SF Qatar Open 1999

Tim Henman #7 def. Karim Alami #72

6-4 6-2

Tim Henman defeated Karim Alami 6-4 6-2 in the 1999 Qatar Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatTim HenmanKarim Alami
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
31
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.5%57.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.9%56.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
75.0%55.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.1%56.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.8%23.9%
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.
+14.1-5.7
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.
+5.7-14.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldTim HenmanKarim Alami
Country GBR MAR
Birth dateSep 6, 1974May 24, 1973
Age2425
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)772
Ranking points (entering)2,620676
Elo (entering)1,9751,708
Current career W-L469–263143–179
Current career earnings$11,635,542$2,087,596
Pre-match H2H
Tim Henman #7 0 – 0 Karim Alami #72

Path

Tim Henman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jeff Tarango #736-4 6-7(13) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1999QF
Younes El Aynaoui #454-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1999R16
Sjeng Schalken #666-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 1999R32

Tim Henman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rainer Schuettler #1244-6 7-5 1-6LH2HMatch dataJan 10, 1999F

Karim Alami's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hicham Arazi #366-1 6-7(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 1999QF
Franco Squillari #606-2 6-7(2) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1999R16
Petr Korda #137-6(5) 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 1999R32