Swedish Open 1979

ATP · Clay · 31 singles matches · All champions

Bjorn Borg won the title, beating Balazs Taroczy 6–1 7–5 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Bjorn Borg def. Kjell Johansson 6–3 6–0
  • Semifinal: Balazs Taroczy def. Patrick Proisy 6–2 4–6 6–4
  • Quarterfinal: Bjorn Borg def. Billy Martin 6–0 6–3
  • Quarterfinal: Kjell Johansson def. Heinz Gunthardt 6–4 6–4

Bastad 1979 1979

Defending champion
Bjorn Borg

Ranking points by round

Champion250
Runner-up165
Semifinal100
Quarterfinal50
Round of 1625
Round of 320
Qualifier bonus13

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1978Bjorn BorgCorrado Barazzutti
1977Corrado BarazzuttiBalazs Taroczy
1976Antonio ZugarelliCorrado Barazzutti
1975Manuel OrantesJose Higueras
1974Bjorn BorgAdriano Panatta
1973Stan SmithManuel Orantes
1972Manuel OrantesIlie Nastase
1971Ilie NastaseJan Leschly

Matches by round

31 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg167
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy215

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg166
🇸🇪Kjell Johansson730
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy2646
🇫🇷Patrick Proisy8264

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg166
🇺🇸Billy Martin603
Fin
🇸🇪Kjell Johansson766
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt344
Fin
🇫🇷Patrick Proisy867
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson435
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy2646
🇸🇪Per Hjertquist360

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg166
🇮🇹Antonio Zugarelli01
Fin
🇺🇸Billy Martin666
🇦🇹Hans Kary43
Fin
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt367
🇸🇪Jan Gunnarsson16
Fin
🇸🇪Kjell Johansson7646
🇷🇸Nicola SpearQ363
Fin
🇫🇷Patrick Proisy866
🇫🇷Georges Goven23
Fin
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson466
🇬🇧Andrew Jarrett31
Fin
🇸🇪Per Hjertquist666
🇦🇺David Carter372
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy2667
🇦🇺Bob Carmichael275

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg166
🇫🇷Christophe Freyss40
Fin
🇮🇹Antonio Zugarelli66
🇸🇪Ove Bengtson41
Fin
🇦🇹Hans Kary66
🇸🇪Goran BergstrandQ22
Fin
🇺🇸Billy Martin666
🇸🇪Stefan Svensson11
Fin
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt366
🇸🇪Stefan Simonsson14
Fin
🇸🇪Jan Gunnarsson566
🇪🇸Javier Soler734
Fin
🇷🇸Nicola SpearQ67
🇪🇸Antonio Munoz45
Fin
🇸🇪Kjell Johansson766
🇫🇷Christophe Roger-Vasselin44
Fin
🇫🇷Patrick Proisy866
🇸🇪Carl Axel HageskogQ10
Fin
🇫🇷Georges Goven76
🇻🇪Jorge Andrew61
Fin
🇬🇧Andrew Jarrett646
🇩🇪Karl Meiler361
Fin
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson476
🇪🇬Ismail El Shafei53
Fin
🇸🇪Per Hjertquist736
🇦🇺John Marks5664
Fin
🇦🇺David Carter66
🇪🇸Angel Gimenez42
Fin
🇦🇺Bob Carmichael746
🇸🇪Jan NorbackQ562
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy2566
🇸🇪Tenny Svensson734