Noam Behr

Israeli professional tennis player

Noam BehrNative name| נועם בר

|

Country (sports)|  Israel
Residence| Tel Aviv, Israel
Born|  (1975-10-13) 13 October 1975 (age 49)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Height| 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro| 1994
Plays| Left-handed
Prize money| $296,906
Singles
Career record| 6–14
Career titles| 0
1 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest ranking| No. 127 (8 October 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open| Q3 (1996)
French Open| Q3 (1998)
Wimbledon| Q1 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
US Open| 1R (1998)
Doubles
Career record| 8–20
Career titles| 0
14 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest ranking| No. 109 (11 October 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open| 1R (2000)
French Open| 1R (2001)
Wimbledon| 1R (2000, 2001)
US Open| 1R (2001)
Last updated on: 12 May 2022.

Noam Behr (Hebrew: נועם בר; 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

[edit]

Most of Behr's success was on the Challenger and Futures level, but he often participated in qualifying tournaments of major ATP events.[1]

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.[2]

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

[edit]

Behr was 6–7 in Davis Cup play for Israel from 1995 to 2001.[3]

## Junior Grand Slam finals

[edit]

### Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

[edit]

Result  | Year  | Tournament  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

|
|
|
|
|

Loss | 1992 | US Open | Hard |  Brian Dunn | 5–7, 2–6

## ATP career finals

[edit]

### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

[edit]

| 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 | Oct 1996 | Tel Aviv, Israel  | World Series  | Hard  |  Eyal Erlich |  Marcos Ondruska
Grant Stafford | 3–6, 2–6

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

[edit]

### Singles: 10 (3–7)

[edit]

| 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 | Apr 1996 | Fergana, Uzbekistan  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Stéphane Simian | 6–7, 6–7
Loss  | 0–2 | Mar 1998 | Israel F1, Jaffa | Futures  | Hard  |  Harel Levy | 3–6, 2–6
Win  | 1–2 | Mar 1999 | Israel F2, Ashkelon | Futures  | Hard  |  Oren Motevassel | 6–3, 7–6
Loss  | 1–3 | Jun 2000 | USA F14, Tampa | Futures  | Clay  |  Cedric Kauffmann | 3–6, 3–6
Loss  | 1–4 | Oct 2000 | France F20, Nevers | Futures  | Hard  |  Jérôme Haehnel | 7–6(11–9), 5–7, 3–6
Win  | 2–4 | Oct 2000 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Alexander Shvets | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Win  | 3–4 | Jul 2001 | Turkey F2, Istanbul | Futures  | Hard  |  Dmitriy Tomashevich | 6–4, 6–2
Loss  | 3–5 | Aug 2001 | Binghamton, United States  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Cedric Kauffmann | 5–7, 1–6
Loss  | 3–6 | Jul 2002 | Aptos, United States  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Brian Vahaly | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Loss  | 3–7 | Mar 2003 | Kyoto, Japan  | Challenger  | Carpet  |  Michal Tabara | 2–6, 2–6

### Doubles: 38 (16–22)

[edit]

