Marcos Hocevar (born 26 September 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
Hocevar was born in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, of Slovene descent.
During his career he finished runner-up at 2 singles events and won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 30 in 1983 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 86 in 1985.
Hocevar was the recipient of the first recorded Golden set in competitive male tennis, losing to Bill Scanlon 2–6, 0–6 at Delray Beach in 1983."Shvedova blanks Errani in rare 'golden set'", Reuters, 1 July 2012.
Career finals Singles (2 runner-ups ResultW-L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1982 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Guillermo Vilas 6–7(4–7), 1–6Loss 0–2 Nov 1982 São Paulo, Brazil Clay José Luis Clerc 2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Doubles (1 title) ResultW-L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Nov 1979 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay João Soares Tomáš Šmíd Sherwood Stewart 1–6, 5–7Win 1–1 Nov 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay João Soares Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol 7–6, 6–7, 6–4Loss 1–2 Oct 1983 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Cássio Motta Mel Purcell Stan Smith 3–6, 4–6
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