| Draw: | 128 (16 / 8) |
| Seeds: | 16 |
| Type: | grand slam |
See main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships.
Four-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated John McEnroe in the final, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title and tenth major title overall.[1] The final has often been called one of the greatest and most exciting matches of all time, and was the core of the Borg–McEnroe rivalry.[2] A dramatic depiction of the final featured as the central event of the 2017 movie Borg vs McEnroe.
See also: 1 and 1. 
Björn Borg (champion)
See also: 2 and 8. 
John McEnroe (final)
See also: 3 and 6. Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
See also: 4 and 3. Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round)
See also: 5 and 5. Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
See also: 6 and 2. Gene Mayer (quarterfinals)
See also: 7 and 7. Peter Fleming (quarterfinals)
See also: 8 and 4. Víctor Pecci (third round)
See also: 9 and 5. Pat DuPré (third round)
See also: 10 and 2. Ivan Lendl (third round)
See also: 11. Harold Solomon (withdrew before the tournament began)
See also: 12. 
Yannick Noah (withdrew before the tournament began)
See also: 13 and 3. 
Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals)
See also: 14 and 6. Victor Amaya (first round)
See also: 15 and 4. Stan Smith (third round)
See also: 16 and 7. 
José Luis Clerc (third round)Harold Solomon and Yannick Noah withdrew due to injury. They were replaced in the draw by Qualifiers Kevin Curren and Wayne Hampson respectively.
See main article: 1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying.