Noam Behr

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Noam Behr (born on October 13, 1975, in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli left-handed professional tennis player who turned pro in 1994.

His career high singles ranking was # 127 (October 2001), and his career high doubles ranking was # 109 (October 1999).

[edit] 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. Behr achieved the majority of his success as a doubles player.

In 1992, he reached the finals of the US Open boy's singles, losing 7–5, 6–2 to Brian Dunn of the United States.

In October 1995 he upset world # 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 Mubmai, 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 # 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 # 53 David Prinosil, 6–1, 7–6(2). In September in Shanghai he beat world # 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 Fukarek won the doubles in Leon, Mexico. In July, Behr reached the singles finals of the Seascape Challenger Tournament. That month he and partner Michael Joyce also won a tournament in Quebec, Canada. At the 2002 U.S. Open, Behr was eliminated in the 2nd round of qualifying by fellow Israeli, Noam Okun, 6–4, 7–6 (7–3).

Beher and his Czech partner Ota Fukarek won the annual Gratz doubles tournament held in Austria in August 2003.

At the Belgrade competition Behr enjoyed one of his best singles tournaments in his career in February 2004, before falling to Marco Chiudinelli 1–6, 2–6 in the semis.