It was the tenth and final edition of the tournament and was scheduled from Monday, July 23 through Sunday, July 29, 1979, but due to intermittent rain throughout the week it ended one day late.

The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.

The singles final was won by seventh-seeded John Alexander, last year's runner-up, who received $25,000 first prize money and earned 175 ranking points.

Sherwood Stewart / Marty Riessen defeated Vijay Amritraj / Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 1–6, 6–1

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