Fritz Felix Pipes (also "Piepes"; 15 April 1887 – 20 January 1983) was an Austrian

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player who was born in

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. He was Jewish, and was a medical doctor. At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics he teamed up with

Arthur Zborzil Arthur Zborzil (15 July 1885 – 15 October 1937) was a male tennis player from Austria. At the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 Stockholm Olympics he teamed up with Felix Pipes to win a silver medal in the men's doubles event. Zborzil also compe ...

to win a

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for Austria in the men's doubles event. He also competed for Austria in singles in 1912, and in both singles and doubles (with Zborzil) at the

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. He was runner-up in the Austrian International Championship in both 1909 and 1913. He twice played at the World Hard Court Championships, losing in round one of singles in 1912 and in the quarterfinals of mixed doubles in 1912, and in round two in 1913.

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* * 1887 births 1983 deaths Austrian male tennis players Austrian Jews Jewish tennis players Olympic tennis players of Austria Olympic silver medalists for Austria Tennis players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Austria-Olympic-medalist-stub

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