1979 Daihatsu Challenge

The 1979 Daihatsu Challenge was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton in England. The event was part of the AAA^[a] category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 20 November through 25 November 1979.^[2] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.^[2][1]

1979 Daihatsu Challenge
Date	20–25 November
Edition	2nd
Category	Colgate Series (AAA)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$100,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Brighton, England
Venue	Brighton Centre
Champions
Singles
Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Ann Kiyomura / Anne Smith

Finals

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3

• It was Navratilova's 10th singles title of the year and the 34th of her career.

Doubles

Ann Kiyomura / Anne Smith defeated Ilana Kloss / Laura duPont 6–2, 6–1

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles [2]	$20,000	$10,000	$4,500	$2,100	$1,100	$550

Notes

1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000.^[1]