The Tel Aviv Open is an
ATP World Tour affiliated
tennis
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tournament. It was played from 1978 through 1981 and 1983 through 1996 and was to be resumed in 2014, marking the end of the tournament in
St. Petersburg,
however, the 2014 edition was cancelled due to security concerns arising from the
ongoing war with the neighboring
Gaza Strip
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, the event was scrapped permanently in 2015. On June 21, 2022, it was announced that the tournament would take place in 2022, albeit in a different venue than previous editions.
The tournament is held at the
Israel Tennis Center in the
Tel Aviv District city of
Ramat HaSharon
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,
Israel
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and is played on outdoor
hard courts. The tournament was played as an
ATP Challenger Series event in 1978, 1998 and 1999. Israeli tennis player
Amos Mansdorf appeared in the final five times, winning in 1987, making him the only Israeli to win the event.
Jimmy Connors won his final career singles title at the event in 1989.
In 1990 and 1991 the tournament was known as the ''Riklis Classic'' before reverting to the Tel Aviv Open for the remainder of its existence.
The tournament still holds the ATP record for the youngest winner of an ATP event (
Aaron Krickstein in 1983, at the age of 16 and 2 months).
Finals
Singles
Doubles
References
ATP Vault
{{ATP World Series tournaments
Tennis tournaments in Israel
Hard court tennis tournaments
ATP Tour
Defunct tennis tournaments in Asia
Sport in Tel Aviv
Defunct sports competitions in Israel