Marcus Hilpert

Marcus Hilpert (born 1 July 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Marcus Hilpert
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1971-07-01) 1 July 1971
Delhi, India
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$80,965
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 343 (24 June 1996)
Doubles
Career record4–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 141 (6 November 2000)

Early years

Hilpert was born in India, to a Khasi Indian mother and German father. His father worked as a diplomat, so Hilpert also lived in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Sudan during his childhood. Despite his mother being an Indian national, Hilpert wasn't eligible to represent the country of his birth in Davis Cup tennis as he only held a German passport.[1]

He later studied at the University of Arkansas and was a NCAA singles semi-finalist in 1994.

Tour career

Hilpert was a doubles quarter-finalist in the 1999 Majorca Open (with Vaughan Snyman) and at San Marino in 2000, partnering Jens Knippschild.[2] His best singles performance was a second round appearance in 1997 at the Washington D.C. tournament, where he had a win over Reed Cordish.[2]

The German won three ATP Challenger doubles titles in the late 1990s.[3]

He now competes on the seniors circuit under the flag of the Netherlands.[4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1996 Azores, Portugal Hard Christian Saceanu Jamie Delgado
Charlie Singer		 6–7, 6–2, 6–4
2. 1999 Newcastle, Great Britain Clay Vaughan Snyman Hugo Armando
Cedric Kauffmann		 7–5, 7–6
3. 1999 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Vaughan Snyman Marcos Roy-Girardi
Attila Sávolt		 6–1, 7–6(7–3)

References
  1. Indian Express, "Heilpert, playing to keep busy", 24 April 1999
  2. ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  4. ITF Senior Profile
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