The Tel Aviv Open (also known as the Tel Aviv Watergen Open due to sponsorship reasons) is an

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-affiliated

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tournament. It was first played from 1978 through 1999 (skipping 1982 due to the

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and 1997 as it transitioned back to the Challenger Series) and was to be resumed in 2014 as a replacement for the St. Petersburg Open, however its return was cancelled due to security concerns arising from the

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and scrapped permanently in 2015. On June 21, 2022, it was announced that the tournament would return later that year, albeit in a different venue than previous editions. The tournament was planned to continue in 2023, but was cancelled due to the

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. Israeli tennis player

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appeared in the final five times, winning in 1987, making him the only Israeli to win the event.

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won his final career singles title at the event in 1989. In 1990 and 1991 the tournament was known as the Riklis Classic and in 1996 it was known as the Eisenberg Israel Open. The tournament still holds the ATP record for the youngest winner of an ATP event (

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in 1983, at the age of 16 and 2 months).

Finals

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

Official website2022-present Tournament page at ATPTour.com1998-1999 Tournament page at ATPTour.com1978-1996 Tournament page at ATPTour.comATP Vault
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