Israeli professional tennis player
Noam Behr| Country (sports) | Israel |
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| Residence | Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| Born | (1975年10月13日) 13 October 1975 (age 49)
Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1994 |
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| Plays | Left-handed |
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| Prize money | 296,906ドル |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 6–14 |
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| Career titles | 0
1 Challenger, 2 Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 127 (8 October 2001) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | Q3 (1996) |
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| French Open | Q3 (1998) |
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| Wimbledon | Q1 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
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| US Open | 1R (1998) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 8–20 |
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| Career titles | 0
14 Challenger, 2 Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 109 (11 October 1999) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 1R (2000) |
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| French Open | 1R (2001) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (2000, 2001) |
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| US Open | 1R (2001) |
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| 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).
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]
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit ]Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Legend
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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| ATP Masters Series (0–0)
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| ATP Championship Series (0–0)
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| ATP World Series (0–1)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–1)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Finals by setting
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| Outdoors (0–1)
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| Indoors (0–0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (1–4)
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| ITF Futures (2–3)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (3–5)
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| Clay (0–1)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–1)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Apr 1996
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Fergana, Uzbekistan
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Challenger
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Hard
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France Stéphane Simian
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6–7, 6–7
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| Loss
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0–2
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Mar 1998
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Israel F1, Jaffa
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Futures
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Hard
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Israel Harel Levy
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3–6, 2–6
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| Win
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1–2
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Mar 1999
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Israel F2, Ashkelon
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Futures
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Hard
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Israel Oren Motevassel
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6–3, 7–6
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| Loss
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1–3
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Jun 2000
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USA F14, Tampa
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Futures
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Clay
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France Cedric Kauffmann
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3–6, 3–6
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| Loss
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1–4
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Oct 2000
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France F20, Nevers
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Futures
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Hard
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France Jérôme Haehnel
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7–6(11–9), 5–7, 3–6
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| Win
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2–4
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Oct 2000
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Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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Challenger
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Hard
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Belarus Alexander Shvets
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4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
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| Win
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3–4
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Jul 2001
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Turkey F2, Istanbul
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Futures
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Hard
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Uzbekistan Dmitriy Tomashevich
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6–4, 6–2
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| Loss
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3–5
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Aug 2001
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Binghamton, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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France Cedric Kauffmann
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5–7, 1–6
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| Loss
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3–6
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Jul 2002
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Aptos, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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United States Brian Vahaly
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6–2, 3–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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3–7
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Mar 2003
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Kyoto, Japan
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Challenger
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Carpet
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Czech Republic Michal Tabara
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2–6, 2–6
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Doubles: 38 (16–22)
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (14–16)
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| ITF Futures (2–6)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–0)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Aug 1995
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Brasília, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Lior Mor
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France Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Venezuela Nicolás Pereira
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6–7, 2–6
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| Loss
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0–2
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Sep 1995
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Challenger
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Clay
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Israel Eyal Ran
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United States Brian Dunn
Hungary Attila Sávolt
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3–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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0–3
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May 1996
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Jerusalem, Israel
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Eyal Ran
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South Africa Neville Godwin
India Leander Paes
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6–7, 5–7
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| Loss
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0–4
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Jul 1997
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Grass
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Switzerland Filippo Veglio
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United Kingdom Mark Petchey
United Kingdom Danny Sapsford
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3–6, 7–6, 6–7
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| Win
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1–4
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May 1998
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Jerusalem, Israel
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Eyal Erlich
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South Africa Neville Godwin
South Africa David Nainkin
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walkover
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| Win
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2–4
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Oct 1998
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Challenger
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Clay
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Israel Eyal Ran
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Russia Andrey Merinov
Russia Andrei Stoliarov
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1–6, 6–4, 7–6
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| Loss
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2–5
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Dec 1998
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Ahmedabad, India
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Eyal Ran
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Israel Noam Okun
Israel Nir Welgreen
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6–3, 0–6, 4–6
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| Win
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3–5
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Jan 1999
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Bombay, India
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Eyal Ran
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India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Gaurav Natekar
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6–2, 7–6
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| Win
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4–5
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Feb 1999
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Calcutta, India
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Challenger
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Grass
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Israel Eyal Ran
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United Kingdom Barry Cowan
South Africa Wesley Whitehouse
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6–4, 6–7, 6–2
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| Win
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5–5
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Apr 1999
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New Delhi, India
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Eyal Ran
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United Kingdom Barry Cowan
South Africa Wesley Whitehouse
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6–3, 4–6, 6–4
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| Loss
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5–6
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May 1999
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Espinho, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Israel Eyal Ran
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Spain Joan Balcells
Argentina Gastón Etlis
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3–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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5–7
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Jul 1999
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Córdoba, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Eyal Ran
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Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
Japan Satoshi Iwabuchi
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3–6, 2–6
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| Win
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6–7
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Oct 1999
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Eyal Ran
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Israel Amir Hadad
Australia Andrew Ilie
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6–3, 6–2
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| Win
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7–7
