1980 French Open – Women's singles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1980|French Open|

| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert

| runner = {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Virginia Ruzici

| score = 6–0, 6–3

| seeds = 16

}}

Defending champion Chris Evert defeated Virginia Ruzici in the final, 6–0, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1980 French Open.{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|page=397}} It was her fourth French Open singles title and her tenth major singles title overall.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

{{colbegin}}

  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
  3. {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
  4. {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade (third round)
  5. {{flagicon|AUS}} Dianne Fromholtz (semifinals)
  6. {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Mandlíková (semifinals)
  8. {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Virginia Ruzici (finalist)
  9. {{flagicon|TCH}} Regina Maršíková (withdrew before the tournament began)
  10. {{flagicon|GBR}} Sue Barker (withdrew before the tournament began)
  11. {{flagicon|USA}} Andrea Jaeger (first round)
  12. {{flagicon|FRG}} Sylvia Hanika (third round)
  13. {{flagicon|USA}} Caroline Stoll (second round)
  14. {{flagicon|YUG}} Mima Jaušovec (third round)
  15. {{flagicon|USA}} Kate Latham (first round)
  16. {{flagicon|FRG}} Bettina Bunge (third round)

{{colend}}

Qualifying

{{Main|1980 French Open – Women's singles qualifying}}

Draw

=Key=

=Finals=

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3

| team-width=150

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Virginia Ruzici

| RD3-seed2=8

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score2-1=0

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score2-2=3

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Mandlíková

| RD2-seed2=7

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score2-1=7

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score2-2=2

| RD2-score1-3=6

| RD2-score2-3=2

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Virginia Ruzici

| RD2-seed3=8

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Dianne Fromholtz

| RD2-seed4=5

| RD2-score3-1=7

| RD2-score4-1=6

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score4-2=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan

| RD1-seed2=6

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score2-2=0

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ARG}} Ivanna Madruga

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Mandlíková

| RD1-seed4=7

| RD1-score3-1=2

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=3

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Virginia Ruzici

| RD1-seed5=8

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull

| RD1-seed6=3

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score6-1=2

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score6-2=0

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} Dianne Fromholtz

| RD1-seed7=5

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King

| RD1-seed8=2

| RD1-score7-1=6

| RD1-score8-1=1

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score8-2=4

}}

=Earlier rounds=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Evert

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Jordan

| RD4-seed02=6

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=0

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Evert

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRG}} Bunge

| RD3-seed02=16

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-score02-3=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|FRG}} Hanika

| RD3-seed03=12

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Jordan

| RD3-seed04=6

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=2

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Evert

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Teeguarden

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=1

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=1

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|NED}} Schutte

| RD2-seed03=Q

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|FRG}} Bunge

| RD2-seed04=16

| RD2-score03-1=1

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRG}} Hanika

| RD2-seed05=12

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|NED}} Stöve

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=4

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Horvath

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Jordan

| RD2-seed08=6

| RD2-score07-1=1

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Evert

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Franch

| RD1-seed02=Q

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=0

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=0

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Teeguarden

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Thibault

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=7

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=4

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|NED}} Schutte

| RD1-seed05=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ARG}} Casabianca

