1989 Swiss Indoors

The 1989 Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix circuit. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place from 3 October until 8 October 1989. Unseeded Jim Courier won the singles title.[3]

1989 Swiss Indoors
Date3–8 October
Edition20th
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$361,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationBasel, Switzerland
VenueSt. Jakobshalle
Champions
Singles
Jim Courier [1]
Doubles
Udo Riglewski / Michael Stich [2]

Finals

Singles

Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5

  • It was Courier's first singles title of his career.[4]

Doubles

Udo Riglewski / Michael Stich defeated Omar Camporese / Claudio Mezzadri 6–3, 4–6, 6–0

References

  1. "1989 Basel – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1989 Basel – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1990). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1990. London: Willow Books. p. 149. ISBN 9780002183550.
  4. "Jim Courier". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Courier launched his career by winning an ATP tournament in Basel, Switzerland on October 9, 1989, defeating Stefan Edberg in five grueling sets.
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