Swiss Indoors Explained

Swiss Indoors
Editions:51 (2022)
City:Basel
Country:Switzerland
Venue:St. Jakobshalle
Category:ATP Tour 500
(2009-present)
ATP World Series /
ATP International Series
(1990-2008)
Grand Prix tennis circuit
(1977-1989)
Surface:Carpet  - indoors (1970–77, 97, 1999–2006)
Hard (indoor) (1978–96, 98, 2007–present)[1] [2] [3] [4]
Draw:32 / 16 / 16
Prize Money: (2022)
Website:swissindoorsbasel.ch
Completed Event:2023
Singles: Félix Auger-Aliassime
Doubles: Santiago González
Édouard Roger-Vasselin

The Swiss Indoors is a professional men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

History

The historical precursor event to this tournament was called the Swiss International Covered Courts that ran from 1920 to 1959, that was a fully open event for international players. To fill that gap this tournament was created in 1970 by Roger Brennwald and originally featured mainly Swiss top players.[5] It became an event on the Grand Prix tennis circuit in 1977, when Björn Borg won the title and stayed until 1989. Since 2009 it has been part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. Before 2009, it was part of the ATP World Series from 1990 until 1999 which became the ATP International Series in 2000. It has been held annually at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, in October, since 1995. The budget is 17 million francs.[6] No other sporting event in Switzerland records such high investments and reach.[7]

Basel native Roger Federer holds the record for most singles titles, having won the tournament ten times, in 2006–2008, 2010–2011, 2014–2015 and 2017–2019. Federer has reached the final record fifteen times (2000–2001, 2006–2015, 2017–2019), which is also an Open Era record for most finals reached at a single ATP event.

Besides Federer, two other Swiss players have won the singles title: Michel Burgener, in 1972, and Jakob Hlasek, in 1991. The tournament was played on its unique red-colored indoor courts until 2010; starting in 2011 the court color was changed to the uniform blue courts of most other tournaments in the European fall indoor season.

The tournament has been sponsored in the past by Ebel and Davidoff.[8]

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1970 Klaus Berger Ernst Schori 6–3, 6–1
1971 Jiří Zahradníček Helmut Kuner1-6, 6–2, 6–3
1972 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
1973 6–3, 7–5
1974 6–4, 6–2
1975 6–1, 7–6, 2–6, 6–3
1976 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1977 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1978 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
1979 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1980 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 0–6, 6–4
1981 Ivan Lendl (2) 6–2, 6–3, 6–0
1982 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1983 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 5–5 retired
1984 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1985 Stefan Edberg (1) 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–1
1986 Stefan Edberg (2) 7–6, 6–2, 6–7, 7–6
1987 Yannick Noah (2) 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
1988 Stefan Edberg (3) 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
19897–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
1990 6–7, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4
1991 7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–3
1992 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1993 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
1994 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(9–7), 6–3
1995 Jim Courier (2) 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
7–5, 6–2, 6–0
1997 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
6–4, 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–1
Tim Henman (2) 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
6–4, 6–3, 6–2
walkover
5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
6–7(8–10), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Roger Federer 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Roger Federer (2) 6–3, 6–4
Roger Federer (3) 6–3, 6–4
↓  ATP Tour 500  ↓
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Roger Federer (4) 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Roger Federer (5) 6–1, 6–3
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3)
Juan Martín del Potro (2) 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4
Roger Federer (6) 6–2, 6–2
Roger Federer (7) 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
2020No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021
6–3, 7–5
Félix Auger-Aliassime (2) 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1976 6–4, 7–6, 6–4
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1977 7–5, 6–4, 6–3
1978 7–6, 7–5
1979 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan (2)
6–3, 6–4
1980 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1981 7–6, 6–7, 7–6
1982 6–2, 6–2
1983 6–1, 3–6, 7–6
1984 Pavel Složil (2)
Tomáš Šmíd (2)
7–6, 6–2
1985 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1986 Guy Forget
Yannick Noah (2)
7–6, 6–4
1987 Anders Järryd
Tomáš Šmíd (3)
6–4, 6–3
1988 Jakob Hlasek
Tomáš Šmíd (4)
6–3, 6–1
1989 6–3, 4–6, 6–0
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
1990 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
1991 Jakob Hlasek (2)
Patrick McEnroe
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
1992 6–3, 6–4
1993 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1994 6–3, 7–6
1995 Cyril Suk (2)
Daniel Vacek
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek (2)
6–3, 6–4
1997 7–6, 6–7, 7–6
6–3, 7–6
0–6, 6–4, 7–5
7–6(11–9), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
7–6(7–3), 6–4
7–6(7–1), 7–5
6–4, 6–2
Bob Bryan (2)
Mike Bryan (2)
7–6(11–9), 6–2
7–5, 7–5
Mark Knowles (2)
Daniel Nestor (2)
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Bob Bryan (3)
Mike Bryan (3)
6–1, 6–1
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles (3)
6–3, 6–3
↓  ATP Tour 500  ↓
6–2, 6–3
Bob Bryan (4)
Mike Bryan (4)
6–3, 3–6, [10–3]
Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić (2)
6–4, 7–5
Daniel Nestor (4)
Nenad Zimonjić (3)
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
Vasek Pospisil
Nenad Zimonjić (4)
7–6(15–13), 1–6, [10–5]
7–5, 7–5
6–3, 6–4
Ivan Dodig
Marcel Granollers (2)
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
6–2, 7–5
7–5, 6–3
2020No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–3), [10–1]

Statistics

Records

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heinz Gunthardt | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  2. Web site: Jakob Hlasek | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  3. Web site: Marc Rosset | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  4. Web site: Roger Federer | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  5. Web site: Tennis-Pionier Roger Brennwald: «Vielleicht fällt einmal ein neuer Federer vom Himmel" . . German . 23 October 2017.
  6. Web site: . SwissTopSport . Swiss Indoors Basel . n.d. . 2024-08-15 . de.
  7. Web site: Analyse: Swiss Indoors ist bedeutendster Sportevent . 2023-08-17 . persoenlich.com . de-CH.
  8. Web site: Chris Chase. Relationship between tennis and tobacco goes back a long way. Yahoo! Sports. 11 August 2010.