H2H data updated: 2026-10-20 00:00 UTC

Sjeng Schalken vs Karim Alami H2H: 3-1

Sjeng Schalken holds a 3–1 lead over Karim Alami in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Sjeng Schalken leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sjeng Schalken won the 2001 Monte-Carlo Masters round of 64 6-2 6-0.

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Sjeng Schalken
NED Age 50 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Karim Alami
MAR Age 53 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sjeng Schalken #30 6-2 6-0 Karim Alami #73 Match data Apr 18, 2001* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Sjeng Schalken #22 6-3 6-1 Karim Alami #57 Match data Jan 4, 2001* R32 Qatar Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Karim Alami #46 6-2 6-3 Sjeng Schalken #52 Match data Apr 21, 1999* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Sjeng Schalken #55 6-0 6-1 Karim Alami #50 Match data Jun 18, 1998* R32 Libéma Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass

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
Sjeng Schalken #677 #11 1,790 1,928 280 254 52.4% 0 0 0 1 8 9
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 Sjeng Schalken Karim Alami
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1994 1–2 33.3% #148 1,501 0 0 1990 0–1 0.0% #340 1,488 0 0
18 1995 17–14 54.8% #69 1,645 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1996 26–26 50.0% #65 1,687 0 2 1992 0–3 0.0% #437 1,458 0 0
20 1997 16–25 39.0% #59 1,633 0 3 1993 2–2 50.0% #205 1,475 0 0
21 1998 22–30 42.3% #66 1,598 0 3 1994 12–19 38.7% #88 1,506 0 0
22 1999 28–26 51.9% #44 1,744 0 4 1995 15–14 51.7% #73 1,616 0 0
23 2000 35–26 57.4% #22 1,823 0 5 1996 16–21 43.2% #56 1,652 0 2
24 2001 36–27 57.1% #26 1,837 0 6 1997 23–27 46.0% #55 1,619 0 2
25 2002 36–27 57.1% #20 1,839 0 7 1998 19–21 47.5% #72 1,655 0 2
26 2003 39–23 62.9% #18 1,822 0 9 1999 26–22 54.2% #31 1,735 0 2
27 2004 17–18 48.6% #57 1,698 0 9 2000 24–29 45.3% #57 1,642 0 2
28 2005 7–10 41.2% #230 1,663 0 9 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 Sjeng Schalken 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 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1990 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1995 0 2 2 0.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 10 10 20 50.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1992 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1997 11 11 22 50.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 1993 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1998 11 15 26 42.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1994 4 4 8 50.0% 7 13 20 35.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 1999 17 16 33 51.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1995 4 4 8 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2000 28 17 45 62.2% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1996 1 6 7 14.3% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 2001 21 15 36 58.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 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 12 16 28 42.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 12 2 14 85.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 1998 3 5 8 37.5% 16 12 28 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2003 23 13 36 63.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 10 2 12 83.3% 0 3 3 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 11 12 23 47.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2000 13 15 28 46.4% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2005 3 6 9 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 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 — 147 133 280 52.5% 61 66 127 48.0% 47 30 77 61.0% 25 25 50 50.0% — 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 466/534 of Sjeng Schalken'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 Sjeng Schalken 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 3/3 3.0 3.7 61.3% 70.8% 53.2% 74.5% 29.2% 64.2% 32.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 1995 29/31 4.6 4.3 60.7% 70.0% 46.7% 57.7% 43.2% 60.7% 38.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 44/52 4.6 4.8 56.9% 70.5% 48.1% 62.4% 44.7% 60.7% 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 33/41 4.2 4.4 58.4% 67.0% 50.3% 56.9% 42.2% 59.7% 35.9% 1993 4/4 5.0 1.3 55.4% 64.2% 39.4% 54.3% 45.4% 53.2% 43.1%
21 1998 41/52 4.3 3.3 59.6% 69.6% 49.3% 59.2% 45.2% 61.2% 37.9% 1994 25/31 3.5 2.3 52.9% 68.7% 48.3% 60.2% 44.1% 59.4% 39.0%
22 1999 46/54 3.5 3.6 62.0% 69.6% 46.4% 53.6% 48.0% 60.6% 40.0% 1995 27/29 4.4 2.2 50.9% 72.1% 48.6% 55.7% 38.0% 60.4% 38.9%
23 2000 53/61 5.3 4.5 56.0% 72.1% 51.2% 57.8% 41.9% 62.7% 38.7% 1996 36/37 4.6 3.4 54.3% 72.3% 47.6% 52.1% 47.8% 60.8% 35.4%
24 2001 53/63 4.0 3.5 60.9% 70.2% 53.1% 54.8% 45.9% 63.4% 40.6% 1997 47/50 3.9 2.6 56.4% 71.1% 48.1% 57.7% 39.6% 60.9% 38.7%
25 2002 52/63 3.1 2.8 66.8% 69.0% 52.9% 53.7% 39.0% 63.6% 38.3% 1998 34/40 4.2 2.8 59.4% 69.2% 46.6% 53.8% 38.7% 60.0% 37.2%
26 2003 60/62 2.7 2.0 67.1% 69.2% 56.7% 56.1% 51.7% 64.7% 40.7% 1999 34/48 4.9 2.9 57.0% 69.6% 49.9% 55.9% 45.3% 61.0% 39.1%
27 2004 35/35 2.6 1.6 73.8% 65.8% 54.7% 55.7% 37.5% 62.8% 36.1% 2000 39/53 5.2 3.8 56.9% 72.4% 49.7% 54.0% 39.6% 62.6% 35.8%
28 2005 17/17 1.5 1.6 71.1% 61.8% 51.4% 55.1% 41.2% 58.8% 38.4% 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 — 466/534 3.8 3.4 62.5% 69.2% 51.3% 56.7% 44.1% 62.1% 38.5% — 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 Sjeng Schalken 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 1502 103.3 +0.17 -1.45 0.912 48.2% — — — 42.9% -0.57 0–1 — — +0.03 1990 1488 99.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.05
18 1995 1646 131.2 +0.48 -0.33 0.990 49.8% -114 +64 -77 50.0% -0.04 9–4 (69%) 6–3 (67%) 108.9 +0.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 1688 137.5 -0.72 -1.26 0.929 49.0% -25 +3 -110 50.4% -0.08 10–8 (56%) 6–13 (32%) 100.0 +0.30 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 1634 136.5 -1.45 -0.70 0.889 47.9% +9 +9 -55 43.8% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 8–10 (44%) 99.7 -1.14 1993 1475 106.9 -3.07 -2.89 0.920 48.5% — +38 — 50.0% 0.00 — 1–1 — +0.42
21 1998 1598 132.0 -0.55 +0.75 0.978 50.0% +23 +20 -38 44.9% -0.20 8–13 (38%) 12–11 (52%) 93.5 +1.65 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 1999 1745 148.3 -0.52 +2.39 1.015 50.3% -3 -76 -122 51.7% +0.08 8–12 (40%) 9–8 (53%) 98.1 -2.44 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 2000 1823 145.8 +1.00 +1.26 1.036 50.5% +28 -171 -172 55.8% +0.34 12–9 (57%) 9–6 (60%) 105.1 +0.15 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 2001 1838 142.0 +0.82 +2.43 1.108 51.7% -14 -117 -151 53.6% +0.32 14–11 (56%) 7–13 (35%) 99.3 +1.67 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 2002 1839 143.2 +1.06 +1.20 1.052 50.5% -32 -125 +41 55.2% +0.36 11–7 (61%) 17–18 (49%) 102.6 +0.32 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 2003 1822 140.9 +2.08 +3.20 1.152 52.4% -22 -111 +167 61.2% +0.65 6–6 (50%) 13–4 (76%) 102.4 +1.00 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 2004 1698 129.8 -0.34 -0.21 0.972 49.3% -14 -22 +251 53.7% +0.41 4–3 (57%) 5–5 (50%) 97.3 +1.66 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 2005 1664 127.0 -2.29 +0.67 0.930 48.5% +5 +11 — 41.5% -0.51 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.0 -1.00 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1521 102.9 -3.07 +0.46 0.800 45.4% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.07
Career — 1928 144.9 +0.24 +1.08 1.018 50.3% -6 -38 +4 52.2% +0.15 90–84 (52%) 93–94 (50%) 100.6 +0.52 — 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.