1980 Volvo International – Singles

Singles
1980 Volvo International
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Eddie Dibbs
Final score	6–3, 5–7, 6–1

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

Jimmy Connors won in the final 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 against Dibbs.

Seeds

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

1. Jimmy Connors (Champion)
2. Harold Solomon (Semifinals)
3. Eddie Dibbs (Final)
4. Ivan Lendl (Semifinals)
5. Roscoe Tanner (First Round)
6. José Higueras (Third Round)
7. Yannick Noah (Third Round)
8. Wojciech Fibak (Quarterfinals)
9. Brian Gottfried (Third Round)
10. Hans Gildemeister (Third Round)
11. n/a
12. Eliot Teltscher (Quarterfinals)
13. Pat Du Pré (Quarterfinals)
14. Víctor Pecci (First Round)
15. Bill Scanlon (First Round)
16. Johan Kriek (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

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 Du Pré	5	7	6																	13	P Du Pré	6	0
		G Aubone	7	5	3			13	P Du Pré	6	3	6
		F Luna	6	3	6				F Luna	3	6	4
		S Birner	1	6	4										13	P Du Pré	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 Urpi	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 A 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

References

• 1980 Volvo International Draw (Archived 2009-05-30)