Moroccan tennis player
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.
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 also 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. 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 .
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ] Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) [ edit ] Doubles: 2 (2 titles) [ edit ] Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups) [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series(0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–4)
Indoors (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Mar 1994 Casablanca , Morocco
World Series
Clay
Italy Renzo Furlan
2–6, 2–6
Win
1–1
Apr 1996 Atlanta , United States
World Series
Clay
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
6–3, 6–4
Win
2–1
Sep 1996 Palermo , Italy
World Series
Clay
Romania Adrian Voinea
7–5, 2–1 ret.
Loss
2–2
Jan 1998 Bologna , Italy
International Series
Clay
Spain Julián Alonso
1–6, 4–6
Loss
2–3
Apr 1999 Barcelona , Spain
Championship Series
Clay
Spain Félix Mantilla
6–7(2–7) , 3–6, 3–6
Loss
2–4
Sep 1999 Bucharest , Romania
International Series
Clay
Spain Alberto Martín
2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series(0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–3)
Indoors (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (3–9)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 1995
Cali , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Argentina Gastón Etlis
1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Jul 1995
Ulm , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
6–4, 6–7, 0–6
Loss
0–3
Aug 1995
Geneva , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
1–6, 4–6
Win
1–3
Sep 1995
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Clay
Spain Jordi Arrese
6–4, 6–0
Loss
1–4
Apr 1996
Napoli , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Spain Félix Mantilla
3–6, 5–7
Loss
1–5
May 1996
Budapest , Hungary
Challenger
Clay
Argentina Hernán Gumy
6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Loss
1–6
Jul 1996
Ulm , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Belgium Kris Goossens
4–6, 0–6
Loss
1–7
Oct 1997
Cairo , Egypt
Challenger
Clay
Spain Alberto Berasategui
5–7, 3–6
Loss
1–8
Dec 1998
Santiago , Chile
Challenger
Clay
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win
2–8
Oct 1999
Cairo , Egypt
Challenger
Clay
Belgium Christophe Rochus
6–3, 6–1
Loss
2–9
Nov 1999
Santiago , Chile
Challenger
Clay
Chile Nicolás Massú
7–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win
3–9
Nov 1999
Montevideo , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Spain Galo Blanco
6–3, 6–1
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
