The 1979 New South Wales Open, also known by its sponsored name Nabisco New South Wales Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney. The men's event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit while the women's event was part of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the 87th edition of the event and was held from 17 December through 23 December 1979. The singles titles were won by 14th-seeded Phil Dent and third-seeded Hana MandlÃÂková.
Phil Dent defeated Hank Pfister 6âÂÂ4, 6âÂÂ4, 7âÂÂ5
Hana MandlÃÂková defeated Bettina Bunge 6âÂÂ3, 3âÂÂ6, 6âÂÂ3
Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Steve Docherty / Christopher Lewis 7âÂÂ6, 6âÂÂ3
Diane Desfor / Barbara Hallquist defeated Barbara Jordan / Kym Ruddell 4âÂÂ6, 6âÂÂ2, 6âÂÂ2