Noam Behr

Noam Behr (Template:Langx; born 13 October 1975) is an Israeli professional tennis player who turned pro in 1994.

His career-high singles ranking was No. 127 (October 2001), and his career-high doubles ranking was No. 109 (October 1999).

Tennis career

Most of Behr's success was on the Challenger and Futures level, but he often participated in qualifying tournaments of major ATP events.

In 1992, he reached the finals of the US Open boys' singles, losing 7–5, 6–2 to Brian Dunn of the United States. He and Yshai Oliel, who reached the boys' singles final at the 2017 Australian Open, are the only two Israelis to have reached the finals in a boys' Grand Slam event.

In October 1995, he upset world No. 97 Jeff Tarango in Tel Aviv, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5. In October 1998 he and Eyal Ran won in Uzbekistan. In December 1998 and February and April 1999, he and Ran won in Mumbai, Calcutta, and New Delhi, India. In October, he and Ran won in Tel Aviv, and he and Andrei Stoliarov won in Uzbekistan.

In July 2000, he and partner Eyal Erlich won in Istanbul, Turkey. In October 2000 in Germany, he defeated world No. 66 Martin Damm, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4. That same month he and partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan won in Nevers, France. In July 2001 in Toronto, he beat world No. 53 David Prinosil, 6–1, 7–6⁽²⁾. In September in Shanghai, he beat world No. 80 Andrew Ilie 7–5, 6–4. In January 2001, he and Andy Ram won in Aventura, Florida. In March, he and Noam Okun won in Kyoto, Japan, and in Hamilton, New Zealand.

In April 2002, he and Ota Fukárek won the doubles in Leon, Mexico. In July 2002, he and partner Michael Joyce won a tournament in Quebec, Canada. He was eliminated in qualifiers at the 2002 US Open.

Behr is now the coach of Ram and Erhlich.

Davis Cup

Behr was 6–7 in Davis Cup play for Israel from 1995 to 2001.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1992	US Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Brian Dunn	5–7, 2–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (0–1) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	[[1996 Eisenberg Israel Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Tel Aviv, Israel	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Eyal Erlich	Template:Flagicon Marcos Ondruska Template:Flagicon Grant Stafford	3–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (3–7)

Legend ATP Challenger (1–4) ITF Futures (2–3)

Finals by surface Hard (3–5) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Fergana, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Stéphane Simian	6–7, 6–7
Loss	0–2	Template:Dts	Israel F1, Jaffa	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Harel Levy	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–2	Template:Dts	Israel F2, Ashkelon	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Oren Motevassel	6–3, 7–6
Loss	1–3	Template:Dts	USA F14, Tampa	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Cedric Kauffmann	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1–4	Template:Dts	France F20, Nevers	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jérôme Haehnel	7–6(11–9), 5–7, 3–6
Win	2–4	Template:Dts	Bukhara, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alexander Shvets	4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Win	3–4	Template:Dts	Turkey F2, Istanbul	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Dmitriy Tomashevich	6–4, 6–2
Loss	3–5	Template:Dts	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Cedric Kauffmann	5–7, 1–6
Loss	3–6	Template:Dts	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Brian Vahaly	6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	3–7	Template:Dts	Kyoto, Japan	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Michal Tabara	2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 38 (16–22)

