H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Mark Philippoussis vs Karim Alami H2H: 2-1

Mark Philippoussis holds a 2–1 lead over Karim Alami in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Mark Philippoussis leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mark Philippoussis won the 1997 US Open round of 128 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4.

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Mark Philippoussis
AUS Age 49 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Karim Alami
MAR Age 53 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mark Philippoussis #19 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4 Karim Alami #54 Match data Aug 27, 1997* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Karim Alami #68 6-2 6-0 Mark Philippoussis #19 Match data May 14, 1997* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Mark Philippoussis #131 7-6(9) 3-6 6-2 Karim Alami #170 Match data May 27, 1995* QF Bologna 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
Mark Philippoussis #1,115 #8 2,296 2,010 291 193 60.1% 0 1 0 2 8 11
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 Mark Philippoussis Karim Alami
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1994 1–3 25.0% #274 1,492 0 0 1990 0–1 0.0% #340 1,488 0 0
18 1995 25–17 59.5% #38 1,765 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1996 33–23 58.9% #30 1,840 0 1 1992 0–3 0.0% #437 1,458 0 0
20 1997 43–18 70.5% #18 1,854 0 4 1993 2–2 50.0% #205 1,475 0 0
21 1998 31–19 62.0% #15 1,908 0 5 1994 12–19 38.7% #88 1,506 0 0
22 1999 30–15 66.7% #19 1,890 0 7 1995 15–14 51.7% #73 1,616 0 0
23 2000 42–22 65.6% #11 1,894 0 8 1996 16–21 43.2% #56 1,652 0 2
24 2001 10–8 55.6% #104 1,804 0 9 1997 23–27 46.0% #55 1,619 0 2
25 2002 14–14 50.0% #80 1,772 0 9 1998 19–21 47.5% #72 1,655 0 2
26 2003 34–18 65.4% #9 1,881 0 10 1999 26–22 54.2% #31 1,735 0 2
27 2004 8–16 33.3% #109 1,649 0 10 2000 24–29 45.3% #57 1,642 0 2
28 2005 9–11 45.0% #171 1,655 0 10 2001 5–17 22.7% #203 1,526 0 2
29 2006 11–9 55.0% #114 1,731 0 11 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 Mark Philippoussis 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 1994 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1995 12 9 21 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 25 12 37 67.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1992 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1997 20 9 29 69.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1993 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1998 20 11 31 64.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 7 13 20 35.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 1999 20 7 27 74.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1995 4 4 8 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2000 28 13 41 68.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 1996 1 6 7 14.3% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 2001 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1997 0 4 4 0.0% 21 19 40 52.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2002 7 7 14 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 1998 3 5 8 37.5% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2003 24 12 36 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 3 4 7 42.9% 22 15 37 59.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2000 13 15 28 46.4% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2005 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 0 6 6 0.0% 5 11 16 31.3% — — — — — — — —
29 2006 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 178 115 293 60.8% 35 35 70 50.0% 48 22 70 68.6% 30 21 51 58.8% — 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 422/484 of Mark Philippoussis'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 Mark Philippoussis 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%
17 1994 4/4 6.0 4.0 58.1% 64.9% 40.4% 42.4% 25.4% 54.8% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 1995 41/42 11.9 4.9 58.5% 79.7% 48.8% 70.4% 41.4% 66.6% 36.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 45/56 14.1 5.9 59.0% 81.0% 47.5% 63.5% 37.3% 67.2% 36.5% 1992 2/3 2.5 1.0 58.7% 65.0% 51.2% 39.3% 62.5% 58.9% 33.2%
