Karim Alami
 | |
| Country (sports) |
 Morocco |
|---|---|
| Residence | Doha, Qatar |
| Born |
24 May 1973 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1990 |
| Retired | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,087,596 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 156–186 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (21 February 2000) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1998, 2000) |
| French Open | 3R (2001) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1994, 1999) |
| US Open | 2R (1994, 2000) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 49–54 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 130 (17 August 1998) |
Karim Alami (Arabic: كريم علمي) (born 24 May 1973) is a retired tennis player from Morocco, who turned professional in 1990. The right-hander won two career titles in singles, both in 1996 (Atlanta and Palermo), and reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 25 in February 2000. Alami reached the semifinals of the 2000 Monte Carlo Masters, defeating Magnus Norman and Albert Costa en route.
Tennis career
Alami represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Switzerland's eventual winner Marc Rosset. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
He defeated Pete Sampras in the first round of the 1994 Doha tournament, a year in which Sampras dominated the tour. He is now the Tournament Director of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Qatar. He also works as a tennis commentator for the most popular Arabic sports channel beIN Sports.
As well as his semifinal run at the 2000 Monte Carlo Masters, Alami reached the quarterfinals of the 1997 Rome Masters.
Career finals
Singles (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 14 March 1994 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay |  Renzo Furlan |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 29 April 1996 | Atlanta, United States | Clay |  Nicklas Kulti |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 23 September 1996 | Palermo, Italy | Clay |  Adrian Voinea |
7–5, 2–1, retired |
| Runner-up | 4. | 8 June 1998 | Bologna, Italy | Clay |  Julián Alonso |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 12 April 1999 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Félix Mantilla |
6–7(2–7), 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 27 September 1999 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Alberto Martín |
2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 June 1996 | Bologna, Italy | Clay |  Gábor Köves |
 Brent Haygarth Christo van Rensburg |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 March 1997 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Hicham Arazi |
 João Cunha e Silva Nuno Marques |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 8 September 1997 | Marbella, Spain | Clay | Julián Alonso |
Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo |
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 27 October 1997 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Maurice Ruah |
 Luis Lobo  Fernando Meligeni |
1–6, 3–6 |
External links
- Karim Alami at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Karim Alami at the International Tennis Federation
- Karim Alami at the Davis Cup