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.
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.
His surname, Hocevar, is Slovenian.
Challenger titles Doubles: (8) No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore1.1984Guarujá, BrazilClay Marcos Hocevar Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol6–7, 6–4, 6–42.1984Curitiba, BrazilClay Nelson Aerts Ivan Kley Fernando Roese6–4, 2–6, 7–63.1984Helsinki, FinlandHard Jakob Hlasek Ronnie Båthman Magnus Tideman7–6, 6–44.1985Curitiba, BrazilClay Nelson Aerts Tom Nijssen Johan Vekemans7–6, 6–45.1988Itu, São Paulo, BrazilHard Marcos Hocevar Ivan Kley Fernando Roese6–4, 6–7, 6–46.1989Goiânia, BrazilClay Marcos Hocevar Otávio Della Kevin Lubbers6–2, 6–27.1991Americana, São Paulo, BrazilHard Marcos Hocevar José Daher Fernando Roese7–6, 6–48.1992Belo Horizonte, BrazilClay Nelson Aerts João Cunha e Silva César Kist6–1, 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.
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