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Mariano Puerta vs Karim Alami H2H: 1-0

Mariano Puerta holds a 1–0 lead over Karim Alami in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mariano Puerta leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mariano Puerta won the 1998 Mexican Open round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Mariano Puerta
ARG Age 48 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Karim Alami
MAR Age 53 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mariano Puerta #42 6-4 6-4 Karim Alami #75 Match data Oct 29, 1998* R32 Mexican Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Mariano Puerta #1,009 #9 1,834 1,893 121 116 51.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Karim Alami #1,418 #25 1,196 1,799 143 179 44.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Mariano Puerta Karim Alami
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1990 0–1 0.0% #340 1,488 0 0
18 1997 2–1 66.7% — 1,531 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1998 21–12 63.6% #39 1,706 0 1 1992 0–3 0.0% #437 1,458 0 0
20 1999 14–26 35.0% #101 1,616 0 1 1993 2–2 50.0% #205 1,475 0 0
21 2000 39–21 65.0% #21 1,725 0 2 1994 12–19 38.7% #88 1,506 0 0
22 2001 1–12 7.7% #254 1,573 0 2 1995 15–14 51.7% #73 1,616 0 0
23 2002 2–4 33.3% #116 1,597 0 2 1996 16–21 43.2% #56 1,652 0 2
24 2003 5–14 26.3% #118 1,522 0 2 1997 23–27 46.0% #55 1,619 0 2
25 2004 0–1 0.0% #133 1,509 0 2 1998 19–21 47.5% #72 1,655 0 2
26 2005 37–25 59.7% #56 1,695 0 3 1999 26–22 54.2% #31 1,735 0 2
27 — — — — — — — 2000 24–29 45.3% #57 1,642 0 2
28 — — — — — — — 2001 5–17 22.7% #203 1,526 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 2002 1–2 33.3% #479 1,533 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 2003 0–1 0.0% #990 1,520 0 2

