1983 Tel Aviv Open – Singles

The Tel Aviv Open was not held in 1982.

Singles
1983 Tel Aviv Open
Champion	Aaron Krickstein
Runner-up	Christoph Zipf
Score	7–6, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 1983 Tel Aviv Open

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Aaron Krickstein	6	6
	3	Colin Dowdeswell	4	4
									Aaron Krickstein	7	6
									Christoph Zipf	6	3
		Christoph Zipf	3	7	6
		Rolf Gehring	6	5	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	H Sundström	3	0r
		A Krickstein	6	1					A Krickstein	6	7
	Q	S van der Merwe	6	3	7			Q	S van der Merwe	2	5
		F Punčec	3	6	6											A Krickstein	6	4	7
		J Granát	0	3												S Perkiss	4	6	6
		S Perkiss	6	6					S Perkiss	6	6
		H Theissen	6	6					H Theissen	3	2
	8	M Myburg	3	2																			A Krickstein	6	6
	3	C Dowdeswell	6	6	6																	3	C Dowdeswell	4	4
		R Chappell	2	7	1			3	C Dowdeswell	6	6
		A Mansdorf	6	6					A Mansdorf	2	4
		P Feigl	2	3											3	C Dowdeswell	6	6
	Q	T Viljoen	4	2												J Becka	3	1
	Q	S Svensson	6	6				Q	S Svensson	6	6	3
		J Becka	7	6					J Becka	7	4	6
	5	Z Kuharszky	6	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	B Mitton	6	4	5
		P Hjertquist	4	6	7				P Hjertquist	5	2
		G Moretton	6	7					G Moretton	7	6
		H-D Beutel	3	5												G Moretton	6	r
		B Pils	1	3												C Zipf	7
		C Zipf	6	6					C Zipf	3	7	7
		P Elter	7	3	6				P Elter	6	6	6
	4	R Venter	5	6	3																		C Zipf	3	7	6
	7	D Visser	4	3																			R Gehring	6	5	3
		R Gehring	6	6					R Gehring	6	6	7
		E Edwards	6	6					E Edwards	3	7	6
		H Solomon	2	0												R Gehring	6	6
	Q	Ilan Sher	6	2												R Meyer	3	2
		R Meyer	7	6					R Meyer	6	4	7
		R Evett	6	7					R Evett	1	6	6
	2	S Glickstein	2	6

External links

• ATP main draw