20 1997 56/61 13.8 5.6 58.7% 79.5% 51.7% 61.7% 42.5% 68.0% 32.9% 1993 4/4 5.0 1.3 55.4% 64.2% 39.4% 54.3% 45.4% 53.2% 43.1%
21 1998 41/50 12.6 5.0 58.5% 78.7% 49.7% 59.9% 40.0% 66.8% 35.5% 1994 25/31 3.5 2.3 52.9% 68.7% 48.3% 60.2% 44.1% 59.4% 39.0%
22 1999 33/45 14.3 4.8 57.4% 80.6% 49.5% 63.7% 39.4% 67.4% 34.9% 1995 27/29 4.4 2.2 50.9% 72.1% 48.6% 55.7% 38.0% 60.4% 38.9%
23 2000 49/64 15.6 5.5 56.0% 81.4% 52.4% 59.2% 40.4% 68.7% 34.9% 1996 36/37 4.6 3.4 54.3% 72.3% 47.6% 52.1% 47.8% 60.8% 35.4%
24 2001 16/18 16.4 3.8 56.8% 79.7% 51.0% 64.7% 34.2% 67.4% 35.1% 1997 47/50 3.9 2.6 56.4% 71.1% 48.1% 57.7% 39.6% 60.9% 38.7%
25 2002 24/28 16.2 6.6 55.5% 79.7% 53.3% 64.7% 46.2% 67.8% 35.4% 1998 34/40 4.2 2.8 59.4% 69.2% 46.6% 53.8% 38.7% 60.0% 37.2%
26 2003 51/52 14.7 4.9 56.1% 79.7% 50.9% 65.8% 51.6% 67.1% 34.4% 1999 34/48 4.9 2.9 57.0% 69.6% 49.9% 55.9% 45.3% 61.0% 39.1%
27 2004 23/24 12.5 5.3 56.8% 77.3% 45.9% 57.2% 39.6% 63.7% 33.2% 2000 39/53 5.2 3.8 56.9% 72.4% 49.7% 54.0% 39.6% 62.6% 35.8%
28 2005 19/20 12.2 4.5 62.8% 77.2% 49.4% 56.6% 34.3% 66.7% 31.2% 2001 19/22 3.9 3.2 57.9% 66.2% 46.8% 61.6% 40.2% 57.6% 35.1%
29 2006 20/20 14.0 4.9 55.3% 79.7% 48.8% 59.4% 34.5% 66.0% 33.4% 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 — 422/484 13.9 5.2 57.6% 79.6% 50.0% 62.5% 41.0% 67.0% 34.7% — 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 are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Mark Philippoussis 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 1994 1492 104.4 -1.87 -2.04 0.773 44.9% +22 — — 20.0% -2.10 1–0 — — +0.05 1990 1488 99.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.05
18 1995 1766 149.6 +4.26 -1.00 1.098 51.6% +23 -186 -194 55.4% +0.51 9–5 (64%) 13–11 (54%) — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 1840 149.6 +4.59 -0.57 1.113 52.1% +22 -218 -226 57.1% +0.49 9–7 (56%) 19–13 (59%) — +1.05 1992 1459 103.2 -1.47 -0.13 0.807 46.6% — +29 — 33.3% -1.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.12
20 1997 1854 146.5 +5.16 -3.42 1.028 50.7% -13 -55 -123 60.3% +0.36 17–3 (85%) 23–13 (64%) — -0.04 1993 1475 106.9 -3.07 -2.89 0.920 48.5% — +38 — 50.0% 0.00 — 1–1 — +0.42
21 1998 1908 152.3 +4.61 -1.16 1.069 51.2% -5 -126 -84 60.1% +0.49 7–9 (44%) 14–12 (54%) — -1.16 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%) — +1.14
22 1999 1890 149.4 +4.70 -0.77 1.068 51.3% +38 -161 -21 61.6% +0.54 12–10 (55%) 16–11 (59%) — -1.51 1995 1617 122.6 -0.13 -0.28 0.984 49.7% -30 +10 — 50.7% +0.06 5–5 (50%) 2–5 (29%) — +1.51
23 2000 1895 148.6 +5.41 -1.43 1.113 51.6% +21 -144 +61 60.9% +0.61 14–8 (64%) 26–20 (57%) — -0.59 1996 1653 128.3 -0.43 -2.34 0.903 48.3% -161 +80 — 39.5% -0.74 6–2 (75%) 6–5 (55%) — -0.91
24 2001 1804 130.5 +3.11 -1.38 1.076 51.5% +5 — — 58.7% +0.48 3–7 (30%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.83 1997 1620 129.9 +0.05 +0.05 0.989 49.4% -162 +68 — 44.4% -0.40 8–7 (53%) 4–6 (40%) — +0.30
25 2002 1772 147.8 +3.64 -0.25 1.099 51.6% +15 -59 +179 50.0% +0.35 5–3 (63%) 8–16 (33%) — -2.36 1998 1655 137.2 -1.24 -0.31 0.931 48.5% -150 +116 — 46.4% -0.39 9–5 (64%) 10–8 (56%) — -0.32
26 2003 1882 149.2 +4.49 -1.14 1.047 50.9% -35 -127 +200 60.7% +0.48 10–4 (71%) 17–12 (59%) — -2.84 1999 1735 143.2 +0.18 +0.65 1.002 50.1% -212 +82 — 52.0% +0.21 10–8 (56%) 8–13 (38%) — -1.98
27 2004 1650 118.2 +0.10 -2.14 0.915 48.5% -8 +49 +352 41.5% -0.52 2–4 (33%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.80 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%) — +0.55
28 2005 1656 122.6 +1.88 -3.91 0.939 49.2% -52 — +334 48.9% -0.15 2–4 (33%) 7–7 (50%) — -0.33 2001 1527 113.0 -2.51 -1.95 0.829 46.3% -8 +94 — 24.1% -1.63 3–3 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — -0.45
29 2006 1732 128.9 +2.70 -1.85 0.984 49.8% -151 — +285 49.1% -0.04 5–2 (71%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.13 2002 1534 103.3 -2.21 -3.26 0.666 43.0% — — — 33.3% -1.33 — 1–0 — -0.01
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1521 102.9 -3.07 +0.46 0.800 45.4% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.07
38 2015 1708 98.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2011 151.8 +4.10 -1.55 1.052 50.9% 0 -124 +113 57.0% +0.37 96–66 (59%) 158–135 (54%) 104.5 -1.58 — 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.