1981 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

Harold Solomon was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Singles
1981 Tel Aviv Open
Champion	Mel Purcell
Runner-up	Per Hjertquist
Final score	6–1, 6–1

Mel Purcell won the tournament, beating Per Hjertquist in the final, 6–1, 6–1.

Seeds

1. Mel Purcell (Champion)
2. Shlomo Glickstein (Quarterfinals)
3. Vincent Van Patten (Quarterfinals)
4. Ilie Năstase (Second Round)
5. Per Hjertquist (Final)
6. Steve Krulevitz (Semifinals)
7. Matt Doyle (First Round)
8. Klaus Eberhard (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Mel Purcell	6	1	6
	6	Steve Krulevitz	1	6	3
								1	Mel Purcell	6	6
								5	Per Hjertquist	1	1
	5	Per Hjertquist	5	6	6
	8	Klaus Eberhard	7	3	3

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Purcell	1	7	6
		J Feaver	6	5	2			1	M Purcell	6	6
		B Pils	2	6	6				Bernhard Pils	2	0
		G Holroyd	6	4	2										1	M Purcell	6	6
		D Siegler	1	3												Eric Wilborts	4	3
		Eric Wilborts	6	6					Eric Wilborts	7	6
		R Reininger	6	6					R Reininger	6	2
	7	M Doyle	4	4																		1	M Purcell	6	1	6
	3	V Van Patten	6	6																		6	S Krulevitz	1	6	3
		C Mayotte	3	2				3	V Van Patten	6	6
		Bobby Webb	2	3				Q	H Theissen	2	4
	Q	H Theissen	6	6											3	V Van Patten	5	3
		V Winitsky	6	7											6	S Krulevitz	7	6
		J-L Haillet	1	5					V Winitsky	6	1	4
	Q	D Schneider	6	5	6			6	S Krulevitz	4	6	6
	6	S Krulevitz	2	7	7

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	P Hjertquist	6	6
	Q	F Punčec	4	1				5	P Hjertquist	5	6	6
		S Meister	6	4	4				P Feigl	7	4	3
		P Feigl	1	6	6										5	P Hjertquist	2	6	6
		D Stockton	6	7												D Stockton	6	4	3
		M Vines	1	6					D Stockton	6	6
		T Okker	6	4	6			4	I Năstase	1	4
	4	I Năstase	4	6	7																	5	P Hjertquist	5	6	6
	8	K Eberhard	6	4	6																	8	K Eberhard	7	3	3
		A Mansdorf	1	6	2			8	K Eberhard	6	7
		Arthur Anastopoulo	6	7					Arthur Anastopoulo	3	5
		A El Dawoudi	3	5											8	K Eberhard	3	6	6
		L Sanders	7	2	6										2	S Glickstein	6	3	4
		S Perkiss	6	6	4				L Sanders	4	7	6
		J Gurfein	4	3				2	S Glickstein	6	5	7
	2	S Glickstein	6	6

References

• Main Draw