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Oct 1999
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Challenger
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Clay
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Russia Andrei Stoliarov
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Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Belgium Kris Goossens
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6–7, 6–3, 6–1
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| Loss
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7–8
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May 2000
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Jerusalem, Israel
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Eyal Ran
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South Africa Kevin Ullyett
South Africa Neville Godwin
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6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7)
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| Loss
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7–9
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Jun 2000
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Denver, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Andy Ram
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Israel Lior Mor
Israel Jonathan Erlich
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4–6, 7–5, 2–6
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| Loss
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7–10
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Jul 2000
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Grass
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Israel Eyal Erlich
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Australia Jordan Kerr
South Africa Damien Roberts
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3–6, 6–1, 3–6
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| Win
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8–10
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Jul 2000
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Eyal Erlich
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Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
Uzbekistan Vadim Kutsenko
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6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3
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| Loss
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8–11
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Oct 2000
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France F19, Plaisir
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Futures
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Hard
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Pakistan Aisam Qureshi
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France Julien Benneteau
France Nicolas Mahut
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3–6, 6–7(5–7)
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| Win
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9–11
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Oct 2000
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France F20, Nevers
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Futures
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Hard
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Pakistan Aisam Qureshi
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Canada David Abelson
Czech Republic Martin Štěpánek
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6–2, 6–1
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| Loss
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9–12
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Oct 2000
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Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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Challenger
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Hard
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Pakistan Aisam Qureshi
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Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
Uzbekistan Vadim Kutsenko
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4–6, 6–7(5–7)
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| Loss
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9–13
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Dec 2000
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Urbana, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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United States Michael Russell
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United States Taylor Dent
United States Mardy Fish
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walkover
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| Win
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10–13
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Jan 2001
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USA F2, Delray Beach
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Futures
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Hard
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Israel Andy Ram
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Slovenia Andrej Kračman
Croatia Lovro Zovko
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6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
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| Loss
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10–14
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Jan 2001
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USA F3, Hallandale Beach
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Futures
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Hard
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Italy Giorgio Galimberti
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Canada Frédéric Niemeyer
Canada Jocelyn Robichaud
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6–7(4–7), 3–6
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| Loss
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10–15
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Feb 2001
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Andrézieux, France
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Jonathan Erlich
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France Julien Benneteau
France Nicolas Mahut
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3–6, 3–6
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| Win
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11–15
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Mar 2001
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Kyoto, Japan
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Challenger
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Carpet
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Israel Noam Okun
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United States Kelly Gullett
United States Brandon Hawk
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6–3, 7–5
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| Win
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12–15
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Mar 2001
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Hamilton, New Zealand
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Noam Okun
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Italy Filippo Messori
Finland Tuomas Ketola
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7–6(7–4), 6–4
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| Loss
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12–16
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May 2001
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Jerusalem, Israel
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Noam Okun
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Israel Jonathan Erlich
France Michaël Llodra
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5–7, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)
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| Loss
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12–17
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May 2001
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Challenger
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Clay
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Israel Andy Ram
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Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
Czech Republic Michal Navrátil
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3–6, 1–6
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| Win
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13–17
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Mar 2002
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Cherbourg, France
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Jonathan Erlich
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France Julien Benneteau
France Lionel Roux
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walkover
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| Win
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14–17
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Apr 2002
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León, Mexico
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Challenger
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Hard
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Czech Republic Ota Fukárek
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Switzerland Yves Allegro
Germany Alexander Waske
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7–6(8–6), 6–3
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| Win
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15–17
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Jul 2002
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Granby, Canada
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Challenger
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Hard
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United States Michael Joyce
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France Thomas Dupre
Canada Simon Larose
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6–0, 6–3
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| Loss
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15–18
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Sep 2002
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Challenger
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Hard
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Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb
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North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
Croatia Lovro Zovko
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6–4, 4–6, 2–6
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| Win
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16–18
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Aug 2003
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Graz, Austria
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Challenger
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Hard
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Czech Republic Ota Fukárek
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Germany Karsten Braasch
Sweden Johan Landsberg
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6–3, 6–2
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| Loss
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16–19
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Nov 2010
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Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon
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Futures
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Hard
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Israel Tal Eros
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Germany Kevin Krawietz
Russia Sergei Krotiouk
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6–2, 4–6, [5–10]
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| Loss
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16–20
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Jun 2011
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Israel F6, Ashkelon
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Futures
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Hard
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Israel Igor Smilansky
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Republic of Ireland James Cluskey
United States John Paul Fruttero
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3–6, 0–6
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| Loss
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16–21
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May 2012
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Israel F8, Ramat HaSharon
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Futures
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Hard
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Israel Noam Okun
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Chinese Taipei Chen Ti
Australia Marcus Daniell
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6–7(1–7), ret.
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| Loss
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16–22
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May 2014
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Israel F8, Ashkelon
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Futures
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Hard
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Israel Edan Bakshi
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Slovenia Tom Kočevar-Dešman
Germany Timon Reichelt
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4–6, 4–6
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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.