1979 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles
# 1979 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

The 1979 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 35th edition of the women's singles championship. Ge Xin'ai defeated Li Song Suk in the final by three sets to nil, to win the title.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Pak Yung-sun | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shoko Takahashi | 8 | 17 | 14 | | | Pak Yung-sun | 21 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tong Ling | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Tong Ling | 8 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yoshiko Shimauchi | 13 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Tong Ling | 16 | 16 | 14 | | | | | | |
| Gabriella Szabo | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Ge Xinai | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| Jill Hammersley | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | | Szabo | 12 | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ge Xin'ai | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | | Ge Xinai | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ann-Christin Hellman | 17 | 6 | 22 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ge Xinai | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Zhang Deying | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Li Song Suk | 10 | 16 | 19 |
| Kayoko Kawahigashi | 10 | 9 | 11 | | | Zhang Deying | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valentina Popova | 21 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 21 | Popova | 18 | 14 | 21 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bettine Vriesekoop | 9 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | Zhang Deying | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 16 | | | | |
| Li Song Suk | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Li Song Suk | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Judit Magos | 10 | 9 | 11 | | | Li Song Suk | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Li | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Zhang Li | 13 | 21 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ilona Uhlíková | 19 | 7 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
