Alexandre Hocevar Explained

Alexandre Hocevar
Fullname:Alexandre Hocevar
Birth Date:19 February 1963
Birth Place:Ijuí, Brazil
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$90,542
Singlesrecord:5–9
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 169 (12 February 1990)
Doublesrecord:11–29
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 118 (12 November 1984)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1984, 1985)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1984)

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

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
1.1984Guarujá, BrazilClay Marcos Hocevar Álvaro Fillol
Jaime Fillol
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
2.1984Curitiba, BrazilClay Nelson Aerts Ivan Kley
Fernando Roese
6–4, 2–6, 7–6
3.1984Helsinki, FinlandHard Jakob Hlasek Ronnie Båthman
Magnus Tideman
7–6, 6–4
4.1985Curitiba, BrazilClay Nelson Aerts Tom Nijssen
Johan Vekemans
7–6, 6–4
5.1988Itu, São Paulo, BrazilHard Marcos Hocevar Ivan Kley
Fernando Roese
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
6.1989Goiânia, BrazilClay Marcos Hocevar Otávio Della
Kevin Lubbers
6–2, 6–2
7.1991Americana, São Paulo, BrazilHard Marcos Hocevar José Daher
Fernando Roese
7–6, 6–4
8.1992Belo Horizonte, BrazilClay Nelson Aerts João Cunha e Silva
César Kist
6–1, 6–7, 6–2

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Guaruja - 05 February - 11 February 1990. International Tennis Federation. 13 May 2017. 31 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160331143052/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004785. dead.
  2. News: Mesmo com o tênis no sangue, Ricardo Hocevar não alcançou o sucesso no tênis profissional. 20 August 2015. Universo Online. Portuguese. 13 May 2017.