1979 Volvo Tennis Classic

The 1979 Volvo Tennis Classic, also known as the Washington Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. in the United States that was part of the 1979 Grand Prix circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from March 12 through March 18, 1979. Fourth-seeded Roscoe Tanner won the singles title at the event and earned $24,000 first-prize money after defeating the defending champion, second-seeded Brian Gottfried in the final.

Singles
🇺🇸 Roscoe Tanner defeated 🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–4
 * It was Tanner's 2nd singles title of the year and the 13th of his career.

Doubles
🇺🇸 Bob Lutz / 🇺🇸 Stan Smith defeated 🇦🇺 Bob Carmichael / 🇺🇸 Brian Teacher 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6