1979 Central Fidelity Banks International

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{{TennisEventInfo|1979|Central Fidelity Banks International|

| date=August 13–19

| edition=1st

| category=Colgate Series (AAA)

| prize_money=$100,000

| draw=32S / 16D

| surface=Carpet / indoor

| location=Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

| venue=Robins Center

| champs={{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova

| champd={{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve / {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull

}}

The 1979 Central Fidelity Banks International was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia in the United States. The event was part of the AAA{{efn|name=category|Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $100,000.}} category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from August 13 through August 19, 1979.{{cite book|title=Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide|year=2011|publisher=Remous|pages=321, 333–334|author=John Dolan}} First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook|year=1980|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362020120|oclc=237184610|pages=139, 150–151|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}