| 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] | ||||
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The1979 Transamerica Open, also known as thePacific Coast Championships, was a men'stennis tournament played on indoorcarpet courts at theCow Palace inSan Francisco, California in the United States. The event was part of the1979 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-seededJohn McEnroe won his second consecutive singles title at the event.
John McEnroe defeatedPeter Fleming 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Peter Fleming /John McEnroe defeated
Wojciech Fibak /
Frew McMillan 6–1, 6–4