# 1981 Tel Aviv Open

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1981 Tel Aviv Open Date October 5–12 Edition 3rd Category Grand Prix Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $75,000 Surface Hard / outdoor Location Ramat HaSharon, Tel Aviv District, Israel Venue Israel Tennis Centers Champions Singles Mel Purcell[1] Doubles Steve Meister / Van Winitsky[2] ← 1980 · Tel Aviv Open · 1983 →

The **1981 Tel Aviv Open** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on outdoor [hard courts](/source/Hard_court) that was part of the [1981 Volvo Grand Prix](/source/1981_Volvo_Grand_Prix). It was played at the [Israel Tennis Centers](/source/Israel_Tennis_Centers) in the [Tel Aviv District](/source/Tel_Aviv_District) city of [Ramat HaSharon](/source/Ramat_HaSharon), [Israel](/source/Israel) and was held from October 5 to October 12, 1981. It was the third edition of the tournament. First-seeded [Mel Purcell](/source/Mel_Purcell) won the singles title.

## Finals

### Singles

Main article: [1981 Tel Aviv Open – Singles](/source/1981_Tel_Aviv_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles)

[Mel Purcell](/source/Mel_Purcell) defeated [Per Hjertquist](/source/Per_Hjertquist) 6–1, 6–1

- It was Purcell's 3rd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

### Doubles

Main article: [1981 Tel Aviv Open – Doubles](/source/1981_Tel_Aviv_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles)

[Steve Meister](/source/Steve_Meister) / [Van Winitsky](/source/Van_Winitsky) defeated [John Feaver](/source/John_Feaver) / [Steve Krulevitz](/source/Steve_Krulevitz) 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

- It was Meister's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Winitsky's 3rd title of the year and the 6th of his career.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1981 Tel Aviv – Men's singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/tel-aviv/330/1981/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1981 Tel Aviv – Men's doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/tel-aviv/330/1981/draws?matchtype=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

## External links

- [ITF tournament edition details](http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003325)

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