# Swedish Open 1979

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/258/swedish-open?season=1979
Tour: ATP

Bjorn Borg won the 1979 Swedish Open, defeating Balazs Taroczy 6-1 7-5 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Bastad, Sweden, from July 16 to July 22, 1979. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Bastad Open, Båstad Open, Nordea Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Bastad, Sweden
- Start date: 1979-07-16
- End date: 1979-07-22

## Champion
- Winner: Bjorn Borg
- Runner-up: Balazs Taroczy
- Final score: 6-1 7-5

## Knockout results
### F
- Bjorn Borg d. Balazs Taroczy 6-1 7-5

### SF
- Balazs Taroczy d. Patrick Proisy 6-2 4-6 6-4
- Bjorn Borg d. Kjell Johansson 6-3 6-0

### QF
- Balazs Taroczy d. Per Hjertquist 6-3 4-6 6-0
- Patrick Proisy d. Mark Edmondson 6-3 7-5
- Kjell Johansson d. Heinz Gunthardt 6-4 6-4
- Bjorn Borg d. Billy Martin 6-0 6-3

### R16
- Billy Martin d. Hans Kary 6-4 6-3
- Per Hjertquist d. David Carter 6-3 6-7 6-2
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Jan Gunnarsson 6-1 7-6
- Mark Edmondson d. Andrew Jarrett 6-3 6-1
- Patrick Proisy d. Georges Goven 6-2 6-3
- Kjell Johansson d. Nicola Spear 6-3 4-6 6-3
- Balazs Taroczy d. Bob Carmichael 6-2 6-7 7-5
- Bjorn Borg d. Antonio Zugarelli 6-0 6-1

### R32
- Andrew Jarrett d. Karl Meiler 6-3 4-6 6-1
- Kjell Johansson d. Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6-4 6-4
- Georges Goven d. Jorge Andrew 7-6 6-1
- Jan Gunnarsson d. Javier Soler 5-7 6-3 6-4
- Balazs Taroczy d. Tenny Svensson 5-7 6-3 6-4
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Stefan Simonsson 6-1 6-4
- Mark Edmondson d. Ismail El Shafei 7-5 6-3
- Hans Kary d. Goran Bergstrand 6-2 6-2
- David Carter d. Angel Gimenez 6-4 6-2
- Nicola Spear d. Antonio Munoz 6-4 7-5
- Bob Carmichael d. Jan Norback 7-5 4-6 6-2
- Billy Martin d. Stefan Svensson 6-1 6-1
- Antonio Zugarelli d. Ove Bengtson 6-4 6-1
- Per Hjertquist d. John Marks 7-6 3-6 6-4
- Bjorn Borg d. Christophe Freyss 6-4 6-0
- Patrick Proisy d. Carl Axel Hageskog 6-1 6-0

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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