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Germany · born Hamburg, 1997 · right-handed · Wimbledon finalist 2026
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2026
First Wimbledon final, lost to Jannik Sinner
22-10
Wimbledon match record, 2015 to 2026
54-25
Career match record on grass
4
Grass singles finals, none yet won
Born in Hamburg on 20 April 1997 to two former Soviet tour players, Zverev learned his backhand from his mother and won the Australian Open boys' title in 2014. He has won 26 ATP singles titles, including seven Masters 1000 events, the ATP Finals in 2018 and 2021 and the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo. After losing the 2025 Australian Open final, he won his first major at Roland Garros in 2026 and added the US Open in September with a four-set win over Ben Shelton in the final. His 2026 grass season brought a Halle semi-final, lost to Taylor Fritz, and a first Wimbledon final, lost in four sets to Jannik Sinner.
| Wimbledon singles | Runner-up 2026. Fourth round 2017, 2021 and 2024; third round 2016, 2018 and 2023; second round 2015; first round 2019 and 2025 |
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| Wimbledon 2026 | Seeded 2nd. Beat Jiří Lehečka 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) in the fourth round, Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the quarter-final and Arthur Fery 7-6 (7-0), 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-final. Lost the final to Jannik Sinner 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4 |
| Grass finals | Halle 2016: lost to Florian Mayer 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Halle 2017: lost to Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3. Stuttgart 2025: lost to Taylor Fritz 6-3, 7-6 (7-0) |
| Grass doubles | Halle finalist 2017 and 2018 with his brother Mischa, both times against Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo |
"Every time I played the court was full and I never felt support like that at Wimbledon before."
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Wimbledon 2015
In 2015, aged 18, he beat Novak Djokovic at the Boodles exhibition. At his first Wimbledon that summer he came through a first-round match against Teymuraz Gabashvili 9-7 in the fifth set, before losing in the second round to Denis Kudla.
Source: WikipediaHalle 2016
At 19 he beat Roger Federer in the Halle semi-final. "I haven't really grasped it yet," he said. "That I would be standing here as a winner, I couldn't have imagined it yesterday." He lost the final to Florian Mayer in three sets, and a year later Federer beat him in the Halle final 6-1, 6-3.
Source: WikipediaHalle 2017 and 2018
With his brother Mischa, nearly ten years older and also a tour player, he reached the Halle doubles final two years running. Both times they met Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, and both times they lost: in 2017 on a match tie-break 10-8, in 2018 in straight sets.
Source: WikipediaWimbledon 2026 · Fourth round
Against Jiří Lehečka play was suspended for the night with Zverev two sets ahead. He lost the third set when they resumed, then won a fourth-set tie-break 8-6. The win took him to his first Wimbledon quarter-final, the only major where he had never reached the last eight.
Source: Tennis MajorsWimbledon 2026 · Quarter-final
Taylor Fritz had won their previous seven meetings, including at Wimbledon in 2024. Zverev beat him 6-4, 6-4, 6-2, while Fritz needed treatment on his right knee. "He's been beating me for two years straight," Zverev said. "I knew that I had to play an almost perfect match to have a chance."
Source: The StarWimbledon 2026 · Final
After losing the final in four sets, Zverev turned to Sinner during the trophy ceremony: "Jannik, I don't really like you anymore. I lost to you nine times in a row." He then thanked the crowd, saying the court had been full every time he played and that they were a big part of why he had reached the final.
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