# 1980 Seiko World Super Tennis – Singles

Björn Borg was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
Jimmy Connors won the tournament, beating Tom Gullikson in the final, 6–1, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
* Jimmy Connors (champion)
* Ivan Lendl (quarterfinals)
* Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
* Eliot Teltscher (second round)
* John Sadri (semifinals)
* Roscoe Tanner (second round)
* Victor Amaya (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Bill Scanlon | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | Tom Gullikson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Tom Gullikson | 7 | 6 | | Q | Tom Gullikson | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | John Sadri | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Fukui | 2 | 2 | | 1 | B Borg | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Teacher | 7 | 6 | 6 | | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Frawley | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | B Borg | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | B Scanlon | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Rennert | 6 | 6 | 5 | | B Scanlon | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Teltscher | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | E Teltscher | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Scanlon | 6 | 3 |
| | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | To Gullikson | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | V Gerulaitis | 4 | 1 | | | P McNamee | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | To Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | Q | To Gullikson | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Michibata | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | To Gullikson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Walts | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | V Amaya | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | P McNamara | 1 | 2 | | | B Walts | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | V Amaya | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | V Amaya | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Sanders | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | J Sadri | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | J Sadri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fleming | 6 | 6 | | | P Fleming | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kamiwazumi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | J Sadri | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | B Mottram | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Moor | 5 | 6 | 3 | | B Mottram | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 | | 3 | I Lendl | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F González | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Sadri | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | R Tanner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | B Manson | 3 | 6 | | 7 | R Tanner | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Du Pré | 7 | 2 | 7 | | P Du Pré | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Du Pré | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | V Van Patten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Ti Gullikson | 2 | 2 | | | V Van Patten | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mayer | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |