waltke | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Günthardt | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Günthardt | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Fritz | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | | H Günthardt | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Freyss | 3 | 5 | 5 | | | 14 | V Amaya | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | V Amaya | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | J Higueras | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McNamara | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | P McNamara | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Ismail | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | H Ismail | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Molina | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | P McNamara | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Roger-Vasselin | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Deblicker | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | | C Roger-Vasselin | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Šmid | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | T Šmid | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cahill | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P McNamara | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| | R Case | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | T Gullikson | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gauvain | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Prajoux | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Prajoux | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Z Franulović | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | B Prajoux | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | V Pecci Sr. | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | V Pecci Sr. | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J L Damiani | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | 4 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Motta | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | T Koch | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Koch | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | L Sanders | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Mottram | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | R Simpson | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | L Sanders | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Giménez | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Vilas | |
| | K Johansson | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | M Orantes | w/o |
| | B Manson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | B Manson | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | D Bedel | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | B Manson | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| | P Složil | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | 15 | M Orantes | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | B Foxworth | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | P Složil | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Maze | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | 15 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Orantes | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | I Lendl | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mayer | 6 | 2 | 3 | | 9 | I Lendl | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J López-Maeso | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | K Eberhard | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Eberhard | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 9 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Mir | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | B Gottfried | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Giammalva Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | F Luna | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Luna | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Gottfried | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| | J-L Haillet | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | C Casa | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | C Casa | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | V Winitsky | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Winitsky | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | V Winitsky | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | A Maurer | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | 6 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Lewis | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | C Lewis | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Masters | 6 | 3 | 4 | | 6 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | H Solomon | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Gattiker | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 7 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tulasne | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | T Tulasne | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Boileau | 5 | 5 | 3 | r | | | | | | | | 7 | E Dibbs | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simonsson | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | R Ramírez | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Yuill | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Yuill | 4 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Ocleppo | 2 | r | | | | R Ramírez | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Ramírez | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| | J Soares | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | H Gildemeister | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Q | F Segărceanu | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | J Soares | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | R Gehring | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gehring | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Gehring | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | H Gildemeister | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | R Lutz | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3r | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Carter | 4 | 1 | 2 | | 12 | H Gildemeister | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | H Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | J L Clerc | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pierola | 1 | 0 | 5 | | 16 | J L Clerc | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Vizcaíno | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Noah | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | E Teltscher | 3 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Teltscher | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Teltscher | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Jauffret | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | K Warwick | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Noah | 5 | 4 | r |
| | H Leconte | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | |
| Q | H Simonsson | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | Q | H Simonsson | 5 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | T Zugarelli | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J James | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | T Zugarelli | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | M Hocevar | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Connors | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J-F Caujolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J-F Caujolle | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Panatta | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | J Connors | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Connors | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | V Gerulaitis | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Elter | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Buehning | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | F Buehning | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Hardie | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Mayotte | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | S Birner | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | J Kodeš | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Kodeš | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Birner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | S Birner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Glickstein | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | F McNair | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Taygan | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| | T Rocavert | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | T Rocavert | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Naegelen | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | D Naegelen | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hřebec | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | D Naegelen | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| | F Taygan | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | F Taygan | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | |
| | G Goven | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | F Taygan | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bertram | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | 10 | P Fleming | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P Fleming | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | W Fibak | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Ilin | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | 13 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Moor | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | T Gullikson | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | W Fibak | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | O Parun | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | P Bertolucci | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | B Mitton | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | B Mitton | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | | P Bertolucci | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Bertolucci | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | P McNamee | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P McNamee | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| | P Proisy | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Delaney | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | M Grant | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grant | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | P McNamee | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | W Maher | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Hjertquist | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | P Hjertquist | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dominguez | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | 2 | J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J McEnroe | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |