1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1980 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Chris Evert-Lloyd
Runner-up	Andrea Jaeger
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Top-seed Chris Evert-Lloyd won the title for the sixth time, beating fourth-seed Andrea Jaeger in the final for a first-prize of $30,000.^[1]

Seeds

The eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Chris Evert-Lloyd (Champion) Evonne Cawley (Semifinals) Virginia Ruzici (Third Round) Andrea Jaeger (Final)

Regina Maršiková (Quarterfinals) Ivanna Madruga (Semifinals) Mima Jaušovec (withdrew — arm injury) [2] Laura duPont (Second 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Chris Evert	6	6
	Q	Anne White	0	2
								1	Chris Evert	6	3
								6	Ivanna Madruga	4	0^r
		Hana Strachoňová	1	2
	6	Ivanna Madruga	6	6
															1	Chris Evert	6	6
															4	Andrea Jaeger	4	3
		Mary-Lou Piatek	1	1
	4	Andrea Jaeger	6	6
								4	Andrea Jaeger	6	6
								2	Evonne Cawley	4	2
	5	Regina Maršiková	5	3
	2	Evonne Cawley	7	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	C Evert	6	6
	J Duvall	5	4					J Russell	4	4
	J Russell	7	6											1	C Evert	6	6
LL	K Gulley	4	1												D Evers	1	0
Q	Vicki Beggs	6	6				Q	V Beggs	6	2	1
	D Evers	7	6					D Evers	1	6	6
LL	Rita Agassi	6	1																		1	C Evert	6	6
Q	S Jaeger	6	6																		Q	A White	0	2
	B-A Dent	1	4				Q	S Jaeger	1	0
Q	A White	3	6	6			Q	A White	6	6
	C Reynolds	6	4	1										Q	A White	6	6
LL	E Little	0	6	2											D Gilbert	4	4
	D Gilbert	6	4	6				D Gilbert	6	6
							LL	Michelle Weiss	3	1

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	V Ruzici	6	5	8
	G Coles	4	7	3				Lee D-h	0	7	6
	Lee D-h	6	5	6										3	V Ruzici	6	2
LL	S Provoust	1	1												H Strachoňová	7	6
Q	C Franch	6	6				Q	C Franch	1	2
	H Strachoňová	6	6					H Strachoňová	6	6
Q	Nina Voydat	2	0																			H Strachoňová	1	2
	A Evans	3	4																		6	I Madruga	6	6
	L Forood	6	6					L Forood	6	6
	R Richards	4	4					P Smith	3	4
	P Smith	6	6												L Forood	0	0
	R Blount	2	1											6	I Madruga	6	6
	S Leo	6	6					S Leo	0	2
							6	I Madruga	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	L duPont	3	2
	R Fairbank	6	6					R Fairbank	6	6
	L Doherty	1	4												R Fairbank	6	3	5
	B Hallquist	4	6	4											M-L Piatek	4	6	7
	J Newberry	6	4	6				J Newberry	1	2
LL	J Preyer	2	1					M-L Piatek	6	6
	M-L Piatek	6	6																			M-L Piatek	1	1
	Y Vermaak	6	6																		4	A Jaeger	6	6
	F Hutnick	4	0					Y Vermaak	6	1	0
	C Jolissaint	7	1	4				A Smith	3	6	6
	A Smith	6	6	6											A Smith	1	0
	K Sands	4	3											4	A Jaeger	6	6
Q	A Henricksson	6	6				Q	A Henricksson	1	0
							4	A Jaeger	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	R Maršiková	7	6
	N Sato	1	2					S Collins	6	4
	S Collins	6	6											5	R Maršiková	2	6	9
	E Rapponi	6	3	2											R Tomanová	6	3	7
	S Saliba	4	6	6				S Saliba	2	2
	R Tomanová	6	6					R Tomanová	6	6
Q	S McInerney	2	2																		5	R Maršiková	5	3
	K Jones	1	2																		2	E Cawley	7	6
	C Casabianca	6	6					C Casabianca	3	5
	P Delhees	3	3				Q	J Portman	6	7
Q	J Portman	6	6											Q	J Portman	5	0
	S Acker	6	6											2	E Cawley	7	6
	M Gurdal	4	1					S Acker	4	2
							2	E Cawley	6	6

References

1. "Evert-Lloyd win Clay Court championship". The Southeast Missourian. Cape Girardeau, MO. Associated Press. 1980-08-10.
2. "Top-seeded players to begin play in U.S. Open Clay Court tourney". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, GA. United Press. 1980-08-05.

External links

• "U.S. Clay Courts 1980". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2016-05-17.