Diego Hipperdinger (born 17 January 1977) is an Argentine-Spanish former professional

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player. A native of Olavarría in Argentina, Hipperdinger was based in

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for much of his career. He originally competed on tour as an Argentine, before adopting Spanish nationality in the early 2000s.

Biography

Hipperdinger, who reached a career high ranking of 177 in the world, made his only

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main draw appearance at the

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. In 2001 he featured in the qualifying draws for both the

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and

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. He won one Challenger title. While competing in the qualifying rounds at

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in 2004, Hipperdinger tested positive for cocaine and received a two-year suspension from tennis. He unsuccessfully appealed to the

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(CAS) by claiming he had drunken

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tea and chewed coca leaves to help with altitude sickness, while unaware that cocaine was derived from the coca plant.

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hipperdinger, Diego 1977 births Living people Argentine male tennis players Spanish male tennis players Doping cases in tennis Spanish sportspeople in doping cases Tennis players from Buenos Aires Province Argentine emigrants to Spain