Hans Podlipnik Castillo (Latin American Spanish: [ˈxans poðliβˈnik kasˈtiʝo]; born 9 January 1988) is a Chilean retired tennis player of Slovenian descent.
He finished the 2014 season as the Chilean top singles player, ranked No.
[2] Post retirement, Podlipnik has become a successful tennis coach in Seattle, Washington.
Some of his notable students include His father, Johann,[3] is an Austrian former football goalkeeper who played for clubs such as SK Vorwärts Steyr and SAK 1914.
As an anecdote, he retired from football due to the fact that he suffered serious facial fractures after an accidental blow by Alfred Schweinsteiger, former player of FC Kufstein and the father of Bastian.