Christoph Zipf (born 5 December 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
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Full name | Christoph Zipf |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1962-12-05) 5 December 1962 (age 59) Frankfurt, West Germany |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 15–28 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 138 (16 July 1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 17–27 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 95 (3 January 1983) |
A Munich-based right-hander, Zipf was the European Under 18s singles and doubles champion in 1979. He was also a member of the West German team which won the 1981 Galea Cup.[1]
During his professional career he was unable to qualify for the main draw at a Grand Slam tournament, but made two finals on the Grand Prix circuit. He partnered with countryman Hans-Dieter Beutel to finish runner-up at Cologne in 1982. The following year, Zipf reached the singles finals of the 1983 Tel Aviv Open, as an unseeded player. He lost in the final to American Aaron Krickstein.[2]
Zipf represented the West Germany Davis Cup team in three ties, all doubles matches. He helped the West Germans win a World Group Relegation Play-off in the 1981 Davis Cup tournament, over Brazil in São Paulo. He teamed up with Beutel to win the doubles rubber over Marcos Hocevar and Carlos Kirmayr, in a tie which was ultimately won 3–2 in the last reverse singles.[3]
He later worked as a chiropractor and in 1998 treated a back injury for Pete Sampras.[4]
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1983 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 3–6 |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1982 | Cologne, West Germany | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1982 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
2. | 1984 | Neunkirchen, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |