# 1989 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

Brad Gilbert was the defending champion, but he lost in first round.
Jimmy Connors won the tournament, beating Gilad Bloom in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Brad Gilbert (first round)
* Jimmy Connors (champion)
* Amos Mansdorf (semifinals)
* Christo van Rensburg (second round, retired)
* Paul Haarhuis (first round)
* Chris Bailey (second round)
* Miguel Nido (quarterfinals)
* Kelly Jones (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Gianluca Pozzi | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Gilad Bloom | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Gilad Bloom | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Gilad Bloom | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Amos Mansdorf | 3 | 5 | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Gilbert | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 6 | 7 | 7 | | J Bates | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Marcelino | 6 | 3 | | | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Pozzi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | A Naor | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | K Jones | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Carlsson | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | A Naor | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Odizor | 2 | 5 | | 8 | K Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Jones | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | G Pozzi | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | G Bloom | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | E Masso | 4 | 1 | | 4 | C van Rensburg | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 6 | 6 | | | G Bloom | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Henricsson | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | G Bloom | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Čihák | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | J Čihák | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | N Brown | 5 | 6 | 3 | | J Čihák | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Baur | 6 | 0 | 6 | | P Baur | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Haarhuis | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | C Bailey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Engel | 4 | 3 | | 6 | C Bailey | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zoecke | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Zoecke | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bergh | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | M Zoecke | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | B Merenstein | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Anger | 6 | 1 | | WC | B Merenstein | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Daniel | 3 | 3 | | 3 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Mansdorf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Mansdorf | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | M Nido | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 7 |
| | R Barlow | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | M Nido | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Guy | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Guy | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mronz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | M Nido | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Fulwood | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Nydahl | 4 | 6 | 7 | | T Nydahl | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oosting | 2 | 0 | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |