Tel Aviv Open 1979


General 1979-10-08 - 1979-10-13
Grand Prix Circuit
Hardcourt
5
Tel Aviv
Israel

Source ATP


Info Draw: 32
The 1979 Tel Aviv Open was a men's tennis tournament played on hard courts that was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was played at the Israel Tennis Centers at Ramat HaSharon near Tel Aviv, Israel from October 8 through October 13, 1979. Second-seeded Tom Okker won the singles title.

R. Meneschincheri, Lee, Panatta and Alciati were qualifiers. F.Meneschincheri was a lucky loser.



Media


Winner Tom Samuel (Tom) Okker


Players
Marco Alciati
Jorge Andrew
Chaim Arlozorov
Mike Cahill
Colin Sydney Dibley
Robin Wordsworth Drysdale
John W. Feaver
Tom Frisher
Welry (Harry) Fritz
Shlomo Glickstein
Michael (Mike) Grant
Per Hjertquist
Tom Lee
Cary Laurence C. Leeds
Richard Alan Lewis
Andreas Maurer
Frew Donald McMillan
Famiano Meneschincheri
Roberto Meneschincheri
Raymond J. (Ray) Moore
Ilie Nastase
Tom Samuel (Tom) Okker
Adriano Panatta
Onny Parun
Shai Puni
Robert Reininger
David Schneider
Ilan Sher
Stefan Simonsson
Eylon Sinai
Sean Sorensen
Tenny Svensson


Rounds
Round 1
Ilie Nastase*
Roberto Meneschincheri
6-1 6-1
Colin Dibley*
Cary Leeds
6-0 6-1
Richard Lewis*
Shai Puni
6-1 6-3
Michael (Mike) Grant*
Sean Sorensen
6-7 6-4 6-4
Ray Moore*
Tom Lee
6-1 6-4
Andreas Maurer*
Adriano Panatta
1-6 6-2 6-4
Frew McMillan*
Welry (Harry) Fritz
6-4 5-7 7-5
Per Hjertquist*
Eylon Sinai
6-1 6-4
Mike Cahill*
Robert Reininger
2-6 6-4 7-5
Stefan Simonsson*
Onny Parun
6-3 6-2
Jorge Andrew*
Ilan Sher
6-0 6-0
David Schneider*
Robin Drysdale
7-6 6-7 6-4
Shlomo Glickstein*
Famiano Meneschincheri
7-5 6-7 6-1
John W. Feaver*
Tom Frisher
6-4 6-3
Chaim Arlozorov*
Marco Alciati
6-1 6-2
Tom Okker*
Tenny Svensson
4-6 6-3 6-1

Round 2
Colin Dibley*
Ilie Nastase
7-6 7-5
Richard Lewis*
Michael (Mike) Grant
7-6 1-6 7-5
Andreas Maurer*
Ray Moore
6-4 1-6 6-4
Per Hjertquist*
Frew McMillan
6-4 6-2
Stefan Simonsson*
Mike Cahill
6-4 6-4
David Schneider*
Jorge Andrew
3-6 6-3 7-6
Shlomo Glickstein*
John W. Feaver
4-6 6-0 6-3
Tom Okker*
Chaim Arlozorov
6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
Colin Dibley*
Richard Lewis
5-7 6-1 6-2
Per Hjertquist*
Andreas Maurer
6-3 3-6 6-2
Stefan Simonsson*
David Schneider
7-6 6-2
Tom Okker*
Shlomo Glickstein
7-5 6-7 7-6

Semifinals
Per Hjertquist*
Colin Dibley
6-4 2-6 6-1
Tom Okker*
Stefan Simonsson
6-4 6-2

Final
Tom Okker*
Per Hjertquist
6-4 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Tom Okker*
Tenny Svensson
Chaim Arlozorov*
Marco Alciati
Shlomo Glickstein*
Famiano Meneschincheri
John W. Feaver*
Tom Frisher
Stefan Simonsson*
Onny Parun
Mike Cahill*
Robert Reininger
David Schneider*
Robin Drysdale
Jorge Andrew*
Ilan Sher
Per Hjertquist*
Eylon Sinai
Frew McMillan*
Welry (Harry) Fritz
Andreas Maurer*
Adriano Panatta
Ray Moore*
Tom Lee
Colin Dibley*
Cary Leeds
Ilie Nastase*
Roberto Meneschincheri
Richard Lewis*
Shai Puni
Michael (Mike) Grant*
Sean Sorensen
Round 2
Tom Okker*
Chaim Arlozorov
Shlomo Glickstein*
John W. Feaver
Stefan Simonsson*
Mike Cahill
David Schneider*
Jorge Andrew
Per Hjertquist*
Frew McMillan
Andreas Maurer*
Ray Moore
Colin Dibley*
Ilie Nastase
Richard Lewis*
Michael (Mike) Grant
Quarterfinals
Tom Okker*
Shlomo Glickstein
Stefan Simonsson*
David Schneider
Per Hjertquist*
Andreas Maurer
Colin Dibley*
Richard Lewis
Semifinals
Tom Okker*
Stefan Simonsson
Per Hjertquist*
Colin Dibley
Final
Tom Okker*
Per Hjertquist