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Mariano Puerta Karim Alami
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1997 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1998 0 2 2 0.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1992 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1999 6 10 16 37.5% 8 16 24 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1993 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2000 1 6 7 14.3% 37 13 50 74.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 7 13 20 35.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2001 0 1 1 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1995 4 4 8 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2002 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1996 1 6 7 14.3% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 2003 0 4 4 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1997 0 4 4 0.0% 21 19 40 52.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2004 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1998 3 5 8 37.5% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 28 13 41 68.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 22 15 37 59.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 13 15 28 46.4% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 0 6 6 0.0% 5 11 16 31.3% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 13 28 41 31.7% 104 76 180 57.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 4 8 12 33.3% — 28 50 78 35.9% 109 106 215 50.7% 5 10 15 33.3% 1 13 14 7.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 197/237 of Mariano Puerta's and 270/321 of Karim Alami's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Mariano Puerta Karim Alami
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 1997 1/3 5.0 2.0 64.3% 80.6% 65.0% 100.0% 50.0% 75.0% 34.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1998 26/33 2.6 1.7 64.8% 68.2% 52.0% 52.1% 50.0% 62.6% 38.6% 1992 2/3 2.5 1.0 58.7% 65.0% 51.2% 39.3% 62.5% 58.9% 33.2%
20 1999 30/40 3.7 2.0 63.4% 64.7% 50.2% 57.7% 51.1% 59.4% 35.8% 1993 4/4 5.0 1.3 55.4% 64.2% 39.4% 54.3% 45.4% 53.2% 43.1%
21 2000 45/60 3.1 1.4 67.7% 69.7% 54.5% 64.2% 46.4% 65.0% 38.4% 1994 25/31 3.5 2.3 52.9% 68.7% 48.3% 60.2% 44.1% 59.4% 39.0%
22 2001 10/13 3.2 3.2 58.8% 63.9% 43.5% 54.6% 36.5% 55.8% 31.8% 1995 27/29 4.4 2.2 50.9% 72.1% 48.6% 55.7% 38.0% 60.4% 38.9%
23 2002 4/6 3.8 3.8 61.3% 61.7% 43.6% 43.6% 38.2% 54.4% 37.9% 1996 36/37 4.6 3.4 54.3% 72.3% 47.6% 52.1% 47.8% 60.8% 35.4%
24 2003 19/19 2.9 2.8 61.7% 68.1% 48.4% 49.1% 22.3% 60.6% 34.2% 1997 47/50 3.9 2.6 56.4% 71.1% 48.1% 57.7% 39.6% 60.9% 38.7%
25 2004 1/1 1.0 4.0 60.0% 61.9% 28.6% 0.0% — 48.6% 11.1% 1998 34/40 4.2 2.8 59.4% 69.2% 46.6% 53.8% 38.7% 60.0% 37.2%
26 2005 61/62 4.6 1.8 67.1% 69.7% 55.6% 59.9% 42.0% 65.0% 36.6% 1999 34/48 4.9 2.9 57.0% 69.6% 49.9% 55.9% 45.3% 61.0% 39.1%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 39/53 5.2 3.8 56.9% 72.4% 49.7% 54.0% 39.6% 62.6% 35.8%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 19/22 3.9 3.2 57.9% 66.2% 46.8% 61.6% 40.2% 57.6% 35.1%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 2/3 2.0 1.5 60.7% 64.1% 57.5% 40.0% 0.0% 61.5% 25.6%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 1/1 5.0 0.0 60.8% 68.9% 37.9% 42.9% 75.0% 56.8% 34.6%
Career — 197/237 3.6 1.9 65.3% 68.2% 52.4% 57.8% 43.0% 62.7% 36.6% — 270/322 4.4 2.8 55.9% 70.4% 48.2% 55.6% 41.7% 60.5% 37.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Mariano Puerta Karim Alami
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1488 99.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.05
18 1997 1531 110.1 -1.06 -2.79 1.385 55.6% — +53 — 66.7% +0.67 — — — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1998 1707 136.4 +1.08 -0.90 1.031 50.6% — +94 — 57.9% +0.46 11–3 (79%) 6–3 (67%) 111.1 +0.39 1992 1459 103.2 -1.47 -0.13 0.807 46.6% — +29 — 33.3% -1.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.12
20 1999 1616 129.5 -1.55 -1.75 0.882 47.9% -40 +26 — 44.0% -0.45 2–11 (15%) 5–7 (42%) 90.3 -0.85 1993 1475 106.9 -3.07 -2.89 0.920 48.5% — +38 — 50.0% 0.00 — 1–1 — +0.42
21 2000 1725 148.1 +3.13 +0.81 1.097 51.7% -181 +130 — 67.4% +0.99 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) 99.8 -0.20 1994 1506 125.9 -1.21 -0.48 0.959 49.2% +61 -2 +91 40.0% -0.62 1–2 (33%) 8–5 (62%) 102.8 +1.14
22 2001 1574 112.2 -2.77 -3.94 0.719 44.5% — +105 — 22.6% -1.84 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 96.5 -0.43 1995 1617 122.6 -0.13 -0.28 0.984 49.7% -30 +10 — 50.7% +0.06 5–5 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 98.7 +1.51
23 2002 1598 109.4 -2.76 -0.53 0.832 46.1% — +65 — 35.3% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — +0.12 1996 1653 128.3 -0.43 -2.34 0.903 48.3% -161 +80 — 39.5% -0.74 6–2 (75%) 6–5 (55%) 105.5 -0.91
24 2003 1523 115.6 -0.19 -3.28 0.866 47.3% -56 +90 — 29.3% -1.02 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.18 1997 1620 129.9 +0.05 +0.05 0.989 49.4% -163 +68 — 44.4% -0.40 8–7 (53%) 4–6 (40%) 98.8 +0.30
25 2004 1510 96.4 +0.04 -4.46 0.216 29.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 1998 1655 137.2 -1.24 -0.31 0.931 48.5% -150 +116 — 46.4% -0.39 9–5 (64%) 10–8 (56%) 109.4 -0.32
26 2005 1696 143.6 +2.78 -0.80 1.046 50.6% -143 +177 — 57.1% +0.20 12–9 (57%) 21–9 (70%) 112.1 +2.48 1999 1735 143.2 +0.18 +0.65 1.002 50.1% -212 +82 — 52.0% +0.21 10–8 (56%) 8–13 (38%) 99.8 -1.98
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1643 133.0 +0.50 -0.95 0.955 49.2% -36 +70 -118 46.4% -0.29 11–12 (48%) 12–10 (55%) 100.7 +0.55
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1527 113.0 -2.51 -1.95 0.829 46.3% -8 +94 — 24.1% -1.63 3–3 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 98.8 -0.45
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1534 103.3 -2.21 -3.26 0.666 43.0% — — — 33.3% -1.33 — 1–0 — -0.01
30 2009 1650 97.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1521 102.9 -3.07 +0.46 0.800 45.4% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.07
Career — 1893 140.7 +1.26 -1.01 0.980 49.7% -111 +113 — 52.6% +0.05 34–34 (50%) 47–30 (61%) 106.2 +0.64 — 1800 135.3 -0.50 -0.67 0.946 48.9% -80 +67 -40 44.2% -0.40 53–47 (53%) 57–58 (50%) 104.7 +0.15

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.