Karim Alami #34 def. Jiri Novak #43

6-4 6-2

Karim Alami defeated Jiri Novak 6-4 6-2 in the 2000 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarim AlamiJiri Novak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
50
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.7%55.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.3%65.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%47.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.7%57.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.3%29.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.3%42.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.5-4.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.5-8.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2000 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarim AlamiJiri Novak
Country MAR CZE
Birth dateMay 24, 1973Mar 22, 1975
Age2624
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3443
Ranking points (entering)944810
Elo (entering)1,7851,748
Current career W-L143–179319–253
Current career earnings$2,087,596$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Karim Alami #34 1 – 0 Jiri Novak #43

Path

Karim Alami's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Vicente #476-4 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2000R16
Magnus Norman #67-6(6) 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2000R32

Karim Alami's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Carlos Ferrero #396-7(3) 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 2000SF

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hicham Arazi #276-4 1-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2000R16
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #1416-3 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2000R32