The 1979 Avon Championships of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts (Sporteze) at the GWU Charles Smith Center and the Capital Centre in Washington D.C., District of Columbia in the United States that was part of the 1979 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 1 through January 7, 1979. Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.
Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 6âÂÂ3, 6âÂÂ2
Mima Jauà ¡ovec / Virginia Ruzici defeated Renée Richards / Sharon Walsh 4âÂÂ6, 6âÂÂ2, 6âÂÂ4