K. J. Hippensteel Explained
| K. J. Hippensteel |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Roanoke, Virginia |
| College: | Stanford University |
| Turnedpro: | 2002 |
| Retired: | 2008 |
| Plays: | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $134,558 |
| Singlesrecord: | 1–3 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 150 (November 15, 2004) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q3 (2008) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q1 (2008) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (2008) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (2004) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–3 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 210 (October 25, 2004) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (2008) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (1998, 1999) |
| Updated: | 16 June 2021 |
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 | | USA F17, Chico | Futures | Hard |  Jaymon Crabb | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | | USA F24B, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard |  Marc Silva | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | | USA F13, Yuba City | Futures | Hard | Kean Feeder | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 3–1 | | USA F22, Decatur | Futures | Hard |  Matthew Hanlin | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–1 | | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Brian Baker | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–2 | | USA F14, Sunnyvale | Futures | Hard |  Alejandro Fabbri | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | | USA F15, Auburn | Futures | Hard | Amer Delić | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | | Denver, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Baker | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | | 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 | | USA F10, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Ryan Haviland |  Márcio Carlsson
Rafael De Mesa | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Ryan Haviland | Huntley Montgomery
Ryan Sachire | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 3–0 | | USA F22, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Matthew Hanlin | David Martin
Scott Lipsky | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | | Waco, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ryan Haviland | Devin Bowen
Ashley Fisher | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 3–2 | | Canada F1, Calgary | Futures | Hard | Ryan Haviland | Rajeev Ram
Ryan Sachire | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | | Canada F2, Edmonton | Futures | Hard | Ryan Haviland | Paul Logtens
Matwé Middelkoop | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 5–2 | | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Ryan Haviland | Ryan Sachire
Huntley Montgomery | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | | USA F14, Sunnyvale | Futures | Hard | Ryan Haviland | David Martin
Scott Lipsky | 7–6(9–7), 6–7(1–7), 6–3 |
| Win | 7–2 | | Covington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Paul Goldstein | Hugo Armando
 Nicolás Lapentti | 6–3, 6–3 | |
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