Ody Koopman


Henri Lodewijk George "Ody" Koopman was a Dutch tennis player.
Koopman was born in Salatiga, Dutch East Indies. His younger sister was Toto Koopman. In 1931 he reached the third round at Wimbledon, losing to Cam Malfroy of New Zealand 5–7, 3–6, 4–6. Koopman was a member of the Dutch Davis Cup team in the days of the Dutch champion Henk Timmer.
In 1949 Koopman lived with his girlfriend and baby in Ascona, Switzerland. In May of that year his girlfriend was found murdered and Koopman was missing. He was tracked down and arrested a week later, and died a couple of days later of 'total exhaustion' in a mental institute in Mendrisio.