1980 Volvo International – Singles

Singles
Singles
1980 Volvo International
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Eddie Dibbs
Final score	6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated September 12, 2022

Harold Solomon was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Eddie Dibbs.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Jimmy Connors (champion)
Harold Solomon (semifinals)
Eddie Dibbs (final)
Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
Roscoe Tanner (first round)
José Higueras (third round)
Yannick Noah (third round)
Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals)
Brian Gottfried (third round)
Hans Gildemeister (third round)
n/a
Eliot Teltscher (quarterfinals)
Pat DuPré (quarterfinals)
Víctor Pecci (first round)
Bill Scanlon (first round)
Johan Kriek (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	Jimmy Connors	6	6

4	Ivan Lendl	4	2
				1	Jimmy Connors	6	5	6

				3	Eddie Dibbs	3	7	1
3	Eddie Dibbs	6	6

2	Harold Solomon	4	0

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	J Connors	6	6
	J Soares	2	4		1	J Connors	6	6
	P Hjertquist	6	6			P Hjertquist	2	2
	G Masters	4	2							1	J Connors	7	6
	S Simonsson	6	3	6							S Simonsson	6	0
	B Manson	4	6	3		S Simonsson	6	6
	B Drewett	2	1		LL	T Garcia	1	3
LL	T Garcia	6	6											1	J Connors	7	6
13	P DuPré	5	7	6										13	P DuPré	6	0
	G Aubone	7	5	3	13	P DuPré	6	3	6
	F Luna	6	3	6		F Luna	3	6	4
	S Birner	1	6	4						13	P DuPré	6	6
	G Hardie	3	7	7							G Hardie	0	1
	J Delaney	6	6	5		G Hardie	7	6
	H Pfister	6	7	7		H Pfister	6	2
5	R Tanner	7	6	5

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	I Lendl	6	6
	R Vizcaino	3	0		4	I Lendl	7	6
	A Gómez	6	6			A Gómez	6	3
	M Edmondson	3	3							4	I Lendl	6	6
	M Grant	1	6	6							M Grant	2	2
	J Feaver	6	2	1		M Grant	6	4	6
	A Pattison	6	6			A Pattison	2	6	2
15	B Scanlon	3	3												4	I Lendl	3	6	6
9	B Gottfried	6	6												8	W Fibak	6	4	3
	G Urpí	1	4		9	B Gottfried	6	6
	M Purcell	6	6			M Purcell	3	3
	M Martinez	2	2							9	B Gottfried	2	6	3
	B Nealon	1	6	6						8	W Fibak	6	1	6
	T Gullikson	6	2	1		B Nealon	4	0
	R Viver	2	1		8	W Fibak	6	6
8	W Fibak	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

7	Y Noah	6	6
	C Owens	4	2		7	Y Noah	6	4	6
	M Cahill	6	6			M Cahill	3	6	4
	J Yuill	3	2							7	Y Noah	3	4
	A Kohlberg	6	6							12	E Teltscher	6	6
	M Shore	3	2			A Kohlberg	2	4
	F González	2	1		12	E Teltscher	6	6
12	E Teltscher	6	6											12	E Teltscher	2	4
16	J Kriek	5	6											3	E Dibbs	6	6
	K Eberhard	7	7			K Eberhard	7	7
	R Fagel	6	6			R Fagel	5	6
	J Norbäck	2	2								K Eberhard	3	2
	R Case	7	4	6						3	E Dibbs	6	6
	J Arias	6	6	1		R Case	6	1	3
	T Cain	4	2		3	E Dibbs	3	6	6
3	E Dibbs	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

6	J Higueras	6	6
	P Dent	1	2		6	J Higueras	6	6
	B Martin	7	7			B Martin	3	3
	L Palin	6	6							6	J Higueras	4	4
	T Moor	6	3								T Moor	6	6
	H Schoenfield	3	0^r			T Moor	6	6
	K Warwick	3	6	6		K Warwick	1	3
14	V Pecci	6	4	1											T Moor	6	2
10	H Gildemeister	6	7											2	H Solomon	7	6
	R Gehring	4	6		10	H Gildemeister	6	6	6
	Ž Franulović	6	6	6		Ž Franulović	0	7	4
	G Petrovic	7	1	1						10	H Gildemeister	0	3
	B Prajoux	6	7							2	H Solomon	6	6
	M Hunter	0	5			B Prajoux	6	2
	S Menon	1	5		2	H Solomon	7	6
2	H Solomon	6	7

External links

1980 Volvo International draw

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