Mikhail "Mischa" Alexandrovich Zverev is a German professional tennis player.
39 Facts About Mischa Zverev
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Mischa Zverev achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No 25 on 24 July 2017.
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At the 2017 Australian Open, Zverev defeated world No 1 Andy Murray in four sets before losing in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Roger Federer.
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Mischa Zverev is the brother of former world No 2 and two-time ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev.
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Mischa Zverev was born in Moscow, USSR but grew up in Hamburg, Germany when his parents emigrated there in 1990.
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Mischa Zverev is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev Sr.
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Mischa Zverev had a very successful junior career, attaining a No 3 combined world ranking and making the semifinals of the US Open, as well as the quarterfinals of Roland Garros and the Australian Open in 2004.
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Mischa Zverev spent all of 2007 inside the top 200 and, in July, made a second quarterfinal in Rhode Island.
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Mischa Zverev took the first two sets but went down in five.
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In June 2008, Mischa Zverev managed to secure his first ATP title victory by winning the doubles together with his partner Mikhail Youzhny at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.
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At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, Mischa Zverev surprisingly reached the third round after wins over Alexander Peya and Juan Carlos Ferrero, but was then forced to retire in his third round match against Stan Wawrinka due to pain in his left thigh.
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Mischa Zverev later helped Germany reach the final of the ARAG World Team Cup with teammates Nicolas Kiefer, Rainer Schuttler and Philipp Kohlschreiber.
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At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, Mischa Zverev beat 25th seed Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets.
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Mischa Zverev faced Philipp Petzschner in the second round and lost in five sets.
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Mischa Zverev was nominated by Davis Cup captain Patrik Kuhnen for the quarterfinal against Spain in Marbella.
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Mischa Zverev lost his doubles match with Nicolas Kiefer to Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco in four sets.
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Mischa Zverev made his next appearance at the Medibank International in Sydney where he lost in the first round of qualifying.
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At the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Mischa Zverev was knocked out in the first round of qualifying.
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Again, Mischa Zverev seemed to have found some form, but he was defeated by Andre Begemann in the first round of qualifying at Wimbledon.
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Mischa Zverev then decided to enter more ATP Challenger Tour events and reached the quarterfinals of the Oberstaufen Challenger.
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At the 2010 US Open, Mischa Zverev was defeated in the first round of qualifying again.
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Mischa Zverev then returned to Europe playing a clay court ATP Challenger Tour Event in Genoa.
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Mischa Zverev reached the quarter-finals where he was defeated by eventual champion Fabio Fognini.
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Mischa Zverev reached his maiden ATP World Tour singles final after victories over Horacio Zeballos, Nicolas Mahut, Jarkko Nieminen and the retirement of Richard Gasquet in the semifinals.
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Mischa Zverev defeated Robin Haase in the first round before falling to Nikolay Davydenko in the second round.
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Mischa Zverev had a slow start to 2011, losing four matches in a row before capturing his first win of the season in Indian Wells, where he made the second round after defeating Matthew Ebden.
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Mischa Zverev then lost another four matches in a row again, prior to his victory over Dudi Sela in the first round at the Serbia Open.
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Mischa Zverev played mainly in tournaments either on the ATP Challenger Tour or the ITF Men's Circuit during this time.
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Mischa Zverev then beat Marcel Granollers before losing a close match to world No 1 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
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Mischa Zverev got to the semifinals at the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel after beating world No 3 Stan Wawrinka.
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Mischa Zverev started his 2017 season at the Brisbane International with a loss to Rafael Nadal in the second round, winning only two games.
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However, at the 2017 Australian Open, Mischa Zverev was able to reach the quarterfinals after defeating world No 1 Andy Murray in the fourth round, marking the biggest accomplishment of his career to date.
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Mischa Zverev ultimately ended up losing to the eventual champion and 17th seed, Roger Federer in straight sets, ending his remarkable run.
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Mischa Zverev made his 2nd ATP level final at the Geneva Open losing in 3 sets to Stan Wawrinka.
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Mischa Zverev was seeded for the first time at a Grand Slam in Paris as the 32nd seed, but lost in the first round to the unseeded Stefano Napolitano.
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At the 2017 Wimbledon Championships as the 27th seed Mischa Zverev reached the third round after beating Bernard Tomic and Mikhail Kukushkin.
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Mischa Zverev would go on to finish the year ranked No 33, improving 18 spots from his previous best finish in 2016.
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The fine represented nearly all of the prize money Mischa Zverev would have received for losing in the first round.
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Mischa Zverev won his first career ATP title at the 2018 Eastbourne International, defeating Nicolas Jarry, seventh seed Steve Johnson, third seed Denis Shapovalov, Mikhail Kukushkin, and Lukas Lacko.