Thies Röpcke

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Thies Röpcke (born 20 July 1954) is a German former professional tennis player.

Thies Röpcke
Country (sports) West Germany
Born (1954-07-20) 20 July 1954 (age 70)
Singles
Career record1–4
Highest rankingNo. 272 (3 June 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (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

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  1. ^ Amsberg, Bernd (24 February 2016). "Der Lawn Tennis Club Elmshorn besteht seit nunmehr 120 Jahren". Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag (in German).
  2. ^ Humphries, Rod (27 December 1973). "Swedish star shocks officials". Sydney Morning Herald.
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