1981 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

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

Singles
1981 Tel Aviv Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Mel Purcell
Runner-upSweden Per Hjertquist
Score6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Mel Purcell won the tournament, beating Per Hjertquist in the final, 6–1, 6–1.

Seeds

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  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

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Finals

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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

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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       E Wilborts 4 3  
    E Wilborts 6 6       E 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  
    R 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

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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  
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