Uruguayan professional tennis player (born 1989)
Ariel Behar (Spanish pronunciation:
[aˈɾjel βeˈaɾ] ;
[1]
[a] born November 12, 1989) 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. 37 achieved on 1 April 2024.
He has taken part of the
Uruguay Davis Cup team since 2009.
[2]
Personal
Behar played tennis for the first time at 3 years old and began playing seriously aged 10. Growing up, he admired
Roger Federer and
Andre Agassi . He is
from a Jewish family but is "not a big fan" of religion.
[3]
Professional career
2012–2017: ATP and Grand Slam debut
Since the mid 2010s till 2017, Behar competed primarily on the
ATP Challenger Tour , where he won 7 doubles titles.
Partnering with
Aliaksandr Bury , he was a semifinalist 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: Three doubles titles, 15 Challenger titles, top 40
Partnering with Ecuadorian
Gonzalo Escobar , Behar won two ATP titles at the
2021 Delray Beach Open and the
2021 Andalucía Open
[4] and reached three other finals on the ATP tour in 2021 after winning two ATP Challenger Tour titles together in 2020. The pair won a total of eight Challenger titles between 2018 and 2020.
Behar entered the top 50 following the final at the
2021 Serbia Open on 26 April 2021.
He finished the year 2021 ranked No. 41, a career-high year-end doubles ranking and reached his career-high doubles ranking of No. 39 on 31 January 2022 following the
2022 Australian Open .
Also in 2022, he reached a fourth final and won his third ATP 250 title with Escobar at the
2022 Serbia Open defeating top seeds
Nikola Mektić and
Mate Pavić .
[5]
2023: Wimbledon quarterfinal, two ATP finals, back to top 50
At the
2023 Córdoba Open he reached the quarterfinals with
Nicolas Barrientos .
[6] At the next Golden swing tournament he reached the final at the
2023 Argentina Open also with Barrientos where they lost to
Simone Bolelli /
Fabio Fognini .
[7]
At the
2023 French Open he won his first round match with new partner
Adam Pavlásek over
Albert Ramos Viñolas and
Bernabe Zapata Miralles .
At the
2023 Wimbledon Championships he reached the quarterfinals of a Major for the first time with Adam Pavlásek defeating former Wimbledon champions, ninth seeded pair of
Mate Pavic /
Nikola Mektic before losing to eventual champions
Wesley Koolhof and
Neal Skupski .
[8] As a result he returned to the top 50 on 17 July 2023.
He reached his tenth ATP final and second of the season with Pavlasek at the
2023 European Open but lost to the Tsitsipas brothers.
[9]
2024: Australian Open quarterfinal, back to top 40
At the
2024 Australian Open he made the quarterfinals with Pavlasek. The Uruguayan-Czech team upset fifth seeds
Santiago González and
Neal Skupski in three sets to advance and face next, first time doubles quarterfinalists newly formed Chinese-Czech duo of
Zhang Zhizhen and
Tomáš Macháč .
[10] As a result he returned the top 40 in the rankings on 29 January 2024.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–6)
Indoor (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jan 2021
Delray Beach Open , United States
250 Series
Hard
Gonzalo Escobar
Christian Harrison
Ryan Harrison
6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–4) , [10–4]
Loss
1–1
Mar 2021
Argentina Open , Argentina
250 Series
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Tomislav Brkić
Nikola Ćaćić
3–6, 5–7
Win
2–1
Apr 2021
Andalucía Open , Spain
250 Series
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Tomislav Brkić
Nikola Ćaćić
6–2, 6–4
Loss
2–2
Apr 2021
Serbia Open , Serbia
250 Series
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
2–3
Jun 2021
Stuttgart Open , Germany
250 Series
Grass
Gonzalo Escobar
Marcelo Demoliner
Santiago González
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss
2–4
Jan 2022
Adelaide International , Australia
250 Series
Hard
Gonzalo Escobar
Wesley Koolhof
Neal Skupski
6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Win
3–4
Apr 2022
Serbia Open, Serbia
250 Series
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss
3–5
Jun 2022
Mallorca Championships , Spain
250 Series
Grass
Gonzalo Escobar
Rafael Matos
David Vega Hernández
6–75–7 , 7–68–6 , [1–10]
Loss
3–6
Feb 2023
Argentina Open , Argentina
250 Series
Clay
Nicolás Barrientos
Simone Bolelli
Fabio Fognini
2–6, 4–6
Loss
3–7
Oct 2023
European Open , Antwerp
250 Series
Hard (i)
Adam Pavlásek
Petros Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas
7–6(7–5) , 4–6, [8–10]
Challenger and Futures finals
Doubles: 56 (27–29)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (23–23)
ITF Futures Tour (4–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (21–24)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 2009
