1979 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

Singles
1979 Tel Aviv Open
Champion	Tom Okker
Runner-up	Per Hjertquist
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

This was the first edition of the Tel Aviv Open.

Tom Okker won the tournament, beating Per Hjertquist in the final, 6–4, 6–3.

Seeds

Ilie Năstase (second round)
Tom Okker (champion)
David Schneider (quarterfinals)
Raymond Moore (second round)
Mike Cahill (second round)
Michael Grant (second round)
N/A
Per Hjertquist (final)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

		Colin Dibley	4	6	1

	8	Per Hjertquist	6	2	6
								8	Per Hjertquist	4	3

								2	Tom Okker	6	6
		Stefan Simonsson	4	2

	2	Tom Okker	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	I Năstase	6	6
	Q	Roberto Meneschincheri	1	1				1	I Năstase	6	5
		C Leeds	0	1					C Dibley	7	7
		C Dibley	6	6												C Dibley	5	6	6
		Shai Puni	1	3												R Lewis	7	1	2
		R Lewis	6	6					R Lewis	7	1	7
		S Sorensen	7	4	4			6	M Grant	6	6	5
	6	M Grant	6	6	6																		C Dibley	4	6	1
	4	R Moore	6	6																		8	P Hjertquist	6	2	6
	Q	Tom Lee	1	4				4	R Moore	4	6	4
		A Maurer	1	6	6				A Maurer	6	1	6
	Q	A Panatta	6	2	4											A Maurer	3	6	2
		H Fritz	4	7	5										8	P Hjertquist	6	3	6
		F McMillan	6	5	7				F McMillan	4	2
		Eylon Sinai	1	4				8	P Hjertquist	6	6
	8	P Hjertquist	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	5	M Cahill	2	6	7
		R Reininger	6	4	5			5	M Cahill	4	4
		O Parun	3	2					S Simonsson	6	6
		S Simonsson	6	6												S Simonsson	7	6
		J Andrew	6	6											3	D Schneider	6	2
		Ilan Sher	0	0					J Andrew	6	3	6
		R Drysdale	6	7	4			3	D Schneider	3	6	7
	3	D Schneider	7	6	6																		S Simonsson	4	2
	LL	F Meneschincheri	5	7	1																	2	T Okker	6	6
		S Glickstein	7	6	6				S Glickstein	4	6	6
		J Feaver	6	6					J Feaver	6	0	3
		Tom Frisher	4	3												S Glickstein	5	7	6
	Q	M Alciati	1	2											2	T Okker	7	6	7
		Chaim Arlozorov	6	6					Chaim Arlozorov	2	2
		T Svensson	6	3	1			2	T Okker	6	6
	2	T Okker	4	6	6

References

Main Draw