ATP Barcelona 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Hans Gildemeister won the 1979 Barcelona, defeating Eddie Dibbs 6-4 6-3 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Barcelona, Spain, from October 8 to October 14, 1979.

Champion
Hans Gildemeister
def. Eddie Dibbs , 6-4 6-3 6-1
Dates
Oct 8 — Oct 14
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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News: On clay, Sinner has lost to one man in two years – Fils arrives with a case. (Tennis Majors, 78d ago) Heat on Sinner as Alcaraz’s absence prompts the question: who can fill the void? (The Guardian Tennis, 85d ago, 2 sources) April 24, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal won Barcelona to break into top 10 for the first time (Tennis Majors, 85d ago) Feliciano Lopez sounds alarm on Carlos Alcaraz injury ahead of French Open title defense (Tennis.com, 89d ago) “It means I’m back”: How Fils turned a Miami diagnosis into a Barcelona title (Tennis Majors, 89d ago)
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Oct 14, 1979* F Hans Gildemeister 6-4 6-3 6-1 Eddie Dibbs #12 — Match data
SF (2)
Oct 13, 1979* SF Eddie Dibbs #12 6-2 6-2 Harold Solomon #9 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 1979* SF Hans Gildemeister 7-5 6-4 Raul Ramirez #54 — Match data
QF (4)
Oct 13, 1979* QF Eddie Dibbs #12 6-4 6-1 Tomas Smid #32 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 1979* QF Hans Gildemeister 7-5 6-3 Manuel Orantes #19 — Match data
Oct 13, 1979* QF Harold Solomon #9 7-6 6-1 Carlos Kirmayr #57 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 1979* QF Raul Ramirez #54 5-7 6-3 6-4 Adriano Panatta #22 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Oct 12, 1979* R16 Carlos Kirmayr #57 3-6 6-3 6-2 Cassio Motta #73 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1979* R16 Raul Ramirez #54 2-6 6-4 8-6 Victor Pecci #10 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1979* R16 Manuel Orantes #19 6-0 6-4 Angel Gimenez #95 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1979* R16 Tomas Smid #32 6-4 7-6 Jaime Fillol #100 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1979* R16 Hans Gildemeister 6-3 6-1 Jiri Hrebec #75 — Match data
Oct 12, 1979* R16 Harold Solomon #9 6-3 6-2 Fernando Luna #340 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1979* R16 Eddie Dibbs #12 5-7 6-4 6-2 Heinz Gunthardt #55 H2H Match data
Oct 12, 1979* R16 Adriano Panatta #22 3-6 6-3 6-4 Ivan Lendl #27 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Hans Gildemeister 4-6 6-1 6-1 Roger Guedes #94 — Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Cassio Motta #73 (w/o) Corrado Barazzutti #34 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Adriano Panatta #22 7-5 6-3 Jairo Velasco — Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Raul Ramirez #54 6-4 6-2 Stanislav Birner #87 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Jaime Fillol #100 4-6 7-6 6-2 Ulrich Pinner #21 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Manuel Orantes #19 6-1 4-6 6-2 Gabriel Urpi #496 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Fernando Luna #340 6-2 6-7 11-9 Javier Soler #90 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Jiri Hrebec #75 6-1 6-2 Jose Higueras #7 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Carlos Kirmayr #57 3-6 6-3 6-2 Colin Dowdeswell #81 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Ivan Lendl #27 1-1 (ret.) Pavel Slozil #60 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Tomas Smid #32 6-2 6-4 Ramiro Benavides #180 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Eddie Dibbs #12 6-2 6-3 Paul Mcnamee #66 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Harold Solomon #9 6-4 6-1 Jan Kodes #71 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Heinz Gunthardt #55 6-3 6-2 Eliot Teltscher #26 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Victor Pecci #10 6-2 6-2 Hans Kary #92 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1979* R32 Angel Gimenez #95 2-6 6-2 6-2 Balazs Taroczy #28 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Adriano Panatta #22 6-4 6-2 Miguel Mir #232 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Paul Mcnamee #66 6-4 4-6 6-1 Lorenzo Fargas #357 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Ulrich Pinner #21 7-6 6-4 Jan Gunnarsson H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Roger Guedes #94 6-2 3-6 6-4 Paul Kronk — Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Stanislav Birner #87 6-0 6-3 Birger Andersson #216 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Hans Kary #92 7-5 6-3 Jose Lopez Maeso — Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Corrado Barazzutti #34 6-1 6-7 6-2 Keith Richardson #164 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Jairo Velasco 6-7 6-3 8-6 Alejandro Cortes #404 — Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Raul Ramirez #54 7-6 6-4 Tim Garcia #175 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Eddie Dibbs #12 6-2 6-2 Eddie Edwards #268 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Pavel Slozil #60 6-4 6-3 Rick Fagel #98 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Tomas Smid #32 6-1 6-2 Wolfgang Popp H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Harold Solomon #9 6-2 6-3 Antonio Munoz #103 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Heinz Gunthardt #55 6-2 6-3 Stefan Svensson H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Angel Gimenez #95 6-2 6-2 Antonio Domenech #272 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Hans Gildemeister 6-4 6-7 6-1 Peter Elter #81 — Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Jose Higueras #7 5-7 6-1 6-1 Juan Manuel Hidalgo H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Gabriel Urpi #496 1-6 6-3 6-3 Terry Moor #53 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Javier Soler #90 7-6 4-6 6-3 Max Hurlimann #185 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Jan Kodes #71 6-3 6-4 Alvaro Fillol #214 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Ramiro Benavides #180 6-4 6-3 Harvey Spiegel #322 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Fernando Luna #340 6-3 6-4 Rolf Gehring #47 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Eliot Teltscher #26 6-1 7-6 Alejandro Pierola #77 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Ivan Lendl #27 6-3 1-6 6-2 Paolo Bertolucci #56 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Carlos Kirmayr #57 7-5 6-2 Juan Torralbo #555 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Balazs Taroczy #28 6-1 6-3 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #166 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Jaime Fillol #100 5-7 6-1 6-3 Louk Sanders #98 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Colin Dowdeswell #81 (w/o) Jose Luis Clerc #13 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Jiri Hrebec #75 6-3 6-1 Pavel Hutka #99 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Victor Pecci #10 1-6 6-4 6-2 Werner Zirngibl #86 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Manuel Orantes #19 6-1 6-4 Ivan Molina #82 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1979* R64 Cassio Motta #73 3-6 6-2 8-6 Zeljko Franulovic #67 H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Barcelona held?
Barcelona is held in Barcelona, Spain.
Who won the most recent Barcelona?
The 2026 Barcelona was won by Arthur Fils 6-2 7-6(2).
Who has won the most Barcelona titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 12 Barcelona titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Barcelona played?
The first edition of Barcelona was held in 1953.
What surface is Barcelona played on?
Barcelona is played on clay courts.