Marcus Hilpert (born 1 July 1971) is a former professional

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player from

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Early years

Hilpert was born in

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, to a

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Indian mother and German father. His father worked as a diplomat, so Hilpert also lived in

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and

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during his childhood. Despite his mother being an Indian national, Hilpert wasn't eligible to represent the country of his birth in

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tennis as he only held a German passport. He later studied at the

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and was an

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singles semi-finalist in 1994.

Tour career

Hilpert was a doubles quarter-finalist in the

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(with Vaughan Snyman) and at

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in 2000, partnering

Jens Knippschild Jens Knippschild (born 15 February 1975) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1992. In his career, he won two doubles titles (2001, Båstad and 2002, Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital ...

.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> 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. The German won three

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doubles titles in the late 1990s. He now competes on the seniors circuit under the flag of the Netherlands.ITF Senior Profile
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Challenger titles

Doubles

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hilpert, Marcus 1971 births Living people German male tennis players Arkansas Razorbacks men's tennis players German expatriate tennis players in the United States German people of Indian descent Sportspeople of Indian descent German emigrants to the Netherlands Khasi people Racket sportspeople from Delhi