Alexander Zverev is a professional tennis player. Despite being only 21 years old, he has won three ATP Masters 1000 titles and is the youngest player to win an ATP Masters 1000 title since 2007 when Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic retire. Find out more about the German prodigy here, including his parents, siblings, girlfriend, body stats, net worth, etc.
Alexander Zverev’s bio
Alexander Zverev was born on April 20, 1997 in Hamburg, Germany. As a youth he grew up playing field hockey, soccer and tennis, but as he got older he focused exclusively on tennis. Zverev, who was coached by his parents, has enjoyed some success on the Junior Tour, winning the 2014 Junior Australian Open. In 2015 he entered the ATP Top 100 with better performances and ended the year as the youngest player in the top 100. Alexander Zverev won his first ATP Tour title in 2016, beating Stan Wawrinka to win the St Petersburg Open.
2017 was a great year for Zverev as he won two ATP Masters 1000 titles in a big way. He defeated then world champion and title favorite Novak Djokovic and won the Italian Open. In doing so, he became the youngest player to win such a tournament since 19-year-old Djokovic did so in 2007. Zverev, popularly known as Sascha, prevailed with another win against another heavyweight. He defeated Roger Federer in the Rodgers Cup final and won other titles in Montpellier, Washington and Munich.
He became the youngest player to win 5+ titles in a season since Djokovic in 2007 and also the youngest player to break into the top 3 list since Djokovic (aged 19) did so in 2007. To date, Zverev has participated in a total of 171 matches (both singles and doubles) of which he has won 88. He has won a total of nine singles titles (3 of which are league titles).
Alexander Zverev has also reached the quarterfinals of the French Open as well as the third round of the other three Grand Slams, namely the US Open, the Australian Open and Wimbledon. With all these amazing achievements, Zverev is undoubtedly a future Grand Slam winner. It’s only a matter of time.
Wealth (income) – How rich is Alexander Zverev?
Zverev is reportedly worth $6 million. His source of income is primarily the income from the various tournaments in which he has participated. In total, he has earned $11,711,154 in prize money to date. His other sources of income include advertising contracts. He has lucrative deals with companies like Adidas and Richard Mille, a Swiss luxury watch brand.
parents and siblings
Alexander Zverev comes from an illustrious tennis family. His father, Alexander Zverev Sr., was a professional tennis player who at one point ranked among the top 200 players in the world. At Wimbledon he made two appearances in the first round. His mother, Irina Zverev, was also a top-notch tennis player in her prime, eventually finishing fourth.
It is worth noting that Zverev’s parents are originally from Russia, but emigrated to Germany in 1991 and naturalized there. Both started coaching Zverev (as well as an older brother, Mischa) at a young age. To this day, the older Zverevs are still part of their sons’ coaching teams and travel with them on tour.
Zverev only has one sibling, an older brother named Mischa Zverev. Mischa is also a professional tennis player. He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2017 and in July 2017 reached a career high of No. 25 in the world rankings. Alexander watched his brother play tennis and traveled with his parents to his older brother’s tournaments.
The Zverev brothers are very close from the tour and motivate each other to do well. They also occasionally appear as partners in doubles events at various tournaments. Both won the doubles title at the Open Sud de France tournament in Montpellier in 2017.
girlfriend
Alexander Zverev is reportedly dating fellow tennis pro Belinda Bencic. Bencic is from Switzerland and started playing tennis at the age of four. She won the Rodgers Cup (2015) and defeated the likes of Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki and Ana Ivanovic. Bencic and Zverev reportedly started dating in 2015. It must be stressed that there is no official confirmation of the relationship apart from posts on social media accounts.
height and weight
Alexander Zverev is 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 86 kg. Despite being a giant, he has excellent movement paired with a powerful serve (reaching up to 130mph) and a notable backhand. He hits the ball with ease and fluid power on either wing.
