2009	Expo + Event Swiss Association bestows the Award "Xaver of the Year" on Roger Brennwald. This honorary prize is awarded to a public figure for outstanding achievements that have sustainable repercussions throughout Switzerland.	field3
2009	Promotion of the tournament to the newly-created 500 Series of the ATP World Tour. This confirms the status of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors as Switzerland's leading sporting event with an annual budget of CHF 16 million, and the world's third largest indoor tournament after Paris and Shanghai.	field3
2008	The "Sport Champion" award, the highest accolade of its kind in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, goes to Roger Brennwald and his team.	field3
2008	Roger Federer becomes the first player in the tournament's history to win the Basel title on three successive occasions.	field3
2006	Former ballboy Roger Federer wins home tournament in Basel and, in addition, is chosen as world sportsman of the year.	field3
2006	Roger Brennwald is chosen as Vice-Chairman of Swiss Top Sport.	field3
2005	Davidoff Swiss Indoors receives the "ATP Award of the Year" for excellent organisation and services.	field3
2005	The international year of sport sees the foundation of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Business Club, the leading networking organisation in Swiss sports.	field3
2004	At the "Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year" ceremony, Roger Brennwald is presented with the "Basel Sports Champion" promotional award.	field3
2003	Hall of fame. Davidoff Swiss Indoors receives a place of honour at the Swiss Sports Museum.	field3
2003	Davidoff Swiss Indoors receives the "ATP of the Year" award for best marketing.	field3
2003	Roger Brennwald gets the Promotion and Economic Development Prize 2003 from the municipality of Allschwil.	field3
2001	Roger Brennwald receives further acclamation as "Basler of the Year" and is given the Swiss dialect title of "Ehrenspalebärglemer".	field3
2000	SWISS TOP SPORT, an institution encompassing the 14 biggest Swiss sporting events, is co-founded by Roger Brennwald.	field3
1999	Roger Brennwald is named "Basler of the Year" and awarded the "Basler Star". He is also honoured by being listed among Basel's top ten sports personalities of the century.	field3
1997	At the World Championships in Hanover, Davidoff Swiss Indoors receives the "Award of the year" for outstanding facility services (installations, infrastructure and services for spectators and sponsors).	field3
1996	Another World No. 1 - Pete Sampras - wins Davidoff Swiss Indoors title.	field3
1995	Davidoff Swiss Indoors celebrates its silver jubilee with a world first: winners and superstars from the tournament's 25-year history meet up at three events which draw a total of 70,100 spectators and are broadcast in 41 countries.	field3
1994	Swiss Indoors agrees a title sponsorship deal with "Davidoff". This opens up new horizons for raising Basel's profile in world tennis.	field3
1993	Michael Stich wins the tournament and Swiss Indoors adds another great name to a list that already includes Kodes (75), Borg (77), Vilas (78), Lendl (80+81), Noah (82+87), Gerulaitis (83), Edberg (85+86+88), Courier (89), McEnroe (90) and Becker (92).	field3
1990	From now on, the stadium only houses the Center Court. Court 2 is relocated to a secondary hall. Capacity raised to 9,000.	field3
1989	Swiss Indoors becomes the only tournament in a German-speaking country to be included in ATP's world TV pool (covering 16 tournaments worldwide).	field3
1988	New facilities set up in the foyer of the public area: screens in corridors, carpeting, uniform stand design, free 224-page Year Book, expansion of catering facilities, etc.)	field3
1986	Establishment of a "tennis village" at which companies and other sponsors rent "lounges" and organise customer events.	field3
1983	The institution of the corporate box is established: firms are allocated private loge boxes at a Swiss sporting event for the first time.	field3
1980	An unforgettable final: Ivan Lendl beats the "invincible" Borg.	field3
1978	Creation of sponsorship scheme (which still operates today) giving 6,000 young people free admission to the tournament each year.	field3
1977	Björn Borg's first match at the Swiss Indoors. This helps to enhance the popularity of tennis in Switzerland.	field3
1975	Unofficial inauguration of St. Jakobshalle Basel: various sideshow events (football, handball, gymnastics) held in connection with Swiss Indoors.	field3
1970	Swiss Indoors founded and staged in its own air hall. Winner's prize: a wristwatch.	field3

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