sport.wikisort.org - AthleteAlexander Popp (born 4 November 1976) is a former German professional tennis player.[1] He reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2000 and 2003.[1]
German tennis player
Alexander PoppCountry (sports) | Germany |
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Residence | Mannheim, Germany |
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Born | (1976-11-04) 4 November 1976 (age 45) Heidelberg, West Germany |
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Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
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Turned pro | 1997 |
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Retired | 2005 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $976,038 |
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Career record | 45–65 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 74 (10 July 2000) |
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Australian Open | 2R (2001) |
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French Open | 1R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
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Wimbledon | QF (2000, 2003) |
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US Open | 2R (2000, 2002) |
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Career record | 5–6 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 266 (15 July 2002) |
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Last updated on: 1 February 2022. |
Personal life
Popp was born in Heidelberg to parents Rainer and Jennifer, and started playing tennis at the age of 8. He was coached by Helmut Luthy, from 1994 until retirement.[1] He holds a British passport through his mother, who was born in Wolverhampton.[2]
Tennis career
Popp turned professional in 1997 at the age of 21.[1]
Popp's career highlights are making the quarterfinals of Wimbledon (by far his most successful tournament) in 2000 (defeating Gustavo Kuerten and Michael Chang en route), and in 2003 (defeating Jiří Novák). He also reached the fourth round in 2004, losing to the eventual runner-up in each of these three runs (Patrick Rafter, Mark Philippoussis and Andy Roddick respectively), and the third round in 2005. Popp also reached the final of Newport in 2004 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74.
In doubles, Popp made the final of Newport in 2002 (partnering Jürgen Melzer) and the semifinals of the Ho Chi Minh City championships in 2005 (partnering Jiří Vaněk).
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend |
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
ATP Championship Series (0–0) |
ATP International Series (0–1) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (0–0) |
Clay (0–0) |
Grass (0–1) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Finals by setting |
Outdoors (0–1) |
Indoors (0–0) |
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Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Loss |
0–1 |
Jul 2004 |
Newport, United States |
International Series |
Grass |
Greg Rusedski |
6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7) |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend |
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
ATP Championship Series (0–0) |
ATP International Series (0–1) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (0–0) |
Clay (0–0) |
Grass (0–1) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Finals by setting |
Outdoors (0–1) |
Indoors (0–0) |
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Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Loss |
0–1 |
Jul 2002 |
Newport, United States |
International Series |
Grass |
Jurgen Melzer |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
5–7, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 16 (13–3)
Legend |
ATP Challenger (6–1) |
ITF Futures (7–2) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (4–1) |
Clay (3–1) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (6–1) |
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Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
1–0 |
Aug 1998 |
Latvia F1, Jūrmala |
Futures |
Clay |
Janne Ojala |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win |
2–0 |
Oct 1998 |
Great Britain F8, Glasgow |
Futures |
Hard |
Andreas Weber |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win |
3–0 |
Oct 1998 |
Great Britain F9, Leeds |
Futures |
Hard |
Roman Smotlak |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win |
4–0 |
Oct 1998 |
Great Britain F10, Edinburgh |
Futures |
Hard |
Markus Menzler |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss |
4–1 |
Nov 1998 |
USA F9, Tucson |
Futures |
Hard |
Kepler Orellana |
3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Win |
5–1 |
Feb 1999 |
Great Britain F1, Leeds |
Futures |
Carpet |
Julian Knowle |
7–6, 6–2 |
Win |
6–1 |
Apr 1999 |
France F4, Clermont-Ferrand |
Futures |
Carpet |
Jan-Ralph Brandt |
2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss |
6–2 |
May 1999 |
Germany F2, Schwäbisch Hall |
Futures |
Clay |
Bartlomiej Dabrowski |
7–5, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win |
7–2 |
May 1999 |
Germany F3, Neckarau |
Futures |
Clay |
Johan Settergren |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win |
8–2 |
May 1999 |
Oberstaufen, Germany |
Challenger |
Clay |
Francisco Costa |
7–6, 6–3 |
Win |
9–2 |
Aug 1999 |
Bronx, United States |
Challenger |
Hard |
Sebastien de Chaunac |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
Win |
10–2 |
Feb 2000 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Challenger |
Carpet |
Andy Fahlke |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win |
11–2 |
Nov 2001 |
Aachen, Germany |
Challenger |
Carpet |
Axel Pretzsch |
6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
Win |
12–2 |
Nov 2001 |
Eckental, Germany |
Challenger |
Carpet |
Peter Wessels |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
Win |
13–2 |
Jan 2002 |
Heilbronn, Germany |
Challenger |
Carpet |
Jürgen Melzer |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss |
13–3 |
Feb 2002 |
Lübeck, Germany |
Challenger |
Carpet |
Raemon Sluiter |
2–6, 0–3 ret. |
Doubles: 2 (2–0)
Legend |
ATP Challenger (1–0) |
ITF Futures (1–0) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (2–0) |
Clay (0–0) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Win |
1–0 |
Oct 1998 |
Great Britain F9, Leeds |
Futures |
Hard |
Iain Bates |
Jean-Rene Lisnard Ashley Naumann |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win |
2–0 |
Aug 2001 |
Wrexham, United Kingdom |
Challenger |
Hard |
Gilles Elseneer |
Luke Bourgeois Aisam Qureshi |
5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR |
Q# |
DNQ |
A |
NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win % |
Grand Slam tournaments |
Australian Open |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
0 / 2 |
1–2 |
33% |
French Open |
A |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
0 / 6 |
0–6 |
0% |
Wimbledon |
A |
QF |
A |
A |
QF |
4R |
3R |
0 / 4 |
13–4 |
76% |
US Open |
Q1 |
2R |
Q1 |
2R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
0 / 5 |
2–5 |
29% |
Win–loss |
0–0 |
5–3 |
1–2 |
1–2 |
4–3 |
3–4 |
2–3 |
0 / 17 |
16–17 |
48% |
ATP Masters Series |
Hamburg |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Q1 |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
– |
Cincinnati |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Q2 |
A |
A |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
– |
Win–loss |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
– |
References
External links
На других языках
[de] Alexander Popp (Tennisspieler)
Alexander Popp (* 4. November 1976 in Sandhausen) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Tennisspieler. Mit einer Körpergröße von 2,01 Metern, bei einem Gewicht von 85 Kilogramm, war er lange Zeit der größte Profi-Tennisspieler der Welt.
- [en] Alexander Popp
[es] Alexander Popp
Alexander Popp (Heidelberg, 4 de noviembre de 1976) es un exjugador de tenis alemán. Especialista en canchas rápidas, el diestro jugador de 2 metros de altura alcanzó el punto cumbre de su carrera en el Campeonato de Wimbledon de 2000, cuando alcanzó cuartos de final tras derrotar a jugadores como Michael Chang, Gustavo Kuerten y Marc Rosset. En 2003 llegó nuevamente a los cuartos de final de Wimbledon (derrotó al N.º 10, Jiří Novák, en tercera ronda) perdiendo 8-6 en el quinto set ante el eventual finalista, Mark Philippoussis, tras haber ganado los dos primeros sets. Al año siguiente alcanzó los octavos de final en el mismo torneo.
[ru] Попп, Александр
Александр Попп (нем. Alexander Popp, род. 4 ноября 1976, Гейдельберг, ФРГ — немецкий профессиональный теннисист.
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