Alexander Popp is a former German professional tennis

Tennis

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 player. He reached the quarter finals at Wimbledon

The Championships, Wimbledon

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 in 2000

2000 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles

Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-2 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:...

 and 2003

2003 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles

Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis 7-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. It was Federer's first Grand Slam tournament win.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below.-Key:...

. He reached a singles career high of world no. 74 on July 10, 2000.

Early life and junior career

Popp was born in Heidelberg

Heidelberg

-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

 to parents Rainer and Jennifer, and started playing tennis at the age of 8.

Professional career

Popp turned professional at 21.

Popp's career highlights were making the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon championships in 2000 (defeating Gustavo Kuerten

Gustavo Kuerten

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 en route), and in 2003 (where he lost to Mark Philippoussis

Mark Philippoussis

Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....

). He also reached the fourth round the following year, but was beaten in straight sets by eventual runner-up Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick

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.

In Popp's, doubles career he made the semi finals of the Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City

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 championships partnering Jiří Vaněk.

Singles titles (6)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (0)

Challengers (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1999	Oberstaufen Oberstaufen Cup The Oberstaufen Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Oberstaufen, Germany, since 1992.-Singles:-Doubles:...	Clay	Francisco Costa Francisco Costa (tennis) Francisco Costa is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.He is the current captain of the Brazil Davis Cup team.- Singles :- Doubles :- Singles :- Doubles :- External links :...	7–6, 6–3
2.	1999	Bronx GHI Bronx Tennis Classic The GHI Bronx Tennis Classic is a tennis tournament for male professional players played on hard courts. The event is held annually in Bronx, New York since 1993 and takes part on the challenger series of the ATP Tour.-Singles:-Doubles:- References :*...	Hard	Sébastien de Chaunac Sébastien de Chaunac Sébastien de Chaunac is a now inactive French professional tennis player. He mainly played ATP Challenger Series tournaments, capturing one singles and two doubles titles...	6–7, 7–6, 6–0
3.	2000	Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...	Carpet	Andy Fahlke	6–3, 6–2
4.	2001	Aachen Lambertz Open by STAWAG The Lambertz Open by STAWAG is a tennis tournament held in Aachen, Germany since 1991. The event is part of the ATP challenger series and is played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...	Carpet	Axel Pretzsch	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
5.	2001	Eckental Bauer Cup The Bauer Cup is a tennis tournament held in Eckental, Germany since 1997. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...	Carpet	Peter Wessels Peter Wessels Peter Wessels is a presently inactive tour professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. He has been ranked as high as 72 in the world ....	6–4, 5–7, 6–2
6.	2002	Heilbronn Intersport Heilbronn Open The Intersport Heilbronn Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Talheim, Germany, since 1984.-Singles:-Doubles:...	Carpet	Jürgen Melzer Jürgen Melzer Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

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