1980 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

1980 Tel Aviv Open
Champion   United States Harold Solomon
Runner-up   Israel Shlomo Glickstein
Final score   6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles   Doubles
Main article: 1980 Tel Aviv Open

Tom Okker was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.

Harold Solomon won the tournament, beating Shlomo Glickstein in the final, 6–2, 6–3.

Seeds

  1. United States Harold Solomon (Champion)
  2. Israel Shlomo Glickstein (Final)
  3. Romania Ilie Năstase (Semifinals)
  4. Sweden Stefan Simonsson (First Round)

  1. West Germany Klaus Eberhard (First Round)
  2. Israel Steve Krulevitz (Second Round)
  3. Sweden Per Hjertquist (Quarterfinals)
  4. New Zealand Onny Parun (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1  United States Harold Solomon 7 6    
Q  United States Sammy Giammalva, Jr. 5 3    
  1  United States Harold Solomon 6 6  
  2  Israel Shlomo Glickstein 2 3  
3  Romania Ilie Năstase 4 2  
  2  Israel Shlomo Glickstein 6 6    

Top Half

First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1 United States H Solomon 6 6 6
  France G Moretton 7 3 0 1 United States H Solomon 6 6  
  United States C Mayotte 7 7     United States C Mayotte 4 4  
  Israel Chaim Arlozorov 6 6   1 United States H Solomon 6 6  
  Colombia A Cortes 6 7     Australia D Carter 2 3  
  Israel Shai Puni 2 6     Colombia A Cortes 4 6 4
  Australia D Carter 7 4 7   Australia D Carter 6 2 6
5 West Germany K Eberhard 5 6 6 1 United States H Solomon 7 6  
4 Sweden S Simonsson 1 1   Q United States S Giammalva, Jr. 5 3  
  Netherlands T Okker 6 6     Netherlands T Okker 6 6  
  United States M Doyle 6 6     United States M Doyle 3 1  
Q Austria Robert Reininger 2 4     Netherlands T Okker 6 4 4
Q United States S Giammalva, Jr. 6 6   Q United States S Giammalva, Jr. 4 6 6
  United Kingdom R Drysdale 0 4   Q United States S Giammalva, Jr. 6 5 7
  Switzerland M Günthardt 1 4   6 Israel S Krulevitz 3 7 6
6 Israel S Krulevitz 6 6  

Bottom Half

First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
8 New Zealand O Parun 3 7 6
  Finland L Palin 6 6 1 8 New Zealand O Parun 6 6  
  Israel S Perkiss 6 1 6   Israel S Perkiss 3 3  
Q Austria Helmar Stiegler 4 6 3 8 New Zealand O Parun 2 6 5
  West Germany Werner Zirngibl 6 7   3 Romania I Năstase 6 3 7
  France J-L Haillet 1 6     West Germany Werner Zirngibl 6 5 3
  Bolivia Ramiro Benavides 1 2   3 Romania I Năstase 4 7 6
3 Romania I Năstase 6 6   3 Romania I Năstase 4 2  
7 Sweden P Hjertquist 7 6   2 Israel S Glickstein 6 6  
  Republic of Ireland S Sorensen 6 2   7 Sweden P Hjertquist 6 4 6
  United States Michael Grant 6 6     United States Michael Grant 2 6 2
  South Africa D Schneider 4 2   7 Sweden P Hjertquist 1 6  
Q United States E Fromm 6 6 6 2 Israel S Glickstein 6 7  
  South Africa E Edwards 7 2 2 Q United States E Fromm 5 6  
  United Kingdom R Lewis 1 3   2 Israel S Glickstein 7 7  
2 Israel S Glickstein 6 6  

References