The 1981 Tel Aviv Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts that was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix. It was played at the Israel Tennis Centers at Ramat HaSharon near Tel Aviv in Israel and began on October 5, 1981.

Champions

Men's Singles

Mel Purcell defeated Per Hjertquist 6–1, 6–1

• It was Purcell's 3rd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Men's Doubles

Steve Meister / Van Winitsky defeated John Feaver / Steve Krulevitz 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

• It was Meister's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Winitsky's 3rd title of the year and the 6th of his career.

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