K. J. Hippensteel

American tennis player

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K. J. Hippensteel
Singles
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Roanoke, Virginia
Born	(1980年05月08日) May 8, 1980 (age 44) Roanoke, Virginia
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro	2002
Retired	2008
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Stanford University
Prize money	$134,558
Career record	1–3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 150 (November 15, 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2008)
French Open	Q1 (2008)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2008)
US Open	1R (2004)
Doubles
Career record	0–3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 210 (October 25, 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2008)
US Open	1R (1998, 1999)
Last updated on: 16 June 2021.

K. J. Hippensteel (born May 8, 1980) is a retired American tennis player.

Career

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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

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1998	US Open	Hard	United States David Martin	Israel Andy Ram Croatia Lovro Zovko	6–7, 7–6, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 9 (5–4)

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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	Australia Jaymon Crabb	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	1–1	Sep 2002	USA F24B, Costa Mesa	Futures	Hard	United States Marc Silva	6–4, 6–3
Win	2–1	Jun 2003	USA F13, Yuba City	Futures	Hard	United States Kean Feeder	6–3, 7–6^(7–2)
Win	3–1	Aug 2003	USA F22, Decatur	Futures	Hard	United Kingdom Matthew Hanlin	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win	4–1	May 2004	USA F12, Tampa	Futures	Clay	United States Brian Baker	1–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Loss	4–2	Jun 2004	USA F14, Sunnyvale	Futures	Hard	Argentina Alejandro Fabbri	4–6, 3–6
Loss	4–3	Jun 2004	USA F15, Auburn	Futures	Hard	United States Amer Delić	6–7^(3–7), 3–6
Loss	4–4	Aug 2004	Denver, United States	Challenger	Hard	United States Brian Baker	6–7^(5–7), 4–6
Win	5–4	Oct 2004	Tiburon, United States	Challenger	Hard	United States Kevin Kim	6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 9 (7–2)

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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	United States Ryan Haviland	Brazil Márcio Carlsson United States Rafael De Mesa	6–2, 6–4
Win	2–0	May 2003	USA F12, Tampa	Futures	Clay	United States Ryan Haviland	United States Huntley Montgomery United States Ryan Sachire	6–2, 7–6^(8–6)
Win	3–0	Aug 2003	USA F22, Decatur	Futures	Hard	United Kingdom Matthew Hanlin	United States David Martin United States Scott Lipsky	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	3–1	Nov 2003	Waco, United States	Challenger	Hard	United States Ryan Haviland	United States Devin Bowen Australia Ashley Fisher	4–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Loss	3–2	Feb 2004	Canada F1, Calgary	Futures	Hard	United States Ryan Haviland	United States Rajeev Ram United States Ryan Sachire	7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(7–9), 3–6
Win	4–2	Feb 2004	Canada F2, Edmonton	Futures	Hard	United States Ryan Haviland	Netherlands Paul Logtens Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop	6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)
Win	5–2	May 2004	USA F12, Tampa	Futures	Clay	United States Ryan Haviland	United States Ryan Sachire United States Huntley Montgomery	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	6–2	Jun 2004	USA F14, Sunnyvale	Futures	Hard	United States Ryan Haviland	United States David Martin United States Scott Lipsky	7–6^(9–7), 6–7^(1–7), 6–3
Win	7–2	Sep 2004	Covington, United States	Challenger	Hard	United States Paul Goldstein	United States Hugo Armando Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti	6–3, 6–3