Christoph Zipf (born 5 December 1962) is a former professional

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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. 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

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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

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. Zipf represented the

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in three ties, all doubles matches. He helped the West Germans win a World Group Relegation Play-off in the

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tournament, over

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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. He later worked as a chiropractor and in 1998 treated a back injury for

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Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

References

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