1980 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles

Manuel Orantes was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Rolf Gehring won the title, defeating Christophe Freyss 6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

 * 1)  Víctor Pecci (second round)
 * 2) 🇵🇱 Wojtek Fibak (first round)
 * 3)  Markus Günthardt (second round)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Terry Moor (quarterfinals)
 * 5)  Tom Okker (first round)
 * 6)  Rolf Gehring (champion)
 * 7) 🇧🇷 Thomaz Koch (first round)
 * 8) 🇳🇿 Chris Lewis (second round)