Legend ATP Challenger (14–16) ITF Futures (2–6)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Brasília, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Lior Mor	Template:Flagicon Jean-Philippe Fleurian Template:Flagicon Nicolás Pereira	6–7, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Template:Dts	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Brian Dunn Template:Flagicon Attila Sávolt	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–3	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Neville Godwin Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	6–7, 5–7
Loss	0–4	Template:Dts	Manchester, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Template:Flagicon Filippo Veglio	Template:Flagicon Mark Petchey Template:Flagicon Danny Sapsford	3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win	1–4	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Eyal Erlich	Template:Flagicon Neville Godwin Template:Flagicon David Nainkin	walkover
Win	2–4	Template:Dts	Samarkand, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Andrey Merinov Template:Flagicon Andrei Stoliarov	1–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	2–5	Template:Dts	Ahmedabad, India	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Noam Okun Template:Flagicon Nir Welgreen	6–3, 0–6, 4–6
Win	3–5	Template:Dts	Bombay, India	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Gaurav Natekar	6–2, 7–6
Win	4–5	Template:Dts	Calcutta, India	Challenger	Grass	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Barry Cowan Template:Flagicon Wesley Whitehouse	6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Win	5–5	Template:Dts	New Delhi, India	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Barry Cowan Template:Flagicon Wesley Whitehouse	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	5–6	Template:Dts	Espinho, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Joan Balcells Template:Flagicon Gastón Etlis	3–6, 2–6
Loss	5–7	Template:Dts	Córdoba, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Oleg Ogorodov Template:Flagicon Satoshi Iwabuchi	3–6, 2–6
Win	6–7	Template:Dts	Tel Aviv, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Amir Hadad Template:Flagicon Andrew Ilie	6–3, 6–2
Win	7–7	Template:Dts	Samarkand, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrei Stoliarov	Template:Flagicon Emilio Benfele Álvarez Template:Flagicon Kris Goossens	6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Loss	7–8	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett Template:Flagicon Neville Godwin	6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss	7–9	Template:Dts	Denver, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andy Ram	Template:Flagicon Lior Mor Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich	4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss	7–10	Template:Dts	Bristol, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Template:Flagicon Eyal Erlich	Template:Flagicon Jordan Kerr Template:Flagicon Damien Roberts	3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win	8–10	Template:Dts	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Eyal Erlich	Template:Flagicon Oleg Ogorodov Template:Flagicon Vadim Kutsenko	6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3
Loss	8–11	Template:Dts	France F19, Plaisir	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Aisam Qureshi	Template:Flagicon Julien Benneteau Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut	3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	9–11	Template:Dts	France F20, Nevers	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Aisam Qureshi	Template:Flagicon David Abelson Template:Flagicon Martin Štěpánek	6–2, 6–1
Loss	9–12	Template:Dts	Bukhara, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Aisam Qureshi	Template:Flagicon Oleg Ogorodov Template:Flagicon Vadim Kutsenko	4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	9–13	Template:Dts	Urbana, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michael Russell	Template:Flagicon Taylor Dent Template:Flagicon Mardy Fish	walkover
Win	10–13	Template:Dts	USA F2, Delray Beach	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andy Ram	Template:Flagicon Andrej Kračman Template:Flagicon Lovro Zovko	6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
Loss	10–14	Template:Dts	USA F3, Hallandale Beach	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Galimberti	Template:Flagicon Frédéric Niemeyer Template:Flagicon Jocelyn Robichaud	6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss	10–15	Template:Dts	Andrézieux, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich	Template:Flagicon Julien Benneteau Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut	3–6, 3–6
Win	11–15	Template:Dts	Kyoto, Japan	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Noam Okun	Template:Flagicon Kelly Gullett Template:Flagicon Brandon Hawk	6–3, 7–5
Win	12–15	Template:Dts	Hamilton, New Zealand	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Noam Okun	Template:Flagicon Filippo Messori Template:Flagicon Tuomas Ketola	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss	12–16	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Noam Okun	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra	5–7, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)
Loss	12–17	Template:Dts	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andy Ram	Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Levinský Template:Flagicon Michal Navrátil	3–6, 1–6
Win	13–17	Template:Dts	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich	Template:Flagicon Julien Benneteau Template:Flagicon Lionel Roux	walkover
Win	14–17	Template:Dts	León, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ota Fukárek	Template:Flagicon Yves Allegro Template:Flagicon Alexander Waske	7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win	15–17	Template:Dts	Granby, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michael Joyce	Template:Flagicon Thomas Dupre Template:Flagicon Simon Larose	6–0, 6–3
Loss	15–18	Template:Dts	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tomáš Zíb	Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Kitinov Template:Flagicon Lovro Zovko	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win	16–18	Template:Dts	Graz, Austria	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ota Fukárek	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch Template:Flagicon Johan Landsberg	6–3, 6–2
Loss	16–19	Template:Dts	Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tal Eros	Template:Flagicon Kevin Krawietz Template:Flagicon Sergei Krotiouk	6–2, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss	16–20	Template:Dts	Israel F6, Ashkelon	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Igor Smilansky	Template:Flagicon James Cluskey Template:Flagicon John Paul Fruttero	3–6, 0–6
Loss	16–21	Template:Dts	Israel F8, Ramat HaSharon	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Noam Okun	Template:Flagicon Chen Ti Template:Flagicon Marcus Daniell	6–7(1–7), ret.
Loss	16–22	Template:Dts	Israel F8, Ashkelon	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Edan Bakshi	Template:Flagicon Tom Kočevar-Dešman Template:Flagicon Timon Reichelt	4–6, 4–6

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q3	A	A	A	Q2	A	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	Q3	Q1	A	Q2	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	Q1	Q1	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	Q1	A	1R	Q1	Q2	Q2	Q2	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Canada	A	A	A	A	A	2R	Q2	A	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage

See also

• List of select Jewish tennis players

External links

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• Jewish Virtual Library bio
• Jews in Sports bio