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1983 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

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Main article: 1983 Tel Aviv Open

The Tel Aviv Open was not held in 1982.

Aaron Krickstein won the tournament, beating Christoph Zipf in the final, 7–6, 6–3.

At 16 years and 2 months old, Krickstein became the youngest winner of an ATP title in the Open Era. This record still stands as of 2025.

Seeds

  1. SWE Henrik Sundström (first round, retired)
  2. ISR Shlomo Glickstein (first round)
  3. GBR Colin Dowdeswell (semifinals)
  4. RSA Robbie Venter (first round)
  5. HUN Zoltan Kuharszky (first round)
  6. RSA Bernard Mitton (first round)
  7. RSA Danie Visser (first round)
  8. RSA Mike Myburg (first round)

Draw

Finals

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=USA Aaron Krickstein | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=GBR Colin Dowdeswell | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=FRG Christoph Zipf | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=7 | RD1-score3-3=6 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=FRG Rolf Gehring | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=5 | RD1-score4-3=3

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=USA Aaron Krickstein | RD2-score1-1=7 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=FRG Christoph Zipf | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-score2-3=

Top half

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=SWE H Sundström | RD1-score01-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=0r | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=USA A Krickstein | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team03=RSA S van der Merwe | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score03-3=7 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=RSA F Punčec | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=6

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=TCH J Granát | RD1-score05-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=ISR S Perkiss | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=FRG H Theissen | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=RSA M Myburg | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09=GBR C Dowdeswell | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=RSA R Chappell | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score10-2=7 | RD1-score10-3=1

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=ISR A Mansdorf | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=AUT P Feigl | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team13=RSA T Viljoen | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-team14=SWE S Svensson | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=FRG J Becka | RD1-score15-1=7 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=5 | RD1-team16=HUN Z Kuharszky | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=4 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=USA A Krickstein | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02=Q | RD2-team02=RSA S van der Merwe | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=ISR S Perkiss | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=FRG H Theissen | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=GBR C Dowdeswell | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ISR A Mansdorf | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team07=SWE S Svensson | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=FRG J Becka | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=USA A Krickstein | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score01-3=7 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=ISR S Perkiss | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=6

| RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=GBR C Dowdeswell | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=FRG J Becka | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=USA A Krickstein | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=GBR C Dowdeswell | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=

Bottom half

| RD1-seed01=6 | RD1-team01=RSA B Mitton | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=4 | RD1-score01-3=5 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=SWE P Hjertquist | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score02-3=7

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=FRA G Moretton | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=FRG H-D Beutel | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score04-2=5 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=AUT B Pils | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=FRG C Zipf | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=FRG P Elter | RD1-score07-1=7 | RD1-score07-2=3 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-seed08=4 | RD1-team08=RSA R Venter | RD1-score08-1=5 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=3

| RD1-seed09=7 | RD1-team09=RSA D Visser | RD1-score09-1=4 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=FRG R Gehring | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=RSA E Edwards | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=USA H Solomon | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score12-2=0 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team13=ISR Ilan Sher | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA R Meyer | RD1-score14-1=7 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=USA R Evett | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=7 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16=ISR S Glickstein | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=SWE P Hjertquist | RD2-score01-1=5 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=FRA G Moretton | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=FRG C Zipf | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score03-3=7 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=FRG P Elter | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=FRG R Gehring | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=7 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=RSA E Edwards | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=7 | RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA R Meyer | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score07-3=7 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=USA R Evett | RD2-score08-1=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=FRA G Moretton | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=r | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=FRG C Zipf | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2= | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=FRG R Gehring | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=USA R Meyer | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=FRG C Zipf | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=7 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=FRG R Gehring | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=5 | RD4-score02-3=3

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