1979 Alitalia Florence Open

The 1979 Alitalia Florence Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Florence, Italy that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was played from 14 May until 20 May 1979. Second-seeded Raúl Ramírez won the singles title.

1979 Alitalia Florence Open
Date	14–20 May
Edition	7th
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$50,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Florence, Italy
Champions
Singles
Raúl Ramírez[1]
Doubles
Corrado Barazzutti / Adriano Panatta[2]

Finals

Singles

Raúl Ramírez defeated Karl Meiler 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0

• It was Ramírez' 1st singles title of the year and the 15th of his career.

Doubles

Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta defeated Ivan Lendl / Pavel Složil 6–4, 6–3