| Christoph Zipf | |
| Fullname: | Christoph Zipf |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Singlesrecord: | 15–28 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 138 (16 July 1984) |
| Doublesrecord: | 17–27 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 95 (3 January 1983) |
Christoph Zipf (born 5 December 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
A Munich-based right-hander, Zipf was the European Under 18s singles and doubles champion in 1979. He was also a member of the West German team which won the 1981 Galea Cup.[1]
During his professional career he was unable to qualify for the main draw at a Grand Slam tournament, but made two finals on the Grand Prix circuit. He partnered with countryman Hans-Dieter Beutel to finish runner-up at Cologne in 1982. The following year, Zipf reached the singles finals of the 1983 Tel Aviv Open, as an unseeded player. He lost in the final to American Aaron Krickstein.[2]
Zipf represented the West Germany Davis Cup team in three ties, all doubles matches. He helped the West Germans win a World Group Relegation Play-off in the 1981 Davis Cup tournament, over Brazil in São Paulo. He teamed up with Beutel to win the doubles rubber over Marcos Hocevar and Carlos Kirmayr, in a tie which was ultimately won 3–2 in the last reverse singles.[3]
He later worked as a chiropractor and in 1998 treated a back injury for Pete Sampras.[4]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1982 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  Sergio Casal |  Broderick Dyke Hans-Peter Kandler | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 2. | 1984 | Neunkirchen, West Germany | Clay | Hans-Dieter Beutel | Ulf Fischer Eric Jelen | 7–6, 7–5 |