Swiss Indoors Basel 2025: How to watch, playing field, prize money and predictions

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Dive into the upcoming Swiss Indoors Basel 2025 event, with all the details you need to follow the action on TV, plus which players are involved and what they’re playing for.

While all eyes this past week have been on the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, the ATP Tour is now moving over to the European leg of the season.

Some players are heading for Austria to play in the Vienna Open, while others will be touching down in Switzerland and strutting their stuff at St. Jakobshalle.

Many suspect Taylor Fritz will be the player to watch this coming week in Basel. Here, we’ve got the lowdown on the whole playing field, how to watch the Swiss Indoors Basel, and predictions on who will win the tournament.

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When is the Swiss Indoors Basel?

Qualifying rounds for the Swiss Indoors Basel will be played on Saturday, October 18 and on the Sunday, too. The first round proper will start on Monday, October 20, running through to the final on Sunday, October 26.

Where is the Swiss Indoors Basel 2025?

The tournament will be played at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. The venue is a multi-purpose indoor arena used for tennis and badminton and features hard courts.

8,000 fans can be seated in the venue, with capacity for up to 12,400 if you include standing spectators. The late Giovanni Panozzo was the architect behind the design for St. Jakobshalle.

How to watch the Swiss Indoors Basel

In the US, you’ll be able to watch the Swiss Indoors Basel via the Tennis Channel. There’s live coverage from 5:30 a.m. ET on Monday and Tuesday.

You’ll be able to tune in a lot earlier on the Wednesday, with coverage set to start at 1:00 a.m. ET and running right through to 4:00 p.m. ET, though we should note the channel will divide its attention between other events such as the Vienna Open.

It’s back to a 5:30 a.m. start on Thursday and Friday. Then, the semi-finals on Saturday will be screened from 9:00 a.m. and the same applies for the final on Sunday.

In the UK, you can watch the Swiss Indoors Basel on Sky Sports Tennis, Sky Sports Tennis+ or via the Sky Go app.

Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. BST on Monday and is the same on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The semi-finals will begin on Sky Sports Tennis at 2:00 p.m. BST on Saturday, October 25, and the final will be shown from 3:00 p.m. on the Sunday.

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Playing field

The headline acts in the playing field at Swiss Indoors Basel this week are Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton. The US pair, ranked fourth and sixth in the world, respectively, are hotly-fancied to challenge for the title at St. Jakobshalle.

Fritz has been praised recently for improving his agility and speed, and has even been tipped to beat the likes of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in the near future.

However, Pam Shriver has concerns over Ben Shelton’s injury issues. It remains to be seen whether his pesky shoulder problem will resurface again.

Other notable names include world number 10 Holger Rune — who also featured at last year’s Six Kings Slam — and world number 12 Casper Ruud.

Elsewhere, fellow top 20 ATP players like Félix Auger-Aliassime, Jiri Lehecka, Jakub Mensik, and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will be present in Basel.

Valentin Vacherot is a wildcard entry for the tournament on the back of his stunning Shanghai Masters victory earlier this month.

Prize money

There is a total prize pot worth $2,915,972 on offer at the Swiss Indoors Basel this year — that’s increased from the $2,777,914 offered in 2024.

The overall winner in Basel will receive $549,574 while the runner-up will get $295,709. Making it to the semi-finals earns players a decent reward, with $157,614 available.

Here’s a breakdown of the full prize money offering at Swiss Indoors Basel:

• Winner: $549,574
• Runner-up: $295,709
• Semi-finalists: $157,614
• Quarter-finalists: $80,525
• Second round: $42,986
• First round: $22,926

As an ATP 500 event, there are obviously big points on offer at the Swiss Indoors Basel, too. The winner will receive 500 points, while the finalist will get 330 points.

Here’s a rundown of how points will be shared at the tournament:

• Champion: 500 points
• Finalist: 330 points
• Semi-finalists: 200 points
• Quarter-finalists: 100 points
• Second round: 50 points
• First round: 0 points

Swiss Indoors Basel predictions

Now, the team at The Tennis Gazette offers up their predictions for the Swiss Indoors Basel.

Matthew Johns: Felix Auger-Aliassime is my pick for the ATP 500 event in Basel. He loves the indoor hard court season and has twice won the Swiss Indoors title before, so I think there’s a very strong chance that he makes it a hat-trick in 2025.

Lee Clarke: Ben Shelton lost in the final last year but much like Sinner in Vienna there are some doubts about his fitness. As a result, I’m going for Jakub Mensik. He’s won a 1000 event this year and I fancy him to finish with a flourish.

Peter Lynch: I can see Felix Auger-Aliassime continuing his recent strong run of form and lifting the trophy, helping his ATP Finals chances in a major way.