Sascha Zverev

Sascha Zverev

Zverev in 2014 at BMW Open
Full name	Alexander Zverev Jr.
Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	20 April 1997 Hamburg, Germany
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	2013
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$ 852,279
Singles
Career record	34–35 (49.28% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0 2 ATP Challenger Tour
Highest ranking	No. 43 (2 May 2016)
Current ranking	No. 43 (2 May 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2016)
French Open	Q2 (2015)
Wimbledon	2R (2015)
US Open	1R (2015)
Doubles
Career record	9–11
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 211 (25 April 2016)
Current ranking	No. 283 (2 May 2016)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	1R (2016)
Last updated on: 2 May 2016.

Alexander "Sascha" Zverev Jr.^[1] (born 20 April 1997) is a German professional tennis player and currently the youngest player in the ATP top 50.^[2][3] The right-hander started playing at the age of five. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev Sr. and the younger brother of tennis player Mischa Zverev.

By winning the 2014 Sparkassen Open in Braunschweig he became one of the youngest players to ever win an ATP Challenger Tour title.^[4]

Junior career

Between October 2013 and June 2014, Zverev was the No. 1 ranked boys junior player. As a junior he compiled a singles win/loss record of 96–35.^[5]

Zverev reached the final of the 2013 French Open juniors, losing to Christian Garín.^[6] After losing in the third round of the 2013 Jr. Wimbledon Championships, he reached the semifinals of the 2013 Jr. US Open, losing to the eventual champion, Borna Ćorić.^[7]

Zverev won the 2014 Jr. Australian Open as the top seed, defeating second seed, Stefan Kozlov in the final.^[8]

Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: W (2014)
French Open: F (2013)
Wimbledon: 3R (2013)
US Open: SF (2013)

Junior Grand Slam Finals
Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2013	French Open	Clay	Christian Garin	4–6, 1–6
Winner	2014	Australian Open	Hard	Stefan Kozlov	6–3, 6–0

Professional career

2014

In the first six months, Zverev competed in 10 Challenger tournaments, only qualifying for five. He also entered five ATP 250 events, but was unable to qualify for any of the main draws (although he did receive a wildcard for the Bavarian International Tennis Championships).

Zverev won his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the Sparkassen Open in Braunschweig, defeating three players ranked within the top 100. He defeated No. 87 Tobias Kamke in the first round.^[9] He defeated the top seed and No. 56 Andrey Golubev in the semifinals, followed by No. 89 Paul-Henri Mathieu in the final. Zverev became the youngest player to win a Challenger tournament since Bernard Tomic won the Maccabi Men's Challenger in 2009.^[4]

The following week he received a wildcard for the Stuttgart Open, and lost to the eventual runner up Lukas Rosol in two tiebreaker sets.

Zverev won his first ATP tour-level match at the 2014 International German Open when he beat Robin Haase. He faced 5th seed Mikhail Youzhny in the 2nd round and won. This was his first career win over a top 20 player. He defeated 11th seed Santiago Giraldo in the round of the last 16, and went on to beat Tobias Kamke in the quarterfinals. He then lost against David Ferrer in the semi-finals.

2015

At the 2015 Miami Open, Zverev defeated Thiemo de Bakker and Joao Souza in qualification, and won over Samuel Groth in the first round to progress to the second round, where he was defeated by 26th seed Lukáš Rosol. At Munich he defeated Benjamin Becker in the first round, and was defeated by eventual runner-up Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round.

Zverev reached the semifinals of the Open du Pays d'Aix ATP Challenger tournament in May, where he lost to the eventual runner-up Paul-Henri Mathieu.

The following week, Zverev won an ATP Challenger Tour title at Heilbronn in Germany. He defeated Guido Pella in the final.^[10] En route to his title win in Heilbronn, he defeated the defending champion and No. 90 Jan-Lennard Struff in the semifinals. As a result of this tournament win, Zverev moved into the Top 100 for the first time, rising to a career-high ATP ranking of No. 85.

At the 2015 Aegon Open Nottingham, he defeated Mikhail Kukushkin and Thomaz Bellucci to reach the round of 16 where he was defeated by Marcos Baghdatis. As a result of this, Zverev achieved a new career-high ATP ranking of No. 74.

At the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, Zverev made it to the main draw of a grand slam for the first time, automatically qualifying as a top 100 ranked player. In the first round, Zverev was drawn against Teymuraz Gabashvili, whom he defeated in a thrilling five set match to record his first grand slam win, and book his place in the second round. He was then defeated by American wildcard Denis Kudla, (who went on to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time in his career) in four sets.

Zverev next participated at the 2015 Swedish Open, where he defeated qualifier Julian Reister, and fourth seed Juan Monaco to progress to the quarterfinals, where he defeated Thomaz Bellucci in three sets, despite being a set and a break down. In the semifinals he was defeated by second seed and eventual runner-up, Tommy Robredo. In his next tournament, the 2015 International German Open, Zverev was drawn against Tommy Robredo in a rematch of the Swedish Open semifinal. Despite winning the first set in a tiebreak, Zverev ultimately went on to lose in three sets, marking his second consecutive defeat to the Spaniard.

Zverev next competed at the 2015 Citi Open, where he defeated qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka, fifth seed Kevin Anderson and Alexandr Dolgopolov en route to the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by third seed Marin Cilic in two close sets.

He qualified for the 2015 US Open and lost a close five-set match to fellow German Philipp Kohlschreiber.

2016

Zverev represented Germany at the 2016 Hopman Cup with Sabine Lisicki. He was beaten by Nick Kyrgios and Andy Murray in singles matches, however recorded a 6-2 6-2 win over French player Kenny de Schepper. In the first round of the Australian Open he lost to second seed Andy Murray in straight sets.

He reached his first ATP semifinal of the year at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, upsetting 2014 US Open champion and world No. 13 Marin Čilić in the second round, before losing to French player Paul-Henri Mathieu. In the latter match he was warned for a code violation after calling the chair umpire a "fucking moron".^[11]

The next tournament Zverev played was in Rotterdam, category ATP 500. After beating Vasek Pospisil and world No. 15 Gilles Simon he lost to Gaël Monfils in the quarterfinal.

In March, Zverev played for Germany in Davis Cup tie against Czech Republic. He lost in a five-setter to Tomáš Berdych. In the deciding match he lost in straight sets to Lukáš Rosol.

In Indian Wells, Zverev defeated Ivan Dodig, Grigor Dimitrov and Gilles Simon, before losing to Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, despite having a match point on his serve in the final set.^[12]

At the Miami Open Zverev beat wild card Michael Mmoh in the first round and then lost to Steve Johnson.

He next competed in the Monte Carlo masters. In his first match he easily defeated Andrey Rublev 6-1 6-3. He then played lucky loser Marcel Granollers after David Ferrer withdrew. He lost 4-6 6-4 3-6.

He then competed in the Barcelona open. In his first match he played fellow countryman Jan-Lennard Struff. He defeated him 6-4 6-3. He then played fifteenth seed Thomaz Bellucci. He defeated him 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5. He then played Malek Jaziri he lost 6-7(5) 4-6.

After Barcelona, Zverev entered the BMW Open by FWU AG in Munich. He defeated Victor Estrella Burgos and Lukas Rosol en route to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, he defeated David Goffin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. He lost in the semifinals to Dominic Thiem 6-4, 2-6, 3-6.

Personal life

Zverev with his brother, Mischa (right), in 2013

Zverev comes from a Russian tennis family. His father, Alexander Sr., is a former professional tennis player from Russia who competed for the Soviet Union. In 1991, he and his wife moved to Germany.^[13] Zverev's older brother, Mischa, is also a professional tennis player.^[14]

During the winter, Zverev lives in Florida with his family. In the summer, he resides in his hometown of Hamburg.^[15] In his spare time he enjoys playing golf and basketball. He has described himself as an avid fan of basketball, supporting the Miami Heat.^[15][16] Growing up, Roger Federer was his role model.^[15]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 2 (2 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 (0–2)

Finals by Surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0)

Finals by Location Outdoors (0–1) Indoors (0–1)

Result	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	3 May 2015	250 Series	Bavarian Championships, Germany	Clay	Mischa Zverev	Alexander Peya Bruno Soares	6–4, 1–6, [5–10]
Runner-up	7 February 2016	250 Series	Open Sud de France, France	Hard (i)	Mischa Zverev	Mate Pavić Michael Venus	5–7, 6–7^(4–7)

ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend

ATP Challengers (2–0)

ITF Futures (0–1)

Result	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-Up	18 November 2012	Futures	Bradenton, United States	Clay	Florian Reynet	0–6, 1–6
Winner	5 July 2014	Challenger	Braunschweig, Germany	Clay	Paul-Henri Mathieu	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner	17 May 2015	Challenger	Heilbronn, Germany	Clay	Guido Pella	6–1, 7–6^(9–7)

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current till 2016 BMW Open

Singles

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q1	1R	0–1
French Open	A	Q2		0–0
Wimbledon	A	2R		1–1
US Open	Q2	1R		0–1
Win–Loss	0–0	1–2	0–1	1–3
National representation
Summer Olympics	Not Held			0–0
Davis Cup	A	A	1R	0–2
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–2
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	Q1	4R	3–1
Miami Open	A	2R	2R	2–2
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	2R	1–1
Madrid Open	A	A		0–0
Italian Open	A	A		0–0
Canadian Open	A	A		0–0
Cincinnati Masters	Q1	1R		0–1
Shanghai Masters	A	A		0–0
Paris Masters	A	A		0–0
Win–Loss	0–0	1–2	5–3	6–5
Career statistics
	2014	2015	2016	Career^1
Tournaments played	6	17	9	33
Titles / Finals	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0
Hardcourt W–L	0–1	5–10	10–8	15–19
Grass W–L	0–0	5–4	0–0	5–4
Clay W–L	4–5	4–3	6–3	14–12
Overall Win–Loss	4–6	14–17	16–11	34–35
Win %	40%	45%	59%	49%
Year-end ranking	136	83

¹ Including 2013: 1 Tournament (0–1, Clay) / Year-end ranking: 699

Doubles

	2014	2015	2016	Career
Career statistics
Titles / Finals	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2
Overall Win–Loss	2–3	3–6	4–2	9–11
Win %	40%	33%	67%	45%
Year-end ranking	486	343

Record against top 10 players

Zverev's win-loss record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface, as of 25 April 2016

• Gilles Simon 2–0
• Kevin Anderson 1–0
• Juan Mónaco 1–0
• Mikhail Youzhny 1–0
• Marin Čilić 1–1
• Grigor Dimitrov 1–1
• Marcos Baghdatis 0–1
• David Ferrer 0–1
• Jürgen Melzer 0–1
• Andy Murray 0–1
• Rafael Nadal 0–1
• Fernando Verdasco 0–1
• Gaël Monfils 0–2
• Tommy Robredo 0–2
• Tomáš Berdych 0–3

References

1. "Alexander Zverev exklusiv "Ich liebe die große Bühne"". Tennisnet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
2. "Alexander Zverev ATP Profile". ATP. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
3. "Alexander Zverev ITF Tennis Pro Circuit Profile". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
4. "Challenger Weekly Spotlight: 17-Year-Old Zverev Wins Maiden Title". ATP World Tour. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
5. "Alexander Zverev ITF Tennis Junior Profile". ITF Tennis Junior. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
6. "ITF: 2013 junior champions crowned at roland garros". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
7. "ITF: Head to head results". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
8. "ABC: Alexander Zverev wins 2014 Australian Open boys' title". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
9. "Alexander Zverev feiert in Braunschweig ersten Sieg gegen einen Top-100-Spieler" (in German). Sparkassen Open. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
10. "Challenger Spotlight: Thanasi Kokkinakis Wins First Title".
11. "Zverev v Mathieu, Montpellier 2016". Youtube. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
12. "Nadal Survives Zverev In Indian Wells". 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
13. Alexander Zverev
14. Mischa Zverev
15. "Alexander Zverev exklusiv"Ich liebe die große Bühne"" (in German). Tennisnet.com. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
16. "Getting to know...Alexander Zverev". ITFTennis.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

External links

• Alexander Zverev at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Alexander Zverev at the International Tennis Federation
• Alexander Zverev at the Davis Cup