# 1980 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

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

* Harold Solomon (champion)
* Shlomo Glickstein (final)
* Ilie Năstase (semifinals)
* Stefan Simonsson (first round)
* Klaus Eberhard (first round)
* Steve Krulevitz (second round)
* Per Hjertquist (quarterfinals)
* Onny Parun (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Harold Solomon | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | 5 | 3 | 1 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Shlomo Glickstein | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Ilie Năstase | 4 | 2 | 2 | Shlomo Glickstein | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Shlomo Glickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Moretton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mayotte | 7 | 7 | | | C Mayotte | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chaim Arlozorov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Cortes | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | D Carter | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Shai Puni | 2 | 6 | | | A Cortes | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Carter | 7 | 4 | 7 | | D Carter | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Eberhard | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Solomon | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | S Simonsson | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | S Giammalva Jr. | 5 | 3 |
| | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doyle | 6 | 6 | | | M Doyle | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Reininger | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Okker | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Giammalva Jr. | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Drysdale | 0 | 4 | | Q | S Giammalva Jr. | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Günthardt | 1 | 4 | | 6 | S Krulevitz | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | O Parun | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Palin | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | O Parun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Perkiss | 6 | 1 | 6 | | S Perkiss | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Stiegler | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | O Parun | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | W Zirngibl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | I Năstase | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | J-L Haillet | 1 | 6 | | | W Zirngibl | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Benavides | 1 | 2 | | 3 | I Năstase | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Năstase | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | P Hjertquist | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Glickstein | 6 | 6 |
| | S Sorensen | 6 | 2 | | 7 | P Hjertquist | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grant | 6 | 6 | | | M Grant | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Schneider | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | P Hjertquist | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Fromm | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | S Glickstein | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | E Edwards | 7 | 2 | 2 | Q | E Fromm | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lewis | 1 | 3 | | 2 | S Glickstein | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Glickstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |