ATP Hamburg Open 1979 Draw, Results & Schedule

Jose Higueras won the 1979 Hamburg Open, defeating Harold Solomon 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Hamburg, Germany, from May 14 to May 20, 1979. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
def. Harold Solomon , 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-1
Dates
May 14 — May 20
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
Hamburg Open 1979 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Jose Higueras #11 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-1 Harold Solomon #9 H2H Match data May 20, 1979* F
SF (2)
Jose Higueras #11 6-4 6-4 6-2 Eliot Teltscher #34 H2H Match data May 19, 1979* SF
Harold Solomon #9 3-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 6-2 Ulrich Pinner #37 H2H Match data May 19, 1979* SF
QF (4)
Eliot Teltscher #34 3-6 7-6 6-1 Jose Luis Clerc #13 H2H Match data May 19, 1979* QF
Jose Higueras #11 6-4 6-3 Eddie Dibbs #8 H2H Match data May 19, 1979* QF
Harold Solomon #9 6-2 6-2 Wojtek Fibak #14 H2H Match data May 19, 1979* QF
Ulrich Pinner #37 6-3 4-6 6-3 Tomas Smid #47 H2H Match data May 19, 1979* QF
R16 (8)
Jose Luis Clerc #13 7-6 6-4 Peter Feigl #40 H2H Match data May 18, 1979* R16
Harold Solomon #9 6-4 4-6 6-1 John Alexander #15 H2H Match data May 18, 1979* R16
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-3 6-2 Balazs Taroczy #23 H2H Match data May 18, 1979* R16
Jose Higueras #11 6-3 6-2 Corrado Barazzutti #17 H2H Match data May 18, 1979* R16
Tomas Smid #47 6-2 6-4 John Yuill #147 H2H Match data May 18, 1979* R16
Eliot Teltscher #34 1-4 (ret.) Bjorn Borg #1 H2H Match data May 18, 1979* R16 Upset: winner had a 4 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ulrich Pinner #37 6-3 6-4 Manuel Orantes #12 H2H Match data May 18, 1979* R16
Eddie Dibbs #8 6-1 4-6 6-1 Ilie Nastase #19 H2H Match data May 18, 1979* R16
R32 (16)
Wojtek Fibak #14 6-4 6-2 Peter Mcnamara Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Manuel Orantes #12 6-4 6-4 Heinz Gunthardt #62 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
John Alexander #15 6-4 6-2 Max Wunschig #496 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Eliot Teltscher #34 6-4 6-1 Rolf Gehring #50 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Tomas Smid #47 6-1 6-1 Ross Case #85 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
John Yuill #147 3-6 6-3 6-2 Angel Gimenez #83 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Eddie Dibbs #8 6-4 6-2 Russell Simpson #108 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 7-5 Gianni Ocleppo #93 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Peter Feigl #40 6-3 4-6 6-4 Victor Pecci #29 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Balazs Taroczy #23 6-4 6-4 Zeljko Franulovic #57 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Jose Luis Clerc #13 7-6 6-3 Ivan Molina #101 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Corrado Barazzutti #17 6-4 6-3 Jiri Prucha #357 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Jose Higueras #11 6-2 6-4 Jean Louis Haillet #88 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Ulrich Pinner #37 6-2 6-2 Rick Fagel #135 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Harold Solomon #9 7-6 2-6 6-2 Peter Elter #114 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
Ilie Nastase #19 6-4 3-6 6-2 Andreas Maurer #148 H2H Match data May 17, 1979* R32
R64 (32)
Jean Louis Haillet #88 6-2 6-1 Jiri Granat #188 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Jose Higueras #11 2-6 6-3 6-1 Louk Sanders #155 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Gianni Ocleppo #93 2-6 6-3 6-1 Klaus Eberhard #180 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Ilie Nastase #19 6-3 6-1 Stanislav Birner #93 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Peter Mcnamara 6-4 6-3 Tom Okker #35 Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Jiri Prucha #357 7-5 3-6 6-3 Patrick Proisy #98 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
John Alexander #15 7-5 7-5 Kjell Johansson #74 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Ivan Molina #101 3-6 7-6 6-1 Jiri Hrebec #126 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Russell Simpson #108 6-4 6-4 Alvin Gardiner #79 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Ross Case #85 6-3 6-3 Butch Walts #33 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Ulrich Pinner #37 6-4 1-6 6-1 Jaime Fillol #87 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Max Wunschig #496 6-3 7-6 Bruce Manson #97 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Wojtek Fibak #14 7-6 6-3 Dick Crealy #131 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Peter Elter #114 6-7 6-3 6-3 Jurgen Fassbender #151 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Zeljko Franulovic #57 6-2 6-7 6-1 Tim Wilkison #46 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Peter Feigl #40 6-0 6-4 Werner Zirngibl #98 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
John Yuill #147 6-3 7-6 Reinhart Probst #323 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Jose Luis Clerc #13 6-2 6-4 Pavel Hutka #99 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Eddie Dibbs #8 6-1 6-3 Mark Edmondson #68 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Harold Solomon #9 6-3 6-1 Phil Dent #92 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Eliot Teltscher #34 7-6 6-4 Ulrich Marten #555 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Victor Pecci #29 6-3 4-6 6-3 Jan Kodes #85 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Tomas Smid #47 6-0 6-1 John Marks #73 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-1 Mark Cox #96 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Rick Fagel #135 3-6 7-5 6-0 Joao Soares #88 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Corrado Barazzutti #17 6-3 6-2 John Lloyd Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Heinz Gunthardt #62 6-3 6-1 Jorge Cano Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Andreas Maurer #148 6-2 6-4 Jorge Andrew #98 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Rolf Gehring #50 7-5 2-6 6-4 Ferdi Taygan #80 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Manuel Orantes #12 7-6 6-1 Jeff Borowiak #94 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64
Angel Gimenez #83 6-4 3-6 7-5 Brian Gottfried #10 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Balazs Taroczy #23 6-0 6-3 Frantisek Pala #374 H2H Match data May 16, 1979* R64

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Hamburg Open held?
Hamburg Open is held in Hamburg, Germany.
Who won the most recent Hamburg Open?
The 2026 Hamburg Open was won by Ignacio Buse 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3.
Who has won the most Hamburg Open titles?
Roger Federer has won 4 Hamburg Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Hamburg Open played?
The first edition of Hamburg Open was held in 1892.
What surface is Hamburg Open played on?
Hamburg Open is played on clay courts.