Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev ( June 22, 1962 [1] / January 22, 1960 [2] , Sochi ) - Soviet tennis player , later - coach. The father of German tennis players Misha Zverev and Alexander Zverev , the husband of Soviet tennis player Irina Zvereva (Fateeva) .
| Alexander Zverev | |
|---|---|
| Player gender | |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| Citizenship | |
| Place of residence | Hamburg , Germany |
| Growth | 185 cm |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Carier start | 1975 |
| Career end | 1991 |
| Working hand | right |
| Trainer | L. S. Madelyan |
| Prize money | 24,897 |
| Singles | |
| Matches | 3 - 16 |
| Highest position | 175 ( March 18, 1985 ) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 1st round (1985) |
| Wimbledon | 1st round (1986) |
| Double discharge | |
| Matches | 4 - 4 |
| Titles | one |
| Highest position | 307 ( March 18, 1985 ) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| France | 1st round (1986) |
Biography
Pupil L. S. Madelyana . Known performances for the USSR national team in the Davis Cup . In singles, he won 12 matches out of 26, in the doubles - 6 out of 10. The highest achievement was participation in the first round of the World Group in 1982, 1985, 1986. European champion in singles (1982) and men's doubles (1983). Winner of international tournaments in Sochi (1980), Greece (1980), Jurmala (1982), Bulgaria (1982), Moscow (Winter International Tournament, 1984), Germany (1984). The champion of the games " Friendship-84 " in singles and the silver medalist in doubles (with Sergey Leonuk).
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1991). Three-time winner of the USSR championship in singles (1979, 1981, 1984) and four-time - in the men's doubles (1983, 1985, 1986 - with Sergey Leonyuk, 1988 - with Vladimir Gabrichidze). Twice (in 1982 and 1984 ) headed the ranking of the strongest tennis players of the USSR.
In 1988–91 - coach of the team of masters of CSKA . in 1991–95, coach of the Möln Tennis Club (Germany), since 1995, coach in the Hamburg Tennis Club.
His sons Misha and Alexander are in favor of Germany.