Tel Aviv Open

The Tel Aviv Open (also known as the Tel Aviv Watergen Open due to sponsorship reasons) is an ATP Tour-affiliated tennis tournament. It was first played from 1978 through 1999 (skipping 1982 due to the 1982 Lebanon War and 1997 as it transitioned back to the Challenger Series) and was to be resumed in 2014 as a replacement for the St. Petersburg Open, however its return was cancelled due to security concerns arising from the 2014 Gaza War and scrapped permanently in 2015. On June 21, 2022, it was announced that the tournament would return later that year, albeit in a different venue than previous editions. The tournament was planned to continue in 2023, but was cancelled due to the Gaza war.

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 and in 1996 it was known as the Eisenberg Israel Open.

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

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
↓  ATP Challenger Series event  ↓
1978	Template:Flagicon Tom Okker	Template:Flagicon Peter Feigl	6-7, 6-4, 6-2
↓  Grand Prix event  ↓
1979	Template:Flagicon Tom Okker	Template:Flagicon Per Hjertquist	6–4, 6–3
1980	Template:Flagicon Harold Solomon	Template:Flagicon Shlomo Glickstein	6–2, 6–3
1981	Template:Flagicon Mel Purcell	Template:Flagicon Per Hjertquist	6–1, 6–1
1982	Not held due to the 1982 Lebanon War
1983	Template:Flagicon Aaron Krickstein	Template:Flagicon Christoph Zipf	7–6, 6–3
1984	Template:Flagicon Aaron Krickstein	Template:Flagicon Shahar Perkiss	6–4, 6–1
1985	Template:Flagicon Brad Gilbert	Template:Flagicon Amos Mansdorf	6–3, 6–2
1986	Template:Flagicon Brad Gilbert	Template:Flagicon Aaron Krickstein	7–5, 6–2
1987	Template:Flagicon Amos Mansdorf	Template:Flagicon Brad Gilbert	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1988	Template:Flagicon Brad Gilbert	Template:Flagicon Aaron Krickstein	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1989	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	Template:Flagicon Gilad Bloom	2–6, 6–2, 6–1
↓  ATP World Series event  ↓
1990	Template:Flagicon Andrei Chesnokov	Template:Flagicon Amos Mansdorf	6–4, 6–3
1991	Template:Flagicon Leonardo Lavalle	Template:Flagicon Christo van Rensburg	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1992	Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango	Template:Flagicon Stephane Simian	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1993	Template:Flagicon Stefano Pescosolido	Template:Flagicon Amos Mansdorf	7–6, 7–5
1994	Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira	Template:Flagicon Amos Mansdorf	7–6, 6–3
1995	Template:Flagicon Ján Krošlák	Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez	6–3, 6–4
1996	Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez	Template:Flagicon Marcos Ondruska	6–4, 7–5
1997	Not held
↓  ATP Challenger Series event  ↓
1998	Template:Flagicon Gianluca Pozzi	Template:Flagicon Lior Mor	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
1999	Template:Flagicon Ctislav Doseděl	Template:Flagicon Noam Okun	7–6, 6–3
2000–2021	Not held; return cancelled due to 2014 Gaza War
↓  ATP Tour 250 event  ↓
2022	Template:Flagicon Novak Djokovic	Template:Flagicon Marin Čilić	6–3, 6–4
2023	Not held due to Gaza war

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
↓  ATP Challenger Series event  ↓
1978	Template:Flagicon Peter Feigl Template:Flagicon Eric Friedler	Template:Flagicon Mike Fishbach Template:Flagicon Tom Okker	6-3, 6-7, 6-3
↓  Grand Prix event  ↓
1979	Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Template:Flagicon Tom Okker	Template:Flagicon Mike Cahill Template:Flagicon Colin Dibley	7–5, 6–4
1980	Template:Flagicon Per Hjertquist Template:Flagicon Steve Krulevitz	Template:Flagicon Eric Fromm Template:Flagicon Cary Leeds	7–6, 6–3
1981	Template:Flagicon Steve Meister Template:Flagicon Van Winitsky	Template:Flagicon John Feaver Template:Flagicon Steve Krulevitz	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1982	Not held due to the 1982 Lebanon War
1983	Template:Flagicon Colin Dowdeswell Template:Flagicon Zoltán Kuhárszky	Template:Flagicon Peter Elter Template:Flagicon Peter Feigl	6–3, 7–5
1984	Template:Flagicon Peter Doohan Template:Flagicon Brian Levine	Template:Flagicon Colin Dowdeswell Template:Flagicon Jakob Hlasek	6–3, 6–4
1985	Template:Flagicon Brad Gilbert Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	Template:Flagicon Michael Robertson Template:Flagicon Florin Segărceanu	6–3, 6–2
1986	Template:Flagicon John Letts Template:Flagicon Peter Lundgren	Template:Flagicon Christo Steyn Template:Flagicon Danie Visser	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1987	Template:Flagicon Gilad Bloom Template:Flagicon Shahar Perkiss	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Popp Template:Flagicon Huub van Boeckel	6–2, 6–4
1988	Template:Flagicon Roger Smith Template:Flagicon Paul Wekesa	Template:Flagicon Patrick Baur Template:Flagicon Alexander Mronz	6–3, 6–3
1989	Template:Flagicon Jeremy Bates Template:Flagicon Patrick Baur	Template:Flagicon Rikard Bergh Template:Flagicon Per Henricsson	6–1, 4–6, 6–1
↓  ATP World Series event  ↓
1990	Template:Flagicon Nduka Odizor Template:Flagicon Christo van Rensburg	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Båthman Template:Flagicon Rikard Bergh	6–3, 6–4
1991	Template:Flagicon David Rikl Template:Flagicon Michiel Schapers	Template:Flagicon Javier Frana Template:Flagicon Leonardo Lavalle	6–2, 6–7, 6–3
1992	Template:Flagicon Mike Bauer Template:Flagicon João Cunha Silva	Template:Flagicon Mark Koevermans Template:Flagicon Tobias Svantesson	6–3, 6–4
1993	Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	Template:Flagicon Mike Bauer Template:Flagicon David Rikl	6–4, 6–4
1994	Template:Flagicon Lan Bale Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie de Jager	Template:Flagicon Jan Apell Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	6–7, 6–2, 7–6
1995	Template:Flagicon Jim Grabb Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	Template:Flagicon Kent Kinnear Template:Flagicon David Wheaton	6–4, 7–5
1996	Template:Flagicon Marcos Ondruska Template:Flagicon Grant Stafford	Template:Flagicon Noam Behr Template:Flagicon Eyal Erlich	6–3, 6–2
1997	Not held
↓  ATP Challenger Series event  ↓
1998	Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek Template:Flagicon Michal Tabara	Template:Flagicon Noam Okun Template:Flagicon Nir Welgreen	7–6, 6–3
1999	Template:Flagicon Noam Behr Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Amir Hadad Template:Flagicon Andrew Ilie	6–3, 6–2
2000–2021	Not held; return cancelled due to 2014 Gaza War
↓  ATP Tour 250 event  ↓
2022	Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna Template:Flagicon Matwé Middelkoop	Template:Flagicon Santiago González Template:Flagicon Andrés Molteni	6–2, 6–4
2023	Not held due to Gaza war

External links

• Official website
• 2022-present Tournament page at ATPTour.com
• 1998-1999 Tournament page at ATPTour.com
• 1978-1996 Tournament page at ATPTour.com
• ATP Vault