| 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 | Aug 1995 | Brasília, Brazil  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Lior Mor |  Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Nicolás Pereira | 6–7, 2–6
Loss  | 0–2 | Sep 1995 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Eyal Ran |  Brian Dunn
Attila Sávolt | 3–6, 2–6
Loss  | 0–3 | May 1996 | Jerusalem, Israel  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Eyal Ran |  Neville Godwin
Leander Paes | 6–7, 5–7
Loss  | 0–4 | Jul 1997 | Manchester, United Kingdom  | Challenger  | Grass  |  Filippo Veglio |  Mark Petchey
Danny Sapsford | 3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win  | 1–4 | May 1998 | Jerusalem, Israel  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Eyal Erlich |  Neville Godwin
David Nainkin | walkover
Win  | 2–4 | Oct 1998 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Eyal Ran |  Andrey Merinov
Andrei Stoliarov | 1–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss  | 2–5 | Dec 1998 | Ahmedabad, India  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Eyal Ran |  Noam Okun
Nir Welgreen | 6–3, 0–6, 4–6
Win  | 3–5 | Jan 1999 | Bombay, India  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Eyal Ran |  Mahesh Bhupathi
Gaurav Natekar | 6–2, 7–6
Win  | 4–5 | Feb 1999 | Calcutta, India  | Challenger  | Grass  |  Eyal Ran |  Barry Cowan
Wesley Whitehouse | 6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Win  | 5–5 | Apr 1999 | New Delhi, India  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Eyal Ran |  Barry Cowan
Wesley Whitehouse | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss  | 5–6 | May 1999 | Espinho, Portugal  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Eyal Ran |  Joan Balcells
Gastón Etlis | 3–6, 2–6
Loss  | 5–7 | Jul 1999 | Córdoba, Spain  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Eyal Ran |  Oleg Ogorodov
Satoshi Iwabuchi | 3–6, 2–6
Win  | 6–7 | Oct 1999 | Tel Aviv, Israel  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Eyal Ran |  Amir Hadad
Andrew Ilie | 6–3, 6–2
Win  | 7–7 | Oct 1999 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Andrei Stoliarov |  Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Kris Goossens | 6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Loss  | 7–8 | May 2000 | Jerusalem, Israel  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Eyal Ran |  Kevin Ullyett
Neville Godwin | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss  | 7–9 | Jun 2000 | Denver, United States  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Andy Ram |  Lior Mor
Jonathan Erlich | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss  | 7–10 | Jul 2000 | Bristol, United Kingdom  | Challenger  | Grass  |  Eyal Erlich |  Jordan Kerr
Damien Roberts | 3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win  | 8–10 | Jul 2000 | Istanbul, Turkey  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Eyal Erlich |  Oleg Ogorodov
Vadim Kutsenko | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3
Loss  | 8–11 | Oct 2000 | France F19, Plaisir | Futures  | Hard  |  Aisam Qureshi |  Julien Benneteau
Nicolas Mahut | 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win  | 9–11 | Oct 2000 | France F20, Nevers | Futures  | Hard  |  Aisam Qureshi |  David Abelson
Martin Štěpánek | 6–2, 6–1
Loss  | 9–12 | Oct 2000 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Aisam Qureshi |  Oleg Ogorodov
Vadim Kutsenko | 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss  | 9–13 | Dec 2000 | Urbana, United States  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Michael Russell |  Taylor Dent
Mardy Fish | walkover
Win  | 10–13 | Jan 2001 | USA F2, Delray Beach | Futures  | Hard  |  Andy Ram |  Andrej Kračman
Lovro Zovko | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
Loss  | 10–14 | Jan 2001 | USA F3, Hallandale Beach | Futures  | Hard  |  Giorgio Galimberti |  Frédéric Niemeyer
Jocelyn Robichaud | 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss  | 10–15 | Feb 2001 | Andrézieux, France  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Jonathan Erlich |  Julien Benneteau
Nicolas Mahut | 3–6, 3–6
Win  | 11–15 | Mar 2001 | Kyoto, Japan  | Challenger  | Carpet  |  Noam Okun |  Kelly Gullett
Brandon Hawk | 6–3, 7–5
Win  | 12–15 | Mar 2001 | Hamilton, New Zealand  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Noam Okun |  Filippo Messori
Tuomas Ketola | 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss  | 12–16 | May 2001 | Jerusalem, Israel  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Noam Okun |  Jonathan Erlich
Michaël Llodra | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)
Loss  | 12–17 | May 2001 | Prague, Czech Republic  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Andy Ram |  Jaroslav Levinský
Michal Navrátil | 3–6, 1–6
Win  | 13–17 | Mar 2002 | Cherbourg, France  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Jonathan Erlich |  Julien Benneteau
Lionel Roux | walkover
Win  | 14–17 | Apr 2002 | León, Mexico  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Ota Fukárek |  Yves Allegro
Alexander Waske | 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win  | 15–17 | Jul 2002 | Granby, Canada  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Michael Joyce |  Thomas Dupre
Simon Larose | 6–0, 6–3
Loss  | 15–18 | Sep 2002 | Istanbul, Turkey  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Tomáš Zíb |  Aleksandar Kitinov
Lovro Zovko | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win  | 16–18 | Aug 2003 | Graz, Austria  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Ota Fukárek |  Karsten Braasch
Johan Landsberg | 6–3, 6–2
Loss  | 16–19 | Nov 2010 | Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon | Futures  | Hard  |  Tal Eros  |  Kevin Krawietz
Sergei Krotiouk  | 6–2, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss  | 16–20 | Jun 2011 | Israel F6, Ashkelon | Futures  | Hard  |  Igor Smilansky  |  James Cluskey
John Paul Fruttero | 3–6, 0–6
Loss  | 16–21 | May 2012 | Israel F8, Ramat HaSharon | Futures  | Hard  |  Noam Okun |  Chen Ti
Marcus Daniell | 6–7(1–7), ret.
Loss  | 16–22 | May 2014 | Israel F8, Ashkelon | Futures  | Hard  |  Edan Bakshi  |  Tom Kočevar-Dešman
Timon Reichelt  | 4–6, 4–6

## Performance timeline

[edit]

Key  W |  F  | SF  | QF  | #R  | RR | Q#  | DNQ  | A  | NH

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

### Singles

[edit]

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  |  –
French Open | A  | A  | Q3 | Q1 | A  | Q2 | Q1 | A  | 0 / 0  | 0–0  |  –
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | A  | A  | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0  | 0–0  |  –
US Open | Q1 | A  | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | A  | 0 / 1  | 0–1  | 0%
Win–loss  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0 / 1  | 0–1  | 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Canada | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 2R | Q2 | A  | 0 / 1  | 1–1  | 50%
Win–loss  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0 / 1  | 1–1  | 50%

## See also

[edit]

* List of select Jewish tennis players

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Noam Behr". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
2. ^ "Israeli teen Oliel comes up short in boys' tennis final".
3. ^ "Player – Profile". Davis Cup. Retrieved 8 January 2011.

## External links

[edit]

* Noam Behr at the Association of Tennis Professionals
* Noam Behr at the International Tennis Federation
* Noam Behr at the Davis Cup
* Jewish Virtual Library bio
* Jews in Sports bio