![]() ![]() The Soviet government often restricted their players from competing outside the country, an impediment that limited how high either of Sascha's parents could rise in the world rankings. They both moved from Sochi to the capital to train at the CSKA Moscow military-run tennis club. 175 in the world, became the top-ranked men's player nationally, while his mother was the fourth-highest ranked women's player in the Soviet Union. Both of Sascha's parents were professional tennis players for the Soviet Union. His older brother Mischa, born nearly a decade earlier, is also a professional tennis player. At the Laver Cup, Zverev has played an instrumental role in Team Europe's early success in the competition, winning the clinching matches in 20.Īlexander "Sascha" Zverev was born on 20 April 1997 in Hamburg, Germany to Russian parents, Irina Zvereva and Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev. At 20 years old, he became the youngest player to debut in the top 20 since Novak Djokovic. As a teenager, Zverev won two ATP titles and upset then-world No. 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. 1, and won a junior major singles title at the 2014 Australian Open. He has won 19 ATP Tour titles in singles and two in doubles, and reached a major final at the 2020 US Open, finishing runner-up to Dominic Thiem. Zverev's career highlights include titles at the 2018 and the 2021 ATP Finals, and a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 2, and was continuously ranked in the top 10 from July 2017 to November 2022. He has been ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as high as world No. 358–164 (68.6%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)ĥ8–68 (46.0%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)Īlexander " Sascha" Zverev ( German pronunciation: born 20 April 1997) is a German professional tennis player. ![]()
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