Alexandre Hocevar

Alexandre Hocevar is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

Biography

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 [ATP ATP Challenger Tour|Challenger Tour|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 came at the Guarujá Open in 1990, where he had wins over Otávio Della, Mario Tabares and Cássio Motta to reach the semi-finals.

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.