Solon Peppas (born 25 October 1974) is a former professional

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player from Greece.

Biography

Peppas, a right-handed player from

Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...

, featured in 23

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ties for the Greece national team. In his Davis Cup career he won 18 singles matches, with a 20/14 overall record. He debuted on the ATP Tour at the

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, as a local wildcard entrant. His next main draw appearance was at the

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in 1999, where he had a win over

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to make the round of 16. Following a runner-up finish at the 2000 Kiev Challenger he reached his highest career ranking of 149 in the world. He appeared as a qualifier in the main draw of the 2001 Gelsor Open Romania.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peppas, Solon 1974 births Living people Greek male tennis players Sportspeople from Rhodes