Ariel Behar
Ariel Behar (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾjel βeˈaɾ];[1][lower-alpha 1] born November 12, 1989 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. He specializes in men's doubles and has won three ATP titles with Ecuadorian partner Gonzalo Escobar. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 41 achieved on 15 November 2021. He has taken part of the Uruguay Davis Cup team since 2009.[2]
![]() Behar at the 2021 French Open | |
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Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Born | Montevideo, Uruguay | 12 November 1989
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 2006 |
Plays | Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand) |
Prize money | $536,083 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–5 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 823 (17 February 2014) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 56–68 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 41 (15 November 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 49 (18 April 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2022) |
French Open | 1R (2020, 2021) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2021) |
US Open | 1R (2021) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
Last updated on: 23 April 2022. |
Professional career
2012-2017: ATP and Grand Slam debut
Since the mid 2010s, Behar competed primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour, where he has won 22 doubles titles.
Partnering with Aliaksandr Bury, he was a semi-finalist at the 2017 Estoril Open, an ATP 250 tournament.
He entered the main draw at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, his first appearance at a Grand Slam.
2018-2022: New partnership, Three ATP doubles titles, Four more finals, top 50 debut
Partnering with Ecuadorian Gonzalo Escobar, Behar won two ATP titles at the 2021 Delray Beach Open and the 2021 Andalucía Open[3] and reached three other finals on the ATP tour in 2021 after winning two ATP Challenger Tour titles together in 2020. He entered the top 50 following the final at the 2021 Serbia Open on 26 April 2021. The pair has also won a total of 8 Challenger titles.
Behar finished the year 2021 ranked No. 41, a career-high doubles ranking.
In 2022, he reached a fourth final and won his third ATP 250 title with Behar at the 2022 Serbia Open defeating top seeds Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic.[4]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2021 | Delray Beach Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–4] |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2021 | Argentina Open, Argentina |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2021 | Andalucía Open, Spain |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2021 | Serbia Open, Serbia |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2021 | Stuttgart Open, Germany |
250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2022 | Adelaide International, Australia |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Apr 2022 | Serbia Open, Serbia |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
Challenger and Futures finals
Doubles: 55 (26–29)
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Notes
- In isolation, Behar is pronounced [beˈaɾ].
References
- etennistv (2013-08-02). "ATP Challenger Segovia, 2013 - interview with Ariel Behar". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100063739
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/behar-escobar-marbella-2021-doubles-final
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/doubles-belgrade-2022-final
External links
- Ariel Behar at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Ariel Behar at the International Tennis Federation
- Ariel Behar at the Davis Cup