Karim Alami vs Alex Corretja — Bucharest Quarter-final
Bucharest · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 September 1999 ·
clay
Alami K.1-6 6-3 7-6
Corretja A.
Alami K.
1672
Corretja A.
6361
Karim Alami defeated Alex Corretja 1-6 6-3 7-6 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, but Karim Alami had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay. Karim Alami narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Karim Alami dropped the opening set before beating Alex Corretja 1–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-3 6-2 0-6 6-4 |
| 1998-05-11 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Karim Alami | 3-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 1998-05-04 | Hamburg | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 1997-05-26 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-3 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-05-12 | Rome Masters | QF | clay | Alex Corretja | 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 1994-11-07 | Buenos Aires | R16 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.8
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (122 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast