Karim Alami #43 def. Markus Hipfl #69

4-6 6-4 6-4

Karim Alami defeated Markus Hipfl 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1999 Palermo quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 9, 1999*
Tournament: Palermo
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 57m

Match Statistics

Stat	Karim Alami	Markus Hipfl
Aces	8	2
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	67	69
First serve points won %	70	62
Second serve points won %	50	57
Break points saved %	50	64
Break points converted %	36	50
Service points won %	64	60
Return points won %	40	36
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Karim Alami	Markus Hipfl
Country	MAR	AUT
Birth date	May 24, 1973	Apr 26, 1978
Age	26	21
Height	185 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	43	69
Ranking points (entering)	928	668
Elo (entering)	1,744	1,601
Current career W-L	143–179	55–78
Current career earnings	$2,087,596	$787,415

Pre-match H2H

Karim Alami #43 0 – 0 Markus Hipfl #69

Path

Karim Alami's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Younes El Aynaoui #28	6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1999	R16
Juan Albert Viloca Puig	6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Oct 7, 1999	R32

Karim Alami's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arnaud Di Pasquale	6-7(6) 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1999	SF

Markus Hipfl's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Davide Sanguinetti #117	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1999	R16
David Sanchez #226	6-2 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 1999	R32