The 1979 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States.

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

It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from April 10 through April 15, 1979.

[2] Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.

[1] Tracy Austin defeated Kerry Reid 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7) Rosie Casals / Martina Navratilova defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–5