The 1979 Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 15 October through 21 October 1979. Third-seeded Brian Gottfried won the singles title.

1979 Swiss Indoors
Date15–21 October
Edition11th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationBasel, Switzerland
VenueSt. Jakobshalle
Champions
Singles
United States Brian Gottfried[1]
Doubles
South Africa Frew McMillan / South Africa Bob Hewitt[2]
← 1978 · Swiss Indoors · 1980 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Brian Gottfried defeated   Johan Kriek 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3

  • It was Gottfried's 2nd singles title of the year and the 17th of his career.

Doubles

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  Frew McMillan /   Bob Hewitt defeated   Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "1979 Basel – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1979 Basel – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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