The 1979 Daihatsu Challenge was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton in England.

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

It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 20 November through 25 November 1979.

[2] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.

[2][1] Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3 Ann Kiyomura / Anne Smith defeated Ilana Kloss / Laura duPont 6–2, 6–1