# 1979 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the Tel Aviv Open.
Tom Okker won the tournament, beating Per Hjertquist in the final, 6–4, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Ilie Năstase (second round)
* Tom Okker (champion)
* David Schneider (quarterfinals)
* Raymond Moore (second round)
* Mike Cahill (second round)
* Michael Grant (second round)
* N/A
* Per Hjertquist (final)

## 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 |
| | Colin Dibley | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 8 | Per Hjertquist | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Per Hjertquist | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Per Hjertquist | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Tom Okker | 6 | 6 |
| | Stefan Simonsson | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Tom Okker | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Tom Okker | 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Roberto Meneschincheri | 1 | 1 | | 1 | I Năstase | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Leeds | 0 | 1 | | | C Dibley | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Dibley | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Shai Puni | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Lewis | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | R Lewis | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sorensen | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | M Grant | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Grant | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Dibley | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Hjertquist | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Q | Tom Lee | 1 | 4 | | 4 | R Moore | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Maurer | 1 | 6 | 6 | | A Maurer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Panatta | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | A Maurer | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | H Fritz | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | P Hjertquist | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F McMillan | 6 | 5 | 7 | | F McMillan | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eylon Sinai | 1 | 4 | | 8 | P Hjertquist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Hjertquist | 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 |
| 5 | M Cahill | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reininger | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | M Cahill | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Parun | 3 | 2 | | | S Simonsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simonsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Simonsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Andrew | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | D Schneider | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Ilan Sher | 0 | 0 | | | J Andrew | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Drysdale | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | D Schneider | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Schneider | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Simonsson | 4 | 2 |
| LL | F Meneschincheri | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Okker | 6 | 6 |
| | S Glickstein | 7 | 6 | 6 | | S Glickstein | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Feaver | 6 | 6 | | | J Feaver | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Frisher | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Glickstein | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Alciati | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | T Okker | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Chaim Arlozorov | 6 | 6 | | | Chaim Arlozorov | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Svensson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Okker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |