1979 Swiss Championships

1979 Swiss Championships
Date9–15 July
Edition34th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationGstaad, Switzerland
Champions
Singles
West Germany Ulrich Pinner[1]
Doubles
Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia John Marks[2]
← 1978 · Suisse Open Gstaad · 1980 →

The 1979 Swiss Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Gstaad, Switzerland. It was the 34th edition of the tournament and was held from 9 July until 15 July 1979. The tournament was part of the 1979 Grand Prix tennis circuit and offered total prize money of $75,000. Third-seeded Ulrich Pinner won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

West Germany Ulrich Pinner defeated Australia Peter McNamara 6–2, 6–4, 7–5

  • It was Pinner's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Doubles

Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia John Marks defeated Romania Ion Țiriac / Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–1, 6–4

References

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