| RD1-seed06=Q

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRG}} Bunge

| RD1-seed07=16

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ITA}} Simmonds

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=1

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=1

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|FRG}} Hanika

| RD1-seed09=12

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} Jordan

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=1

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|NED}} Stöve

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} Forood

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=7

| RD1-score12-1=5

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=2

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} Horvath

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} Sands

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=2

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=3

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} Jordan

| RD1-seed15=6

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Vermaak

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=3

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=4

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ARG}} Madruga

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|TCH}} Mandlíková

| RD4-seed02=7

| RD4-score01-1=2

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=3

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Wade

| RD3-seed01=4

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ARG}} Madruga

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=0

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=7

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=2

| RD3-score02-3=6

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|SUI}} Delhees

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|TCH}} Mandlíková

| RD3-seed04=7

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=2

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Wade

| RD2-seed01=4

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|TCH}} Budařová

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=1

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ARG}} Madruga

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Stoll

| RD2-seed04=13

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score04-1=1

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score04-2=2

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|KOR}} Lee

| RD2-seed05=LL

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|SUI}} Delhees

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=1

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=1

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Fairbank

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|TCH}} Mandlíková

| RD2-seed08=7

| RD2-score07-1=1

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Wade

| RD1-seed01=4

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|TCH}} Tomanová

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=3

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|TCH}} Budařová

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Coles

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=7

| RD1-score04-2=5

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ARG}} Madruga

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} duPont

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=1

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=0

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Stoll

| RD1-seed07=13

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SUI}} Jolissaint

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=1

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|KOR}} Lee

| RD1-seed09=LL

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRG}} Kohde-Kilsch

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score09-2=7

| RD1-score10-2=5

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SUI}} Delhees

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GBR}} Durie

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=1

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Fairbank

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SWE}} Sandin

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|TCH}} Mandlíková

| RD1-seed15=7

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} Redondo

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=3

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=4

}}

==Section 3==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ruzici

| RD4-seed01=8

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Turnbull

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=0

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ruzici

| RD3-seed01=8

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|YUG}} Jaušovec

| RD3-seed02=14

| RD3-score01-1=7

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Smith

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Turnbull

| RD3-seed04=3

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score04-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=4

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=1

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ruzici

| RD2-seed01=8

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|HUN}} Pinterová

| RD2-seed02=Q

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=1

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Simionescu

| RD2-seed03=Q

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|YUG}} Jaušovec

| RD2-seed04=14

| RD2-score03-1=7

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=3

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=2

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Smith

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} Simon

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=1

| RD2-score05-2=7

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} Bohm

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Turnbull

| RD2-seed08=3

| RD2-score07-1=5

| RD2-score08-1=7

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score08-2=1

| RD2-score07-3=7

| RD2-score08-3=9

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ruzici

| RD1-seed01=8

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Kloss

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score01-2=7

| RD1-score02-2=5

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|HUN}} Pinterová

| RD1-seed03=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Harrington

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=2

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Simionescu

| RD1-seed05=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SWE}} Ekblom

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=4

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|YUG}} Jaušovec

| RD1-seed07=14

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Beillan

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=0

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=2

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Smith

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} Latham

| RD1-seed10=15

| RD1-score09-1=2

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-score10-3=1

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} Simon

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} Gerulaitis

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score11-2=3

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-score12-3=4

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SWE}} Bohm

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} Nagelsen

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-score14-3=4

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} Turnbull

| RD1-seed15=3

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|FRA}} Lovera

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=7

| RD1-score16-1=5

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=2

}}

==Section 4==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Fromholtz

| RD4-seed01=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} King

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=1

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=4

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Fromholtz

| RD3-seed01=5

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|SUI}} Strachoňová

| RD3-seed02=LL

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-score02-3=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Allen

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} King

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-score03-1=4

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score04-2=3

| RD3-score03-3=2

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Fromholtz

| RD2-seed01=5

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} DuVall

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score01-2=7

| RD2-score02-2=5

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRG}} Riedel-Kühn

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SUI}} Strachoňová

| RD2-seed04=LL

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score04-1=1

| RD2-score03-2=3

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=2

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Allen

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Smith

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=7

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Hobbs

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} King

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-score07-1=2

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Fromholtz

| RD1-seed01=5

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Romanov

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=3

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=4

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} DuVall

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Margolin

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=0

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=4

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-score04-3=4

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|FRG}} Riedel-Kühn

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Gilbert

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=1

| RD1-score05-2=2

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-score06-3=4

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SUI}} Strachoňová

| RD1-seed07=LL

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Jaeger

| RD1-seed08=11

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=2

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=4

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Allen

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|NED}} Mesker

| RD1-seed10=LL

| RD1-score09-1=1

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=3

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-score10-3=1

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} Smith

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} Jones

| RD1-seed12=Q

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=1

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=2

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GBR}} Hobbs

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|BRA}} Medrado

| RD1-seed14=Q

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} King

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} McCallum

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=2

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=1

}}

References

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