Alexander Popp (born November 4, 1976) is a German former professional tennis player
Born in Heidelberg, Germany. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2006 over 140000 people live within the city's area Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He currently lives in Mannheim, Germany and turned pro in 1997. Mannheim is a City in Germany. With 327318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg after the capital Stuttgart He is 200cm tall and has a weight of 187 pounds.
His career high ranking is 74 and holds a career high doubles ranking of 266 and has a career win/loss record of 45-65. Popp's career highlite was making the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon championships in 2003 (where he had a two-set lead against eventual runner-up Mark Philippoussis but eventually lost 8–6 in the final set). Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born 7 November 1976 is an Australian Tennis player He also reached the fourth round the following year, but was beaten in straight sets by eventual runner-up Andy Roddick. In Popp's doubles career he made the semi finals of the Ho Chi Minh City championships partnering Jiří Vaněk from Domazlice, Czech Republic. Jiří Vaněk (born April 24 1978) is a professional Tennis player from the Czech Republic. Domažlice (ˈdomaʒlɪtsɛ Taus is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
Popps coach was Helmut Luthy who has coached him from 1994 up until he retired. Popp started tennis at the age of 8, his favorite surfaces is grass and he plays right handed.