2011 ATP World Tour Media Guide

MISCHA ZVEREV (GER)
Birthdate: August 22, 1987 Turned Pro: 2005
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 6’3” (1.91m)
Residence: Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Weight: 178 (80kg)
Career Win-Loss: 55-75
Plays: Left-handed
Career Prize Money: $1,526,753
Two-handed backhand
Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 0/1
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 4-6
Highest Singles South African Airways ATP Ranking: 45 (June 8, 2009)
Highest ATP Doubles Ranking: 44 (June 8, 2009)
YEAR-END SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS ATP RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)
2010: 82 (13-18) 2007: 80 (6-8) 2004: 690 (0-0)
2009: 78 (15-24) 2006: 157 (3-3) 2003: 776 (0-0)
2008: 80 (18-22) 2005: 552 (0-0) 2002:T1345 (0-0)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
Prize money: $318,805. Matches won-lost: ATP: 13-18 (singles), 1-6 (doubles) Challenger: 7-9 (singles), 3-6
(doubles). Singles Finalist: Metz. Semifinalist: Marseille. Quarterfinalist: Halle. Doubles Semifinalist:
Houston(w/Zeballos).
2010 IN REVIEW
The German finished in Top 100 for fourth year in a row highlighted by his maiden ATP World Tour final in Metz
(l. to Simon) in October…Went from No. 155 to No. 115 afterwards…Also a SF in Marseille (l. to Llodra) in
February and QF in Halle (l. to Becker) in June…Qualified in Shanghai* and reached 3rd RD (d. Stakhovsky, No. 6
Davydenko, l. to Monaco)…Went 13-18 in ATP events (10-11 on hard, 1-6 on clay).
CAREER IN REVIEW
The German broke through to reach a career-high No. 45 in June ‘09, highlighted by five ATP World Tour QF finishes,
including his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Rome* as a qualifier…Posted wins over Berdych,
Mathieu and No. 7 Simon before losing to Federer…Has played better indoors (23-18, .561) compared to outdoors
(32-57. 361) on ATP World Tour in his career…In ’08, finished at No. 80 for second straight year, reaching
his first ATP World Tour SF in Moscow in addition to four QFs…In February, defeated No. 5 Ferrer in Rotterdam
for first Top 10 win before losing to Karlovic in QF…At Wimbledon turned in a Grand Slam-best 3rd RD (d. Peya,
Ferrero; l. to Wawrinka)…Then reached QF on clay at Umag (l. to Verdasco) and on hard courts at New Haven (l.
to Verdasco)…In doubles, won ATP titles in Halle and Tokyo (w/Youzhny) and was a finalist in Stuttgart
(w/Berrer)…In ’07, improved his ranking for a fifth straight season, compiling a 26-15 Challenger record with
three titles to finish in Top 100 for first time at No. 80…His best ATP result was a QF in Newport (l. to eventual
champion Santoro)…Has a 60-47 career match record in Challengers and 4-1 in finals while 59-38 in Futures
events and 4-0 in finals…Earned a career high $464,010 in ‘09.
CAREER FINALIST (1): 2010 – Metz(IH). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (2). FINALIST (3).
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 0-3)
CAREER 10 09 08 07
AUS. OPEN 1-4 1ST 1ST 1ST 2ND
ROLAND GARROS 0-3 1ST 1ST 1ST —
WIMBLEDON 3-3 — 2ND 3RD 1ST
US OPEN 0-2 — 1ST 1ST —
ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 5-9)
CAREER 10 09
INDIAN WELLS 0-2 1ST 1ST
MIAMI 0-1 — 1ST
ROME 3-1 — QF
TORONTO/MONTREAL 0-1 — 1ST
CINCINNATI 0-1 — 1ST
SHANGHAI 2-2 3RD 1ST
PERSONAL
Began playing tennis at age two with father Alexander, a former Davis Cup player for the former Soviet Union…
Family moved from Moscow to Germany in 1991…Mother, Irina, is also a former player…Both parents coach at
a tennis club in Hamburg (UHC)…Has one younger brother, Sascha, who is a promising junior player…Speaks
Russian, German and English…Nicknamed Misch…Likes fishing and NBA (supports Miami Heat)…Admired his
father who according to players such as Alexander Volkov and Yevgeny Kafelnikov played like a cat on the
court’…Favorite surface is indoors and favorite shots are serve and volley…Coached by his father.
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