10-1084: [REDACTED] Look up Okun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Okun may refer to: People [ edit ] Arthur Melvin Okun (1928–1980), American economist Brackish Okun , fictional character in the 1996 film Independence Day Edward Okuń (1872–1945), Polish artist Herbert S. Okun (1930–2011), American diplomat Lev Okun (1929–2015), Russian physicist Michael S. Okun American neurologist, neuroscientist and author Milt Okun (1923–2016), American music arranger Noam Okun (born 1978), Israeli professional tennis player Sid Okun (1912–1986), American activist Ronald Okun (born 1923), American pharmacologist Other [ edit ] Okun's law Okun people See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Okun Russell Okung (born 1988), American football player Topics referred to by
20-611: A number of years. Okun trained at the Israel Tennis Centers . Okun was born in Haifa , Israel. His parents are Igor (who works for Israeli Electric Company) and Galit (an assistant to an orthopedic doctor), and he is Jewish . Okun began playing tennis at age nine, and was selected to be part of the Israeli Tennis Federation program after a short course at school. He turned pro in 1999, at
30-1089: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Okun [REDACTED] Look up Okun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Okun may refer to: People [ edit ] Arthur Melvin Okun (1928–1980), American economist Brackish Okun , fictional character in the 1996 film Independence Day Edward Okuń (1872–1945), Polish artist Herbert S. Okun (1930–2011), American diplomat Lev Okun (1929–2015), Russian physicist Michael S. Okun American neurologist, neuroscientist and author Milt Okun (1923–2016), American music arranger Noam Okun (born 1978), Israeli professional tennis player Sid Okun (1912–1986), American activist Ronald Okun (born 1923), American pharmacologist Other [ edit ] Okun's law Okun people See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Okun Russell Okung (born 1988), American football player Topics referred to by
40-625: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Noam Okun Noam Okun ( Hebrew : נעם אוקון ; born 16 April 1978) is an Israeli retired professional tennis player . He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 95 in April 2002. Okun won several challenger tournaments in his career, and was a consistent competitor on the ATP tour, often qualifying for Grand Slam events. He, Harel Levy , and Dudi Sela were Israel's top singles players for
50-706: The 2002 US Open, and lost to world # 1 and defending champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, 6–7 , 4–6, 1–6 in the second round. In August 2003 Okun upset Martin Verkerk of the Netherlands, ranked # 15 in the world, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, in Cincinnati. In August 2004, Okun won his first title in Binghamton, New York , beating Danai Udomchoke 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 for the title. In June 2005, Okun qualified for Wimbledon, and lost to Gaël Monfils 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–7 in
60-630: The age of 21. In 2000, Okun qualified for the Australian Open, where he lost to hometown favorite Mark Philippoussis in a five-set thriller, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6. This was Okun's grand slam debut. In March 2002, Okun upset Albert Portas of Spain, ranked # 26 in the world, 7–6 , 6–4, in Scottsdale. In July 2002 he upset Sjeng Schalken of the Netherlands, ranked # 23 in the world, 7–6 , 7–6 , in Los Angeles. Okun qualified into
70-463: The final. In February 2009 he won an Israel F2 tournament, and lost in the finals of an Israel F3 tournament to Harel Levy , by walkover. In August and September 2009, he won three tournaments—an Israel F4, F5 and F6 tournament. In March 2015, he played in an Israel F3 tournament in Ramat HaSharon, Israel, and lost in the finals to Isak Arvidsson of Sweden. Okun was a major force on
80-632: The first round. In September 2005, Okun qualified for the US Open and lost to Mariano Puerta 6–7 , 7–6 , 4–6, 0–6 in the first round. In September 2006, Okun qualified for the US Open, and beat Potito Starace 6–2, 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 in the first round. Okun went down to Łukasz Kubot in the second round, 6–7 , 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6. In July 2007, Okun won his second challenger title in Winnetka, Illinois , beating South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6–4, 6–3 in
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100-459: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Okun . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Okun&oldid=1184899512 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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