Christoph Zipf
Full nameChristoph Zipf
Country (sports) West Germany
Born (1962-12-05) 5 December 1962
Frankfurt, West Germany
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record15–28
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 138 (16 July 1984)
Doubles
Career record17–27
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 95 (3 January 1983)

Christoph Zipf (born 5 December 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Biography

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]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1983 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard United States Aaron Krickstein 6–7, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1982 Cologne, West Germany Hard West Germany Hans-Dieter Beutel Uruguay José Luis Damiani
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr		 2–6, 6–3, 5–7

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1982 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Sergio Casal Australia Broderick Dyke
Austria Hans-Peter Kandler		 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
2. 1984 Neunkirchen, West Germany Clay West Germany Hans-Dieter Beutel West Germany Ulf Fischer
West Germany Eric Jelen		 7–6, 7–5

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tennis: W. Germany beats Australia 5-0". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 28 July 1981. p. 20. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "American Teen Wins". Star-News. 16 October 1983. p. 2D. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Hechler, Dominik (9 October 2013). "Davis Cup: Deutschland gegen Brasilien, die Sechste". Ran (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Roberts, John (27 October 1998). "Tennis: Sampras puts faith in healer". The Independent. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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