Karim Alami

Karim Alami
Country	Morocco
Residence	Doha, Qatar
Born	May 24, 1973 (age 39); Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (190 lb; 13.4 st)
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 (February 21, 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 (August 17, 1998)
	Last updated on: April 24, 2012.

Karim Alami (Arabic: كريم علمي‎) (born May 24, 1973 in Casablanca) is a tennis player from Morocco, who turned professional in 1990. He 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. The right-hander won two career titles in singles, both in 1996 (Atlanta and Palermo). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on February 21, 2000, when he became World No. 25. Very impressively, 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 Al Jazeera Sports.

Singles finals [edit]

Wins (2) [edit]

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	April 29, 1996	Atlanta, United States	Clay	Nicklas Kulti	6–3, 6–4
2.	September 23, 1996	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Adrian Voinea	7–5, 2–1, retired

Runners-up (4) [edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	March 14, 1994	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Renzo Furlan	6–2, 6–2
2.	June 8, 1998	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Julián Alonso	6–1, 6–4
3.	April 12, 1999	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Félix Mantilla	7–6², 6–3, 6–3
4.	September 27, 1999	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Alberto Martín	6–2, 6–3

Doubles titles [edit]

Wins (1) [edit]

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	September 8, 1997	Marbella, Spain	Clay	Julián Alonso	Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo	4–6, 6–3, 6–0

Runners-up (3) [edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	June 17, 1996	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Gábor Köves	Brent Haygarth Christo van Rensburg	6–1, 6–4
2.	March 24, 1997	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Hicham Arazi	João Cunha e Silva Nuno Marques	7–6, 6–2
3.	October 27, 1997	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Maurice Ruah	Luis Lobo Fernando Meligeni	6–1, 6–3