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American tennis player
K. J. Hippensteel (born May 8, 1980) is a retired American tennis player.
Career
Hippensteel attended Stanford University , where he was a four-time All-American. He was the #1 ranked player in NCAA tennis his sophomore and senior year. Before attending Stanford, Hippensteel was a US Open Boys' Doubles champion with eventual Stanford teammate David Martin in 1998. He also has ITF junior wins over Guillermo Coria and Andy Roddick . He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 150 in November 2004, before being slowed by elbow and back injuries.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 9 (5–4)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2001
USA F17, Chico
Futures
Hard
Jaymon Crabb
3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win
1–1
Sep 2002
USA F24B, Costa Mesa
Futures
Hard
Marc Silva
6–4, 6–3
Win
2–1
Jun 2003
USA F13, Yuba City
Futures
Hard
Kean Feeder
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win
3–1
Aug 2003
USA F22, Decatur
Futures
Hard
Matthew Hanlin
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win
4–1
May 2004
USA F12, Tampa
Futures
Clay
Brian Baker
1–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Loss
4–2
Jun 2004
USA F14, Sunnyvale
Futures
Hard
Alejandro Fabbri
4–6, 3–6
Loss
4–3
Jun 2004
USA F15, Auburn
Futures
Hard
Amer Delić
6–7(3–7) , 3–6
Loss
4–4
Aug 2004
Denver , United States
Challenger
Hard
Brian Baker
6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Win
5–4
Oct 2004
Tiburon , United States
Challenger
Hard
Kevin Kim
6–3, 6–3
Doubles: 9 (7–2)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (6–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
May 2003
USA F10, Vero Beach
Futures
Clay
Ryan Haviland
Márcio Carlsson Rafael De Mesa
6–2, 6–4
Win
2–0
May 2003
USA F12, Tampa
Futures
Clay
Ryan Haviland
Huntley Montgomery Ryan Sachire
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Win
3–0
Aug 2003
USA F22, Decatur
Futures
Hard
Matthew Hanlin
David Martin Scott Lipsky
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss
3–1
Nov 2003
Waco , United States
Challenger
Hard
Ryan Haviland
Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
3–2
Feb 2004
Canada F1, Calgary
Futures
Hard
Ryan Haviland
Rajeev Ram Ryan Sachire
7–6(7–4) , 6–7(7–9) , 3–6
Win
4–2
Feb 2004
Canada F2, Edmonton
Futures
Hard
Ryan Haviland
Paul Logtens Matwé Middelkoop
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win
5–2
May 2004
USA F12, Tampa
Futures
Clay
Ryan Haviland
Ryan Sachire Huntley Montgomery
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win
6–2
Jun 2004
USA F14, Sunnyvale
Futures
Hard
Ryan Haviland
David Martin Scott Lipsky
7–6(9–7) , 6–7(1–7) , 6–3
Win
7–2
Sep 2004
Covington , United States
Challenger
Hard
Paul Goldstein
Hugo Armando Nicolás Lapentti
6–3, 6–3
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