{{TennisEventInfo|1979|Tel Aviv Open| | date=October 8–13 | edition=1st | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | prize_money=$50,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=[[Hard court|Hard]] / outdoor | location=[[Ramat HaSharon]], [[Tel Aviv District]], Israel | venue=[[Israel Tennis Centers]] | champs={{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1979 Tel Aviv – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/tel-aviv/330/1979/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1979 Tel Aviv – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/tel-aviv/330/1979/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}
The '''1979 Tel Aviv Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[hard court]]s that was part of the [[1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix]]. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was played at the [[Israel Tennis Centers]] in the [[Tel Aviv District]] city of [[Ramat HaSharon]], [[Israel]] from October 8 through October 13, 1979. Second-seeded [[Tom Okker]] won the singles title.
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|1979 Tel Aviv Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] defeated {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Per Hjertquist]] 6–4, 6–3 <ref name=ms/> * It was Okker's 6th title of the year and the 87th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{main|1979 Tel Aviv Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|Mike Cahill]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]] 7–5, 6–4 <ref name=md/> * It was Nastase's 5th title of the year and the 98th of his career. It was Okker's 5th title of the year and the 86th of his career.
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==External links== * [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003323 ITF tournament edition details]
{{Tel Aviv tournaments}} {{1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix}}
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