Alexandre Hocevar

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Alexandre Hocevar
Full nameAlexandre Hocevar
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1963-02-19) 19 February 1963 (age 60)
Ijuí, Brazil
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$90,542
Singles
Career record5–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 169 (12 February 1990)
Doubles
Career record11–29
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 118 (12 November 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1984, 1985) Note
Wimbledon 1R (1984)

Alexandre Hocevar (born 19 February 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

Contents

Biography

Career

Hocevar was born in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, of Slovene descent. Began competing professionally in 1982.

Most successful as a doubles player, he appeared in the men's doubles draws of both the French Open and Wimbledon during his career, as well as making the semi-finals of Grand Prix tournaments at Itaparica and Guarujá in 1980s. He won a total of eight doubles titles at Challenger level, four of them with his brother Marcos.

As a singles player he made it as high as 169 in the world and was runner-up at the Dublin Challenger in 1987. His best performance on the ATP Tour (previously Grand Prix) came at the Guarujá Open in 1990, where he had wins over Otávio Della, Mario Tabares and Cássio Motta to reach the semi-finals. [1]

Personal life

Elder brother Marcos Hocevar played Davis Cup tennis for Brazil. A nephew, Ricardo, who is the son of another brother Jorge, was also a professional tennis player. [2]

His surname, Hocevar, is Slovenian.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (8)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1984 Guarujá, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Hocevar Flag of Chile.svg Álvaro Fillol
Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
2.1984 Curitiba, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Aerts Flag of Brazil.svg Ivan Kley
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Roese
6–4, 2–6, 7–6
3.1984 Helsinki, FinlandHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Båthman
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Tideman
7–6, 6–4
4.1985 Curitiba, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Aerts Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Nijssen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Vekemans
7–6, 6–4
5.1988 Itu, São Paulo, BrazilHard Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Hocevar Flag of Brazil.svg Ivan Kley
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Roese
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
6.1989 Goiânia, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Hocevar Flag of Brazil.svg Otávio Della
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Lubbers
6–2, 6–2
7.1991 Americana, São Paulo, BrazilHard Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Hocevar Flag of Brazil.svg José Daher
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Roese
7–6, 6–4
8.1992 Belo Horizonte, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Aerts Flag of Portugal.svg João Cunha e Silva
Flag of Brazil.svg César Kist
6–1, 6–7, 6–2

Notes

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References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Guaruja - 05 February - 11 February 1990". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. "Mesmo com o tênis no sangue, Ricardo Hocevar não alcançou o sucesso no tênis profissional". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.