1979 Transamerica Open

The 1979 Transamerica Open, also known as the Pacific Coast Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States. The event was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit. It was the 91st edition of the tournament and was held from September 24 through September 30, 1979. The singles event had a field of 64 players. First-seeded John McEnroe won his second consecutive singles title at the event.

1979 Transamerica Open
Date	September 24–30
Edition	91st
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	64S / 32D
Prize money	$175,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	San Francisco, U.S.
Venue	Cow Palace
Champions
Singles
John McEnroe[1]
Doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe[2]

Finals

Singles

John McEnroe defeated Peter Fleming 4–6, 7–5, 6–2

• It was McEnroe's 8th singles title of the year and the 13th of his career.

Doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Wojciech Fibak / Frew McMillan 6–1, 6–4