{{TennisEventInfo|1979|Swedish Open| | date=16–22 July | edition=32nd | category=[[Grand Prix circuit|Grand Prix]] | prize_money=$75,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Båstad]], Sweden | champs={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Båstad – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bastad/316/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1979 Båstad – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bastad/316/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }} The '''1979 Swedish Open''' was a men's professional [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s and held in [[Båstad]], Sweden. It was part of the [[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|1979 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the 32nd edition of the [[Swedish Open|tournament]] and was held from 16 July through 22 July 1979. [[Björn Borg]] won the singles title.
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] defeated {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Taróczy]] 6–1, 7–5 * It was Borg's 8th singles title of the year and the 47th of his [[Björn Borg career statistics|career]].
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Marks (tennis)|John Marks]] 6–2, 6–2
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/bastad/swe/1979/m-gp-swe-01a-1979/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Swedish Open tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}
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