Alexander Zverev Sr.
| Country (sports) |  Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1960[note 1] Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 3–16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 175 (18 March 1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 4–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 307 (18 March 1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev[1] (Russian: Александр Михайлович Зверев, born 22 January 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Russia who competed for the Soviet Union.[2]
Career
In 1979, he made his first appearance for the Soviet Davis Cup team.
Zverev was a bronze medalist in the men's singles event at the 1983 Summer Universiade and won a singles gold medal at the Friendship Games, which were held in 1984. He did better than two years earlier at the 1985 Summer Universiade, winning both the singles gold medal and the doubles gold medal, partnering Sergi Leonyuk, with whom he was also a gold medalist in the 1986 Goodwill Games.[3]
He appeared in three Grand Slam tournaments during his career.[4] In the 1985 Australian Open he qualified for the main draw and was beaten in the opening round by Tim Wilkison.[4] Again playing as a qualifier, Zverev met Tim Mayotte in the first round of the 1986 Wimbledon Championships and was defeated in straight sets.[4] As a mixed doubles player he took part in the 1986 French Open with Svetlana Cherneva.[4]
Zverev played mostly on the Challenger circuit, where he had victories over two top 50 players, Andrei Chesnokov and Jan Gunnarsson. He did however make the second round of the 1985 Geneva Open, a Grand Prix tournament.
He played his final Davis Cup tie in 1987 and retired having taken part in 36 rubbers, from which he won 18. One of those was a doubles win over the Czechoslovak pairing of Libor Pimek and Tomáš Šmíd, the latter ranked number one in the world for doubles at the time.[5] Three time Soviet champion in men's singles and 4 time winner in men's doubles.[6]
Personal life
In 1991, Zverev and his wife, professional tennis player Irina Zvereva, relocated to Germany.[7] They are parents to tennis players Alexander and Mischa who both represent Germany on the ATP Tour.[8]
Notes
- ^ The Davis Cup and ITF websites give his birthdate as 22 June 1962, however in a News and Courier article from 1986 entitled "Charleston Tennis Classic Offers Incentive For USTA Circuit Field"[permanent dead link], he is referred to as a 26-year-old, so this biography uses his birthdate listed on the ATP website
References
- ^ "Familienbande: Auf den Spuren der Zverevs". Tennis Magazin (in German). 19 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "ITF Pro Circuit Profile". Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ "1986 Goodwill Games Results". Archived from the original on 2005-02-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ a b c d ATP World Tour Profile
- ^ Davis Cup Profile
- ^ "Александр Зверев: "Миша и Саша стали европейцами, но говорят по-русски"". 27 September 2016.
- ^ Irina Zvereva WTF Profile
- ^ "Alexander Zverev Jr. ITF Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Soviet male tennis players
- Universiade medalists in tennis
- Soviet emigrants to Germany
- Russian emigrants to Germany
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- Sportspeople from Sochi
- Goodwill Games medalists in tennis
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
- Friendship Games medalists in tennis