Singles
1981 Tel Aviv Open
Champion	Mel Purcell
Runner-up	Per Hjertquist
Score	6–1, 6–1
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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

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

Seeds

Draw

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												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

	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

External links

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