Ariel Behar
Ariel Behar is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. He has taken part of the Uruguay Davis Cup team since 2009. He specializes in men's doubles.
His highest doubles ranking to date has been world no. 71, in February 2020.
Behar has competed primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour where he won 17 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.
Challenger and Futures finals
Doubles: 48 (21–27)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Venezuela F7, Barquisimeto | Futures | Clay | Mauricio Echazú | Francisco Carbajal Eduardo Struvay | 5–7, 6–1, | |
Loss | 0–2 | Venezuela F8, Caracas | Futures | Hard | Francisco Carbajal | Piero Luisi Román Recarte | 4–6, 6–3, | |
Loss | 0–3 | Venezuela F9, Caracas | Futures | Hard | Mauricio Echazú | Luis David Martínez Yohny Romero | 6–7, 5–7 | |
Win | 1–3 | Brazil F2, Salvador | Futures | Clay | Matteo Volante | José Benítez Daniel Alejandro López Cassaccia | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 1–4 | Brazil F5, João Pessoa | Futures | Clay | Luis David Martínez | Marcelo Demoliner Morgan Phillips | 3–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 2–4 | Ecuador F5, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Guido Andreozzi | Alejandro González Felipe Mantilla | 7–6, 4–6, | |
Win | 3–4 | 2012 Seguros Bolívar Open Bucaramanga – Doubles| | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | Miguel Ángel López Jaén Paolo Lorenzi | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | 2012 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso – Doubles| | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | Martín Alund Horacio Zeballos | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Colombia F2, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Duilio Beretta | Nicolás Barrientos Michael Quintero | 2–1 ret. | |
Loss | 4–6 | 2012 Copa Agco Cordoba – Doubles| | Villa Allende, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Guillermo Durán | Facundo Bagnis Diego Junqueira | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–7 | 2012 São Léo Open – Doubles| | São Leopoldo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | Fabiano de Paula Júlio Silva | 1–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 4–8 | France F12, Bourg-en-Bresse | Futures | Clay | Carlos Poch Gradin | Germain Gigounon Yannik Reuter | 4–6, 6–3, | |
Win | 5–8 | 2014 Košice Open – Doubles| | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Argüello | Andriej Kapaś Błażej Koniusz | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 5–9 | Chile F12, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Gonzalo Lama | Julio Peralta Hans Podlipnik Castillo | 6–7, 2–6 | |
Win | 6–9 | 2015 Sport 1 Open – Doubles| | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Dischinger | Aslan Karatsev Andrey Kuznetsov | ret. |
Win | 7–9 | Belgium F8, Middelkerke | Futures | Hard | Sander Arends | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 6–7, 6–4, | |
Win | 8–9 | 2016 Milex Open – Doubles| | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay | Giovanni Lapentti | Jonathan Eysseric Franko Škugor | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 9–9 | 2016 Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour – Doubles| | Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Andrey Golubev | Lukáš Dlouhý Andrej Martin | 6–2, 5–7, |
Loss | 9–10 | 2016 Svijany Open – Doubles| | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Dino Marcan | Jonathan Eysseric André Ghem | 0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–11 | 2016 Copa Sevilla – Doubles| | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Enrique López Pérez | Íñigo Cervantes Huegun Oriol Roca Batalla | 2–6, 5–6 ret. |
Loss | 9–12 | 2016 Open d'Orléans – Doubles| | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard | Andrei Vasilevski | Nikola Mektić Franko Škugor | 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 9–13 | 2016 Lima Challenger – Doubles| | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Gonzalo Lama | Sergio Galdós Leonardo Mayer | 2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 10–13 | 2016 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Doubles| | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Fabiano de Paula | Marcelo Arévalo Sergio Galdós | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–14 | 2016 Open Bogotá – Doubles| | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Gonzalo Escobar | Marcelo Arévalo Sergio Galdós | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 10–15 | 2017 AON Open Challenger – Doubles| | Genova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Guido Andreozzi | Tim Pütz Jan-Lennard Struff | 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 11–15 | 2017 Copa Fila – Doubles| | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Fabiano de Paula | Máximo González Fabrício Neis | 7–6, 5–7, |
Loss | 11–16 | 2017 Uruguay Open – Doubles| | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Fabiano de Paula | Romain Arneodo Fernando Romboli | 6–2, 4–6, |
Win | 12–16 | 2018 Punta Open – Doubles| | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Bagnis | Simone Bolelli Alessandro Giannessi | 6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 13–16 | 2018 Casino Admiral Trophy – Doubles| | Marbella, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Guido Andreozzi | Martin Kližan Jozef Kovalík | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–17 | 2018 JC Ferrero Challenger Open – Doubles| | Alicante, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Guido Andreozzi | Wesley Koolhof Artem Sitak | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 13–18 | 2018 Open Città della Disfida – Doubles| | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Máximo González | Denys Molchanov Igor Zelenay | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 13–19 | 2018 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo – Doubles| | Francavilla, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Máximo González | Julian Ocleppo Andrea Vavassori | 6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 13–20 | 2018 Braga Open – Doubles| | Braga, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Sander Arends Adil Shamasdin | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 14–20 | 2018 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza – Doubles| | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Enrique López Pérez | Facundo Bagnis Fabrício Neis | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 15–20 | 2018 Rafa Nadal Open Banc Sabadell – Doubles| | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Enrique López Pérez | Daniel Evans Gerard Granollers Pujol | w/o |
Loss | 15–21 | 2018 Milex Open – Doubles| | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay | Roberto Quiroz | Leander Paes Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–4, 3–6, |
Loss | 15–22 | 2018 Lima Challenger – Doubles| | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Gonzalo Escobar | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán | 6–2, 6–7, |
Loss | 15–23 | 2019 City of Playford Tennis International – Men's Doubles| | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Enrique López Pérez | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 15–24 | 2019 San Luis Open Challenger Tour – Doubles| | San Luis Potosi, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Roberto Quiroz | Marcelo Arevalo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–1, 4–6, |
Win | 16–24 | 2019 Jerusalem Volvo Open – Doubles| | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Gonzalo Escobar | Evan King Julian Ocleppo | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 16–25 | 2019 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna – Doubles| | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Gonzalo Escobar | Laurynas Grigelis Andrea Pellegrino | 6–1, 3–6, |
Win | 17–25 | 2019 Advantage Cars Prague Open – Men's Doubles| | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Gonzalo Escobar | Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6–7, 7–5, |
Win | 18–25 | 2019 AON Open Challenger – Doubles| | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Gonzalo Escobar | Guido Andreozzi Andrés Molteni | 3–6, 6–4, |
Loss | 18-26 | 2019 Thindown Challenger Biella – Doubles| | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andrey Golubev | Tomislav Brkić Ante Pavić | 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 19–26 | 2019 Milex Open – Doubles| | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay | Gonzalo Escobar | Orlando Luz Luis David Martínez | 6–7, 6–4, |
Win | 20–26 | 2019 Lima Challenger – Doubles| | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Gonzalo Escobar | Felipe Meligeni Alves Luis David Martínez | 6–2, 2–6, |
Loss | 20–27 | 2019 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Men's Doubles| | Houston, USA | Challenger | Hard | Gonzalo Escobar | Jonathan Erlich Santiago González | 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 21–27 | 2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach – Men's Doubles| | Newport Beach, USA | Challenger | Hard | Gonzalo Escobar | Antonio Šančić | 6–2, 6-4 |