Karim Alami (Arabic: كريم العلمي) (born 24 May 1973) is Moroccan former professional tennis player, 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 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

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1991US OpenHardIndia Leander Paes4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1991WimbledonGrassUnited Kingdom Greg RusedskiSouth Africa John-Laffnie de Jager Ukraine Andrei Medvedev1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win1991US OpenHardSouth Africa John-Laffnie de JagerUnited States Michael Joyce United States Vince Spadea6–4, 6–7, 6–1

ATP career finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
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)
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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Mar 1994Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClayItaly Renzo Furlan2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Apr 1996Atlanta, United StatesWorld SeriesClaySweden Nicklas Kulti6–3, 6–4
Win2–1Sep 1996Palermo, ItalyWorld SeriesClayRomania Adrian Voinea7–5, 2–1 ret.
Loss2–2Jan 1998Bologna, ItalyInternational SeriesClaySpain Julián Alonso1–6, 4–6
Loss2–3Apr 1999Barcelona, SpainChampionship SeriesClaySpain Félix Mantilla6–7(2–7), 3–6, 3–6
Loss2–4Sep 1999Bucharest, RomaniaInternational SeriesClaySpain Alberto Martín2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
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)
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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 1996Bologna, ItalyWorld SeriesClayHungary Gábor KövesSouth Africa Brent Haygarth South Africa Christo van Rensburg1–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Mar 1997Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClayMorocco Hicham AraziPortugal João Cunha e Silva Portugal Nuno Marques6–7, 2–6
Win1–2Sep 1997Marbella, SpainWorld SeriesClaySpain Julián AlonsoSpain Alberto Berasategui Spain Jordi Burillo4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss1–3Oct 1997Bogotá, ColombiaWorld SeriesClayColombia Maurice RuahArgentina Luis Lobo Brazil Fernando Meligeni1–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 12 (3–9)

Legend
Legend ATP Challenger (3–9) ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (3–9) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger (3–9)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 1995Cali, ColombiaChallengerClayArgentina Gastón Etlis1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss0–2Jul 1995Ulm, GermanyChallengerClayGermany Carl-Uwe Steeb6–4, 6–7, 0–6
Loss0–3Aug 1995Geneva, SwitzerlandChallengerClayMorocco Younes El Aynaoui1–6, 4–6
Win1–3Sep 1995Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerClaySpain Jordi Arrese6–4, 6–0
Loss1–4Apr 1996Napoli, ItalyChallengerClaySpain Félix Mantilla3–6, 5–7
Loss1–5May 1996Budapest, HungaryChallengerClayArgentina Hernán Gumy6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Loss1–6Jul 1996Ulm, GermanyChallengerClayBelgium Kris Goossens4–6, 0–6
Loss1–7Oct 1997Cairo, EgyptChallengerClaySpain Alberto Berasategui5–7, 3–6
Loss1–8Dec 1998Santiago, ChileChallengerClayArgentina Gastón Gaudio2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win2–8Oct 1999Cairo, EgyptChallengerClayBelgium Christophe Rochus6–3, 6–1
Loss2–9Nov 1999Santiago, ChileChallengerClayChile Nicolás Massú7–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win3–9Nov 1999Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClaySpain Galo Blanco6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
Legend ATP Challenger (1–1) ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 1994Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerClayHungary Sándor NoszályCzech Republic Daniel Fiala Czech Republic Jan Kodeš Jr.6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Loss1–1Jul 1995Ulm, GermanyChallengerClayHungary Gábor KövesArgentina Pablo Albano Netherlands Tom Kempers7–6, 4–6, 4–6

Performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH

Singles

Tournament199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA2R1R1R3R1R3R1RQ10 / 75–742%
French OpenAAAQ2A1R1R1R1R1R3RQ30 / 62–625%
WimbledonQ1AQ12RA1RA1R2R1RAA0 / 52–529%
US OpenAAA2RA1R1RA1R2R1RA0 / 62–625%
Win–loss0–00–00–02–21–10–40–32–31–43–42–30–00 / 2411–2431%
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAAAAAAAA1RAA0 / 10–10%
MiamiAAAAA1RAAA2RAA0 / 20–20%
Monte CarloAAA1RAA1R1R3RSF1RA0 / 66–650%
RomeAAQ23RQ3AQF3RQ11RQ1A0 / 47–464%
HamburgAAAAAA1R2R1R1RAA0 / 41–420%
CanadaAAAAAAAAA2RAA0 / 11–150%
CincinnatiAAAAAAAAA1RAA0 / 10–10%
StuttgartAAAAAAAAA1RAA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–02–20–00–13–33–32–25–80–10–00 / 2015–2043%

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