Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.^[1]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marjorie Blackwood	7	4	6
	8	Nerida Gregory	6	6	3
								Marjorie Blackwood		7	6
								Nancy Weigel		5	4
	4	Nancy Weigel	6	6
	5	Brenda Perry	2	2
															Marjorie Blackwood		6	4	6
															Jane Preyer		3	6	1
	2	Jane Preyer	7	6
	7	Naoko Sato	5	2
								Jane Preyer		2	6	6
								Veronica Burton		6	2	3
	3	Veronica Burton	2	6	6
	6	A. Schroeder	6	2	3

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Tanya Harford	6	6
	8	Debbie Parker	0	3
								Tanya Harford		6	6
								Margaret Riley		1	2
	4	Margaret Riley	6	4	6
	5	Lucia Romanov-Stark	4	6	4
															Tanya Harford		7	6
															Kim Sands		5	3
	2	Kim Sands	7	6
	7	Elizabeth Smylie	6	4
								Kim Sands		6	6
								Chris Newton		3	2
	3	Chris Newton	6	6	6
	6	Annette Coe	7	2	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Andrea Whitmore	6	6
	8	Jenny Walker	2	4
								Andrea Whitmore		6	7
								Helena Anliot		4	5
	4	Helena Anliot	6	7
	5	Clare Harrison	4	6
															Andrea Whitmore		6	6
															Florenza Mihai		2	2
	2	Florenza Mihai	6	6
	7	Judy Connor	0	3
								Florenza Mihai		6	6
								Jennifer Mundel		3	2
	3	Jennifer Mundel	6	6
	6	Angela Walker	4	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lesley Charles	6	6
	8	Leslie Allen	4	0
								Lesley Charles		7	6
								Elizabeth Little		5	2
	4	Elizabeth Little	7	6
	5	Jean Nachand	6	2
															Lesley Charles		4	6	9
															Kym Ruddell		6	2	7
	2	Kym Ruddell	6	6
	7	Cathy Griffiths	3	3
								Kym Ruddell		6	7
								Yvona Brzáková		4	6
	3	Yvona Brzáková	6	6
	6	Julie Harrington	2	4

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Mariëtte Pakker	6	6
	8	Jane Plackett	3	4
								Mariëtte Pakker		7	7
								Linda Geeves		6	5
	4	Linda Geeves	5	7	6
	5	Kaye Hallam	7	5	3
															Mariëtte Pakker		6	6
															Nancy Yeargin		4	2
	2	Nancy Yeargin	6	2	6
	7	Wendy Gilchrist	1	6	3
								Nancy Yeargin		6	6
								Isabelle Villiger		0	3
	3	Isabelle Villiger	4	6	6
	6	Elizabeth Locke	6	2	4

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marcella Mesker	6	6
	8	Monique Gurdal	2	3
								Marcella Mesker		6	6
								Kerryn Pratt		2	0
	4	Kerryn Pratt	6	6	6
	5	Lisa Senn	2	7	2
															Marcella Mesker		6	6
															Sue Saliba		0	2
	2	Sue Saliba	7	6
	7	Penny Moor	5	3
								Sue Saliba		6	6
								Kate Brasher		0	2
	3	Kate Brasher	5	6	6
	6	Shelley Walpole	7	3	4

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Diane Morrison	7	7
	8	Jane Stratton	6	5
								Diane Morrison		6	6
								Cathy Drury		2	2
	4	Cathy Drury	6	6
	5	Christianne Jolissaint	4	0
															Diane Morrison		7	6
															Elisabeth Ekblom		6	3
	2	Elisabeth Ekblom	6	6
	7	Anne Chevalier	0	1
								Elisabeth Ekblom		6	6
								Pam Whytcross		4	4
	3	Pam Whytcross	5	6	6
	6	Julie Harrison	7	1	4

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sabina Simmonds	7	6
	8	Patricia Bostrom	6	2
								Sabina Simmonds		6	6
								Birgitte Hermansen		1	4
	4	Birgitte Hermansen	7	6
	5	Corinne Molesworth	6	1
															Sabina Simmonds		6	7
															Raquel Giscafré		2	5
	2	Raquel Giscafré	6	6
	7	Victoria Davies	1	1
								Raquel Giscafré		6	3	6
								Claudia Casabianca		4	6	3
	3	Claudia Casabianca	6	6
	6	Ingrid Lofdahl-Bentzer	3	2

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation