Alexander Zverev
German tennis player (born 1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander Zverev (German pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɐ ˈtsfeːʁɛf];[4][5][6] born 20 April 1997) is a German professional tennis player and the current world No. 4. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 2. Zverev's singles career highlights include a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and titles at the 2018 and the 2021 ATP Finals. He has won 22 ATP Tour titles in singles and two in doubles, and has been runner-up at two majors, the 2020 US Open and 2024 French Open.
Country (sports) | Germany | |||||||||||
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||||||||||
Born | (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 27)[1] Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 2013 | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Coach | Alexander Zverev Sr. | |||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 43,978,924[2] | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 446–193 69.9% | |||||||||||
Career titles | 22 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 2 (13 June 2022) | |||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 4 (20 May 2024)[3] | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2020, 2024) | |||||||||||
French Open | F (2024) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (2017, 2021, 2024) | |||||||||||
US Open | F (2020) | |||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
Tour Finals | W (2018, 2021) | |||||||||||
Olympic Games | W (2020) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 66–76 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 68 (18 March 2019) | |||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 81 (5 August 2024) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2016) | |||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
Olympic Games | QF (2020) | |||||||||||
Other mixed doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2024) | |||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||
Davis Cup | QF (2018) | |||||||||||
Hopman Cup | F (2018, 2019) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 5 August 2024. |
Zverev is a former junior world No. 1, and won a junior major singles title at the 2014 Australian Open. He had an early breakthrough on the professional tour as well, becoming one of the youngest Challenger Tour title winners in history at the age of 17. As a teenager, Zverev won two ATP titles and upset then-world No. 3 Roger Federer on grass. At 20 years old, he became the youngest player to debut in the top 20 since Novak Djokovic. At the Laver Cup, Zverev has played an instrumental role in Team Europe's early success in the competition, winning the clinching matches in 2018 and 2019. After reaching his career-best results in 2021 and 2022, he suffered an ankle injury at the French Open, from which he recovered to re-enter the top 10 the following year.