1980 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

John McEnroe was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–2 to Jimmy Connors.

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


 * 1) 🇺🇸 John McEnroe (final)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (champion)