Thies Röpcke (born 20 July 1954) is a German former professional tennis player.
Country (sports) | West Germany |
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Born | 20 July 1954 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–4 |
Highest ranking | No. 272 (3 June 1974) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1974) |
Röpcke, a national junior champion from Hamburg, was active on tour in the 1970s and reached a best singles world ranking of 272.[1] He played an opening round match against Björn Borg at the 1974 Australian Open and took the first set in a tiebreak, then had a series of break points at 2–2 in the second set, before the Swede came back to win.[2]
References
edit- ^ Amsberg, Bernd (24 February 2016). "Der Lawn Tennis Club Elmshorn besteht seit nunmehr 120 Jahren". Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag (in German).
- ^ Humphries, Rod (27 December 1973). "Swedish star shocks officials". Sydney Morning Herald.