The 1979 Italian Indoor Open, also known as the Bologna Open or Bologna Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit and took place in Bologna, Italy.

It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 November through 25 November 1979.

Fourth-seeded Butch Walts won the singles title.

[3] Butch Walts defeated Gianni Ocleppo 6–3, 6–2 Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Fritz Buehning / Ferdi Taygan 6–1, 6–1