The 1979 Colgate International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom.

The event was part of the AAA[a] category of the 1979 Colgate Series.

It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 18 June through 23 June 1979.

[2] Second-seeded Chris Evert survived four match points in the three-hour final against first-seeded Martina Navratilova to win the singles title and earn $20,000 first-prize money.

[2][1][3] Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 7–5, 5–7, 13–11 Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull defeated Ilana Kloss / Betty-Ann Stuart 6–2, 6–2