# 1980 Geneva Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the event.
Balázs Taróczy won the title, defeating Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Harold Solomon (quarterfinals)
* Vitas Gerulaitis (quarterfinals)
* Balázs Taróczy (champion)
* Heinz Günthardt (quarterfinals)
* Adriano Panatta (semifinals)
* Željko Franulović (quarterfinals)
* Mark Cox (first round)
* Peter Elter (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Wolfgang Popp | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 3 | Balázs Taróczy | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Adriano Panatta | 3 | 2 |
| Q | Roland Stadler | 4 | 1 | 5 | Adriano Panatta | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Adriano Panatta | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | H Solomon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Pinner | 6 | 2 | | 1 | H Solomon | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Johansson | 2 | 6 | 11 | | K Johansson | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Giménez | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | 1 | H Solomon | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | C Casa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | W Popp | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | H Kary | 6 | 3 | 4 | Q | C Casa | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Popp | 7 | 6 | | | W Popp | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Cox | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | W Popp | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 |
| | M Grant | 2 | 0 | | 3 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J James | 6 | 6 | | | J James | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Whitecross | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Á Betancur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Ž Franulović | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | F Fanucci | 5 | 2 | | | Á Betancur | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Dupasquier | 3 | 1 | | 6 | Ž Franulović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ž Franulović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | P Elter | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Bertolucci | 1 | 6 | 6 | | P Bertolucci | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Stadler | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Stadler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Kuhárszky | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Q | R Stadler | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Edgar Schurmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Joubert | 7 | 2 | 1 | | E Schurmann | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cortes | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | H Günthardt | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | H Günthardt | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Stadler | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | A Panatta | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Panatta | 6 | 6 |
| | O Parun | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | A Panatta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fagel | 1 | 6 | 6 | | R Fagel | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gregoire Rafaitin | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 5 | A Panatta | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Birner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | Gerulaitis | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Velasco Sr. | 2 | 5 | | | S Birner | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Günthardt | 0 | 1 | | 2 | Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |