{{TennisEventInfo|1979|Swiss Championships| | date=9–15 July | edition=34th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | draw=64S / 32D | prize_money= $75,000 | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Gstaad]], Switzerland | champs={{flagicon|FRG}} [[Ulrich Pinner]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Gstaad – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/gstaad/314/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Marks (tennis)|John Marks]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1979 Gstaad – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/gstaad/314/1979/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | before_name=Suisse Open Gstaad | after_name=Suisse Open Gstaad | main_name=Swiss Open (tennis){{!}}Suisse Open Gstaad }} The '''1979 Swiss Championships''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Clay court|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 [[Swiss Open (tennis)|tournament]] was part of the [[1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix|1979 Grand Prix tennis circuit]] and offered total prize money of $75,000. Third-seeded [[Ulrich Pinner]] won the singles title.

==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Ulrich Pinner]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[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=== {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Marks (tennis)|John Marks]] defeated {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ion Țiriac]] / {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] 2–6, 6–1, 6–4

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://swissopengstaad.ch/ Official website] * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/gstaad/314/overview ATP tournament profile] * [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002425 ITF tournament edition details]

{{Swiss Open tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}

[[Category:Swiss Open (tennis)]] [[Category:1979 in Swiss tennis|Swiss Open Gstaad]] [[Category:1979 Grand Prix (tennis)]]