Venezuela F7,
Barquisimeto
Futures
Clay
Mauricio Echazú
Francisco Carbajal
Eduardo Struvay
5–7, 6–1, [4–10]
Loss
0–2
Oct 2009
Venezuela F8,
Caracas
Futures
Hard
Francisco Carbajal
Piero Luisi
Román Recarte
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss
0–3
Oct 2009
Venezuela F9,
Caracas
Futures
Hard
Mauricio Echazú
Luis David Martínez
Yohny Romero
6–7(5–7) , 5–7
Win
1–3
Jan 2011
Brazil F2,
Salvador
Futures
Clay
Matteo Volante
José Benítez
Daniel Alejandro López Cassaccia
6–3, 6–2
Loss
1–4
Jan 2011
Brazil F5,
João Pessoa
Futures
Clay
Luis David Martínez
Marcelo Demoliner
Morgan Phillips
3–6, 5–7
Win
2–4
Aug 2011
Ecuador F5,
Guayaquil
Futures
Hard
Guido Andreozzi
Alejandro González
Felipe Mantilla
7–6(11–9) , 4–6, [10–8]
Win
3–4
Jan 2012
Bucaramanga , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Horacio Zeballos
Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Paolo Lorenzi
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
3–5
Mar 2012
Salinas , Ecuador
Challenger
Clay
Carlos Salamanca
Martín Alund
Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 3–6
Win
4–5
Aug 2012
Colombia F2,
Medellín
Futures
Clay
Duilio Beretta
Nicolás Barrientos
Michael Quintero
2–1 ret.
Loss
4–6
Oct 2012
Villa Allende , Argentina
Challenger
Clay
Guillermo Durán
Facundo Bagnis
Diego Junqueira
1–6, 2–6
Loss
4–7
Nov 2012
São Leopoldo , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
Horacio Zeballos
Fabiano de Paula
Júlio Silva
1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
4–8
Jul 2013
France F12,
Bourg-en-Bresse
Futures
Clay
Carlos Poch Gradin
Germain Gigounon
Yannik Reuter
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Win
5–8
Jun 2014
Košice , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Facundo Argüello
Andriej Kapaś
Błażej Koniusz
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
5–9
Dec 2014
Chile F12,
Santiago
Futures
Clay
Gonzalo Lama
Julio Peralta
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
6–7(3–7) , 2–6
Win
6–9
Jul 2015
Scheveningen , Netherlands
Challenger
Clay
Eduardo Dischinger
Aslan Karatsev
Andrey Kuznetsov
ret.
Win
7–9
Jul 2015
Belgium F8,
Middelkerke
Futures
Hard
Sander Arends
Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
6–7(1–7) , 6–4, [10–7]
Win
8–9
Feb 2016
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Challenger
Clay
Giovanni Lapentti
Jonathan Eysseric
Franko Škugor
7–5, 6–4
Win
9–9
Jun 2016
Poprad-Tatry , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Andrey Golubev
Lukáš Dlouhý
Andrej Martin
6–2, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss
9–10
Aug 2016
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Dino Marcan
Jonathan Eysseric
André Ghem
0–6, 4–6
Loss
9–11
Sep 2016
Seville , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Enrique López Pérez
Íñigo Cervantes Huegun
Oriol Roca Batalla
2–6, 5–6 ret.
Loss
9–12
Oct 2016
Orléans , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Andrei Vasilevski
Nikola Mektić
Franko Škugor
2–6, 5–7
Loss
9–13
Oct 2016
Lima , Peru
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Lama
Sergio Galdós
Leonardo Mayer
2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Win
10–13
Nov 2016
Guayaquil , Ecuador
Challenger
Clay
Fabiano de Paula
Marcelo Arévalo
Sergio Galdós
6–2, 6–4
Loss
10–14
Nov 2016
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Marcelo Arévalo
Sergio Galdós
4–6, 1–6
Loss
10–15
Sep 2017
Genova , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Guido Andreozzi
Tim Pütz
Jan-Lennard Struff
6–7(5–7) , 6–7(8–10)
Win
11–15
Oct 2017
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Challenger
Clay
Fabiano de Paula
Máximo González
Fabrício Neis
7–6(7–3) , 5–7, [10–8]
Loss
11–16
Nov 2017
Montevideo , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Fabiano de Paula
Romain Arneodo
Fernando Romboli
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
12–16
Mar 2018
Punta del Este , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Facundo Bagnis
Simone Bolelli
Alessandro Giannessi
6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Win
13–16
Mar 2018
Marbella , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Guido Andreozzi
Martin Kližan
Jozef Kovalík
6–3, 6–4
Loss
13–17
Apr 2018
Alicante , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Guido Andreozzi
Wesley Koolhof
Artem Sitak
3–6, 2–6
Loss
13–18
Apr 2018
Barletta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Máximo González
Denys Molchanov
Igor Zelenay
1–6, 2–6
Loss
13–19
Apr 2018
Francavilla , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Máximo González
Julian Ocleppo
Andrea Vavassori
6–7(5–7) , 6–7(3–7)
Loss
13–20
May 2018
Braga , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Sander Arends
