Karim Alami #61 def. Goran Ivanisevic #5

6-2 6-3

Karim Alami defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-2 6-3 in the 1997 Barcelona Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 17, 1997*
Tournament: Barcelona Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 53m

Match Statistics

Stat	Karim Alami	Goran Ivanisevic
Aces	1	3
Double faults	1	4
First serve %	57	42
First serve points won %	92	64
Second serve points won %	67	43
Break points saved %	—	50
Break points converted %	50	—
Service points won %	81	52
Return points won %	48	19
Total points won %	63	37

Player Comparison

Field	Karim Alami	Goran Ivanisevic
Country	MAR	CRO
Birth date	May 24, 1973	Sep 13, 1971
Age	23	25
Height	185 cm	194 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	61	5
Ranking points (entering)	772	2,710
Elo (entering)	1,616	1,988
Current career W-L	143–179	565–320
Current career earnings	$2,087,596	$19,878,007

Pre-match H2H

Karim Alami #61 0 – 0 Goran Ivanisevic #5

Path

Karim Alami's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Galo Blanco #95	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1997	R64

Karim Alami's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Christian Ruud #46	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1997	R16

Goran Ivanisevic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.