title: 1979 Italian Indoor Open
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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
  
  