Adil Shamasdin
2–6, 1–6
Win
14–20
Jun 2018
Vicenza , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Enrique López Pérez
Facundo Bagnis
Fabrício Neis
6–2, 6–4
Win
15–20
Sep 2018
Mallorca , Spain
Challenger
Hard
Enrique López Pérez
Daniel Evans
Gerard Granollers Pujol
w/o
Loss
15–21
Oct 2018
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Challenger
Clay
Roberto Quiroz
Leander Paes
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss
15–22
Oct 2018
Lima , Peru
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Guido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán
6–2, 6–7(5–7) , [5–10]
Loss
15–23
Jan 2019
Playford , Australia
Challenger
Hard
Enrique López Pérez
Max Purcell
Luke Saville
4–6, 5–7
Loss
15–24
Apr 2019
San Luis Potosi , Mexico
Challenger
Clay
Roberto Quiroz
Marcelo Arevalo
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–1, 4–6, [10–12]
Win
16–24
May 2019
Jerusalem , Israel
Challenger
Hard
Gonzalo Escobar
Evan King
Julian Ocleppo
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
16–25
Jun 2019
Parma , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Laurynas Grigelis
Andrea Pellegrino
6–1, 3–6, [7–10]
Win
17–25
Jul 2019
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Andrey Golubev
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–7(4–7) , 7–5, [10–8]
Win
18–25
Sep 2019
Genoa , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Guido Andreozzi
Andrés Molteni
3–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss
18–26
Sep 2019
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andrey Golubev
Tomislav Brkić
Ante Pavić
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
Win
19–26
Oct 2019
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Orlando Luz
Luis David Martínez
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, [12–10]
Win
20–26
Oct 2019
Lima , Peru
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Felipe Meligeni Alves
Luis David Martínez
6–2, 2–6, [10–3]
Win
21–26
Nov 2019
Guayaquil , Ecuador
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Thiago Seyboth Wild
Pedro Sakamoto
7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5)
Loss
21–27
Nov 2019
Houston , USA
Challenger
Hard
Gonzalo Escobar
Jonathan Erlich
Santiago González
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
22–27
Jan 2020
Newport Beach , USA
Challenger
Hard
Gonzalo Escobar
Antonio Šančić
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–2, 6–4
Win
23–27
Aug 2020
Todi , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andrey Golubev
Elliot Benchetrit
Hugo Gaston
6–4, 6–2
Win
24–27
Aug 2020
Trieste , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andrey Golubev
Tristan Lamasine
Hugo Gaston
6–4, 6–2
Win
25–27
Sep 2020
Cordenons , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andrey Golubev
Hugo Nys
Andrés Molteni
7–5, 6–4
Loss
25–28
Sep 2020
Aix-en-Provence , France
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Andrés Molteni
Hugo Nys
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
25–29
Oct 2020
Parma , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
Marcelo Arévalo
Tomislav Brkić
4–6, 4–6
Win
26–29
Oct 2020
Istanbul , Turkey
Challenger
Hard
Gonzalo Escobar
Robert Galloway
Nathaniel Lammons
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win
27–29
May 2023
Francavilla al Mare , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Nicolás Barrientos
Sander Arends
Petros Tsitsipas
7–6(7–1) , 3–6, [10–6]
Best Grand Slam results details
Doubles
a Because of a delay in schedule due to rain, the first two rounds of the competition were played best-of-three sets instead of the usual best-of-five format.
Wins over top 10 players
Doubles
Behar has a 6–12 (33.3%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
#
Opponents
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
Partner
ABR
2021
1.
Marcelo Melo
Horia Tecău
9 22
Melbourne , Australia
Hard
QF
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Gonzalo Escobar
60
2.
Marin Čilić
Ivan Dodig
274 9
Stuttgart , Germany
Grass
SF
7–6(7–5) , 1–6, [14–10]
Gonzalo Escobar
51
2022
3.
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
7 4
Belgrade , Serbia
Clay
F
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Gonzalo Escobar
49
4.
Jamie Murray
Michael Venus
18 9
Rome , Italy
Clay
1R
6–7(2–7) , 6–3, [10–5]
Gonzalo Escobar
49
5.
Joe Salisbury
Rajeev Ram
1 2
Montreal , Canada
Hard
2R
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Gonzalo Escobar
46
2024
6.
Neal Skupski
Santiago González
10 11
AO, Melbourne , Australia
Hard
3R
3-6, 7-6 (7–1) , 6-4
Adam Pavlásek
48
Notes
^ In isolation, Behar is pronounced
[beˈaɾ] .
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