Evonne Goolagong Cawley Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s. At the age of 19, she won the French Open singl ...

defeated Chris Evert Lloyd in the final, 6–1, 7–6^(7–4) to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. It was her seventh and last major singles title, and Goolagong Cawley became the first (and still only) mother to win the Wimbledon singles title in the post World War I era. The second-set

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was the first ever played in the ladies singles final at Wimbledon, and the match was the first ever singles final (men's or women's) to end on a tiebreak. Goolagong Cawley was the first and only champion (man or woman) to defeat four top ten ranked players en route to victory.Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. New Chapter Press; Third edition (December 21, 2016) Martina Navratilova was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Evert Lloyd in the semifinals.

Seeds

Martina Navratilova ''(semifinals)''

Tracy Austin Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born December 12, 1962) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. She won three Grand Slam titles: the women's singles titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens, and the mixed doubles title at the 1980 Wimbledon ...

''(semifinals)'' Chris Evert Lloyd ''(final)''

(champion) Billie Jean King ''(quarterfinals)''

Wendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull, , (born 26 November 1952) is a retired tennis player from Australia. During her career, she won nine Grand Slam titles, four of them in women's doubles and five of them in mixed doubles. She also was a three-time Grand Slam runn ...

''(quarterfinals)''

Virginia Wade Sarah Virginia Wade (born 10 July 1945) is a British former professional tennis player. She won three Major tennis singles championships and four major doubles championships, and is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all ...

''(fourth round)''

Dianne Fromholtz Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat (née Fromholtz; born 10 August 1956) is an Australian former professional tennis player who reached a highest singles ranking of world No. 4 in 1979. Career Fromholtz began playing tennis at the age of seven. She ...

''(fourth round)'' Hana Mandlíková ''(fourth round)'' Kathy Jordan ''(fourth round)'' Greer Stevens ''(quarterfinals)'' Virginia Ruzici ''(second round)'' Sue Barker ''(second round)''

Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger ( ; born June 4, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player. A world No. 2, Jaeger's brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger started her professional tennis career ...

''(quarterfinals)'' Regina Maršíková ''(second round)'' Sylvia Hanika ''(second round)''

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

External links

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1980 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results
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