| Noam Behr | |
| Residence: | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Birth Date: | 1975 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet) |
| Turnedpro: | 1994 |
| Plays: | Left-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $296,906 |
| Singlesrecord: | 6–14 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 1 Challenger, 2 Futures |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 127 (8 October 2001) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q3 (1996) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q3 (1998) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (1998) |
| Doublesrecord: | 8–20 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 14 Challenger, 2 Futures |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 109 (11 October 1999) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (2000) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (2001) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (2000, 2001) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (2001) |
| Updated: | 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).
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.
Behr was 6–7 in Davis Cup play for Israel from 1995 to 2001.[3]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard |  Stéphane Simian | 6–7, 6–7 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Israel F1, Jaffa | Futures | Hard |  Harel Levy | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Israel F2, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | Oren Motevassel | 6–3, 7–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | USA F14, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Cedric Kauffmann | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | France F20, Nevers | Futures | Hard | Jérôme Haehnel | 7–6(11–9), 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2–4 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard |  Alexander Shvets | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | Turkey F2, Istanbul | Futures | Hard |  Dmitriy Tomashevich | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Cedric Kauffmann | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Brian Vahaly | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–7 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet |  Michal Tabara | 2–6, 2–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Brasília, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Lior Mor | Jean-Philippe Fleurian  Nicolás Pereira | 6–7, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Eyal Ran | Brian Dunn  Attila Sávolt | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Eyal Ran | Neville Godwin  Leander Paes | 6–7, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Filippo Veglio |  Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford | 3–6, 7–6, 6–7 | ||
| Win | 1–4 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Eyal Erlich | Neville Godwin David Nainkin | walkover | ||
| Win | 2–4 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Eyal Ran |  Andrey Merinov Andrei Stoliarov | 1–6, 6–4, 7–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–5 | Ahmedabad, India | Challenger | Hard | Eyal Ran | Noam Okun Nir Welgreen | 6–3, 0–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–5 | Bombay, India | Challenger | Hard | Eyal Ran | Mahesh Bhupathi Gaurav Natekar | 6–2, 7–6 | ||
| Win | 4–5 | Calcutta, India | Challenger | Grass | Eyal Ran | Barry Cowan Wesley Whitehouse | 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 5–5 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Eyal Ran | Barry Cowan Wesley Whitehouse | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 5–6 | Espinho, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Eyal Ran |  Joan Balcells  Gastón Etlis | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–7 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Eyal Ran | Oleg Ogorodov  Satoshi Iwabuchi | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 6–7 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Eyal Ran | Amir Hadad  Andrew Ilie | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 7–7 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Andrei Stoliarov | Emilio Benfele Álvarez  Kris Goossens | 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 7–8 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Eyal Ran | Kevin Ullyett Neville Godwin | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Loss | 7–9 | Denver, United States | Challenger | Hard | Andy Ram | Lior Mor Jonathan Erlich | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 7–10 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Eyal Erlich | Jordan Kerr Damien Roberts | 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 8–10 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Eyal Erlich | Oleg Ogorodov Vadim Kutsenko | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 8–11 | France F19, Plaisir | Futures | Hard |  Aisam Qureshi | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Win | 9–11 | France F20, Nevers | Futures | Hard | Aisam Qureshi |  David Abelson Martin Štěpánek | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 9–12 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Aisam Qureshi | Oleg Ogorodov Vadim Kutsenko | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Loss | 9–13 | Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Michael Russell | Taylor Dent Mardy Fish | walkover | ||
| Win | 10–13 | 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 | USA F3, Hallandale Beach | Futures | Hard |  Giorgio Galimberti | Frédéric Niemeyer Jocelyn Robichaud | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 10–15 | Andrézieux, France | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 11–15 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Noam Okun | Kelly Gullett Brandon Hawk | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 12–15 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Challenger | Hard | Noam Okun | Filippo Messori  Tuomas Ketola | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 12–16 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Noam Okun | Jonathan Erlich Michaël Llodra | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Loss | 12–17 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Andy Ram | Jaroslav Levinský Michal Navrátil | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 13–17 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Julien Benneteau Lionel Roux | walkover | ||
| Win | 14–17 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Ota Fukárek | Yves Allegro Alexander Waske | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 15–17 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Michael Joyce | Thomas Dupre Simon Larose | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 15–18 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Tomáš Zíb |  Aleksandar Kitinov Lovro Zovko | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 16–18 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Hard | Ota Fukárek | Karsten Braasch  Johan Landsberg | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 16–19 | Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | Tal Eros | Kevin Krawietz Sergei Krotiouk | 6–2, 4–6, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 16–20 | Israel F6, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | Igor Smilansky |  James Cluskey John Paul Fruttero | 3–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 16–21 | Israel F8, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | Noam Okun | Chen Ti Marcus Daniell | 6–7(1–7), ret. | ||
| Loss | 16–22 | Israel F8, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | Edan Bakshi | Tom Kočevar-Dešman Timon Reichelt | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||
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| 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 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |