The 1986 Tel Aviv Open was a men's

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. It was played at the

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in the

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city of

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from October 6 through October 13, 1986.

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won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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7–5, 6–2 * It was Gilbert's 3rd singles title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Doubles

John Letts /

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defeated

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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 * It was Letts' only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Lundgren's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

References

Tel Aviv Open The Tel Aviv Open (also known as the Tel Aviv Watergen Open due to sponsorship reasons) is an ATP Tour-affiliated tennis tournament. It was first played from 1978 through 1999 (skipping 1982 due to the 1982 Lebanon War and 1997 as it transitioned ...

Tel Aviv Open

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