1979 Italian Indoor Open

The 1979 Italian Indoor Open, also known as the Bologna Open or Bologna Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit and took place in Bologna, Italy. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 November through 25 November 1979. Fourth-seeded Butch Walts won the singles title.^[3]

1979 Italian Indoor Open
Date	19–25 November
Edition	5th
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$75,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Bologna, Italy
Champions
Singles
Butch Walts[1]
Doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe[2]

Finals

Singles

Butch Walts defeated Gianni Ocleppo 6–3, 6–2

• It was Walts' 2nd and last singles title of the year and the 4th and last of his career.

Doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Fritz Buehning / Ferdi Taygan 6–1, 6–1