Tel Aviv Open Championship ( Eng. Tel Aviv Open ; 1990-91 - Riklis Classic ) is an international professional tennis tournament held in Israel from 1979 to 1999, with breaks in 1982 and 1997 .
| Tel Aviv Open Championship | |
|---|---|
| A place holding | Ramat Hasharon Israel |
| Coating | Hard |
| Site | |
| ATP World Tour | |
| Category | Grand Prix ( 1979 - 89 ) ATP International ( 1990 - 96 ) |
Content
History
The tournament was held in the city of Ramat Hasharon on the hard courts of the Israeli tennis center. In 1979–89 , the tournament was part of the ATP Grand Prix tournament bracket , in 1990–96 , it belonged to the category of international ATP tournaments , and in 1998–99 it was included in the ATP Challenger tournament grid. In 1995, the Tel Aviv Open Championship was named the Asia-Pacific Tournament of the Year .
The open championship of Tel Aviv was held in the first half of October, when Israel is still usually warm and dry. Since 2008, in the middle of the year, the Israeli Open Tennis Championship , ATP Challenger category tournament, has been held on the courts of Ramat Hasharon.
Tournament winners include the former first racket of the world Jimmy Connors (for whom in 1989 he was the last single-player tournament he won in his career), Ilie Nastase and former first racket of the world in pairs Tom Ocker (Nastase and Ocker won the pair competition at the first Open Tel Aviv Championship in 1979, and this year, Okker became the winner in singles). Amos Mansdorf was the only Israeli to win the Tel Aviv Open Championship, while Gilad Blum and Shahar Perkiss became the only Israeli couple to win the title; Steve Krulewitz , who performed under the Israeli flag in 1978-1980 , also became the doubles champion. The champion of the tournament in the number of victories in singles was the American Brad Gilbert - 3 victories. He also managed to once win this tournament in tandem with Nastas, who thus became the only two-time winner of the Tel Aviv Open Championship in pairs.
Past Finals
Singles
| Year | Winner | Finalist | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Glory Annihilated | Noam okun | 7-6 (2), 6-3 |
| 1998 | Gianlucca Pozzi | Lior mor | 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 |
| 1996 | Javier Sanchez | Marcos Ondruska | 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1995 | Jan Kroshlak | Javier Sanchez | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1994 | Wayne Ferreira | Amos Mansdorf | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1993 | Stefano Pescosolido | Amos Mansdorf | 7-6, 7-5 |
| 1992 | Jeff Tarango | Stefan Simian | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1991 | Leonardo Laval | Cristo Van Rensburg | 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1990 | Andrey Chesnokov | Amos Mansdorf | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1989 | Jimmy connors | Gilad Blum | 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1988 | Brad Gilbert (3) | Aaron Krikstein | 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1987 | Amos Mansdorf | Brad Gilbert | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1986 | Brad Gilbert (2) | Aaron Krikstein | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1985 | Brad Gilbert | Amos Mansdorf | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1984 | Aaron Krikstein (2) | Shahar Perkiss | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1983 | Aaron Krikstein | Christoph Zipf | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1981 | Mel Purcell | Per Hertquist | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1980 | Harold Solomon | Shlomo Glikshtein | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1979 | Tom okker | Per Hertquist | 6-4, 6-3 |
Doubles
| Year | Winners | Finalists | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Noam ber Eyal Run | Andrew Isley Amir Hadad | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1998 | Michal Tabara Radek Stepanek | Nir Velgreen Noam okun | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1996 | Marcos Ondruska Grant Stafford | Noam ber Eyal Erlich | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1995 | Jim Grubb Jared palmer | Kent Kinner David Wheaton | 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1994 | Lan bale John Laffney de Jager | Jan Apell Jonas Bjorkman | 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 |
| 1993 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sanchez | Mike bower David Rickle | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1992 | Mike bower Juan Cunha Silva | Mark Couvermans Tobias Swantesson | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1991 | David Rickle Michil Schapers | Leonardo Laval Javier Fran | 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 |
| 1990 | Nduka Odisor Cristo Van Rensburg | Ronnie Botman Ricard Berg | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1989 | Patrick Baur Jeremy Bates | Ricard Berg Per Henrickson | 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 |
| 1988 | Roger Smith Paul Wales | Patrick Baur Alexander Mronz | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1987 | Gilad Blum Shahar Perkiss | Huub van Beckel Wolfgang Popp | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1986 | John Letts Peter Lundgren | Dani Visser Cristo Stein | 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1985 | Brad Gilbert Elijah Nastase (2) | Michael Robertson Florin Segarchanu | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1984 | Peter Dugan Brian Levin | Colin Dowdswell Jacob Glasek | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1983 | Colin Dowdswell Zoltan Kuharski | Peter Feigl Peter Elter | 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1981 | Van Wynicki Steve Meister | Steve krulevitz John feaver | 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1980 | Steve krulevitz Per Hertquist | Carey Leeds Eric Fromm | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1979 | Elijah Nastase Tom okker | Colin Dibley Mike Cahill | 7-5, 6-4 |
See also
- Vanessa Phillips Women's Tournament
Links
- Tournament site (English) (unavailable)
- Archive of results on the ATP website (eng.)