Alexandre Hocevar

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

Alexandre Hocevar
Full nameAlexandre Hocevar
Country (sports) Brazil
Born (1963-02-19) 19 February 1963
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 Open1R (1984, 1985)Note
Wimbledon1R (1984)

Biography

Career

Hocevar was born in Ijuí and 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. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1984 Guarujá, Brazil Clay Marcos Hocevar Álvaro Fillol
Jaime Fillol		 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
2. 1984 Curitiba, Brazil Clay Nelson Aerts Ivan Kley
Fernando Roese		 6–4, 2–6, 7–6
3. 1984 Helsinki, Finland Hard Jakob Hlasek Ronnie Båthman
Magnus Tideman		 7–6, 6–4
4. 1985 Curitiba, Brazil Clay Nelson Aerts Tom Nijssen
Johan Vekemans		 7–6, 6–4
5. 1988 Itu, São Paulo, Brazil Hard Marcos Hocevar Ivan Kley
Fernando Roese		 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
6. 1989 Goiânia, Brazil Clay Marcos Hocevar Otávio Della
Kevin Lubbers		 6–2, 6–2
7. 1991 Americana, São Paulo, Brazil Hard Marcos Hocevar José Daher
Fernando Roese		 7–6, 6–4
8. 1992 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Clay Nelson Aerts João Cunha e Silva
César Kist		 6–1, 6–7, 6–2

Notes
  • ^ According to online ITF records his best performance at the French Open was the third round in 1983 with Sergio Casal. The ATP website however credits this to his brother Marcos.

References
  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Guaruja - 05 February - 11 February 1990". International Tennis Federation. 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.
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