Swiss Indoors Basel 1979

ATP · Hard · 31 singles matches · All champions

Brian Gottfried won the title, beating Johan Kriek 7–5 6–1 4–6 6–3 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Johan Kriek def. Yannick Noah 5–7 7–6 6–2
  • Semifinal: Brian Gottfried def. Eddie Dibbs 6–1 6–4
  • Quarterfinal: Johan Kriek def. Bjorn Borg W/O
  • Quarterfinal: Yannick Noah def. Ivan Lendl 7–6 6–4

Basel 1979 1979

Defending champion
Guillermo Vilas

Ranking points by round

Champion500
Runner-up330
Semifinal200
Quarterfinal100
Round of 1650
Round of 320
Qualifier bonus25

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1978Guillermo VilasJohn McEnroe
1977Bjorn BorgJohn Lloyd
1976Jan KodesJiri Hrebec
1975Jiri HrebecIlie Nastase

Matches by round

31 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried37646
🇺🇸Johan Kriek85163

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Johan Kriek8576
🇫🇷Yannick Noah4762
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried366
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs214

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Johan Kriek8
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg1
Fin
🇫🇷Yannick Noah476
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl664
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried366
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez32
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs266
🇫🇷Pascal Portes24

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg167
🇩🇪Peter ElterQ46
Fin
🇺🇸Johan Kriek866
🇫🇷Jean Louis Haillet41
Fin
🇫🇷Yannick Noah466
🇨🇭Roland Stadler04
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl676
🇺🇸Fritz BuehningQ53
Fin
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez66
🇨🇿Tomas Smid713
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried366
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt31
Fin
🇫🇷Pascal Portes666
🇧🇷Thomaz Koch713
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs266
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic41

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg166
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol42
Fin
🇩🇪Peter ElterQ76
🇺🇸Nick Saviano62
Fin
🇫🇷Jean Louis Haillet277
🇺🇸Eric Fromm656
Fin
🇺🇸Johan Kriek8656
🇬🇧Mark FarrellQ474
Fin
🇫🇷Yannick Noah466
🇨🇿Jan Kodes20
Fin
🇨🇭Roland Stadler646
🇨🇱Alvaro Fillol062
Fin
🇺🇸Fritz BuehningQ666
🇿🇦Raymond Moore714
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl666
🇨🇭Markus Gunthardt20
Fin
🇨🇿Tomas Smid766
🇬🇧Mark Cox31
Fin
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez66
🇳🇱Louk Sanders22
Fin
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt66
🇺🇸Keith Richardson14
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried366
🇺🇸David Schneider22
Fin
🇫🇷Pascal Portes66
🇺🇸Eliot Teltscher542
Fin
🇧🇷Thomaz Koch656
🇫🇷Christophe Freyss374
Fin
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic66
🇨🇿Pavel Slozil20
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs266
🇭🇷Marko OstojaQ22