K. J. Hippensteel
American tennis player
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Roanoke, Virginia |
Born | (1980-05-08) May 8, 1980 (age 43) 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 |
Singles | |
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
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)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1998 | US Open | Hard | David Martin | Andy Ram Lovro Zovko | 6–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 9 (5–4)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2001 | USA F17, Chico | Futures | Hard | Jaymon Crabb | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2002 | USA F24B, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | Marc Silva | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2003 | USA F13, Yuba City | Futures | Hard | Kean Feeder | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 3–1 | Aug 2003 | USA F22, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Matthew Hanlin | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 4–1 | May 2004 | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Brian Baker | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Loss | 4–2 | Jun 2004 | USA F14, Sunnyvale | Futures | Hard | Alejandro Fabbri | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Jun 2004 | USA F15, Auburn | Futures | Hard | Amer Delić | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | Aug 2004 | Denver, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Baker | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Oct 2004 | Tiburon, United States | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Kim | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 9 (7–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2003 | USA F10, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Ryan Haviland | Márcio Carlsson Rafael De Mesa | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2003 | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Ryan Haviland | Huntley Montgomery Ryan Sachire | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 3–0 | Aug 2003 | USA F22, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Matthew Hanlin | David Martin Scott Lipsky | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–1 | Nov 2003 | Waco, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ryan Haviland | Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2004 | Canada F1, Calgary | Futures | Hard | Ryan Haviland | Rajeev Ram Ryan Sachire | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Feb 2004 | Canada F2, Edmonton | Futures | Hard | Ryan Haviland | Paul Logtens Matwé Middelkoop | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 5–2 | May 2004 | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Ryan Haviland | Ryan Sachire Huntley Montgomery | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 6–2 | Jun 2004 | USA F14, Sunnyvale | Futures | Hard | Ryan Haviland | David Martin Scott Lipsky | 7–6(9–7), 6–7(1–7), 6–3 |
Win | 7–2 | Sep 2004 | Covington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Paul Goldstein | Hugo Armando Nicolás Lapentti | 6–3, 6–3 |
External links
- K. J. Hippensteel at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- K. J. Hippensteel's Australian Open profile
- K. J. Hippensteel's Circuit Player Of The Week article
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US Open boys' doubles champions
- 1982: Jonathan Canter / Michael Kures
- 1983: Mark Kratzmann / Simon Youl
- 1984: Leonardo Lavalle / Mihnea-Ion Năstase
- 1985: Joey Blake / Darren Yates
- 1986: Tomas Carbonell / Javier Sánchez
- 1987: Goran Ivanišević / Diego Nargiso
- 1988: Jonathan Stark / John Yancey
- 1989: Wayne Ferreira / Grant Stafford
- 1990: Sébastien Leblanc / Greg Rusedski
- 1991: Karim Alami / John-Laffnie de Jager
- 1992: Jimmy Jackson / Eric Taino
- 1993: Neville Godwin / Gareth Williams
- 1994: Ben Ellwood / Nicolás Lapentti
- 1995: Lee Jong-min / Jocelyn Robichaud
- 1996: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
- 1997: Nicolás Massú / Fernando González
- 1998: K. J. Hippensteel / David Martin
- 1999: Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut
- 2000: Lee Childs / James Nelson
- 2001: Stéphane Bohli / Tomáš Berdych
- 2002: Michel Koning / Bas van der Valk
- 2004: Brendan Evans / Scott Oudsema
- 2005: Alex Clayton / Donald Young
- 2006: Nathaniel Schnugg / Jamie Hunt
- 2007: Jonathan Eysseric / Jérôme Inzerillo
- 2008: Cedrik-Marcel Stebe / Nikolaus Moser
- 2009: Márton Fucsovics / Hsieh Cheng-peng
- 2010: Duilio Beretta / Roberto Quiroz
- 2011: Robin Kern / Julian Lenz
- 2012: Kyle Edmund / Frederico Ferreira Silva
- 2013: Kamil Majchrzak / Martin Redlicki
- 2014: Omar Jasika / Naoki Nakagawa
- 2015: Félix Auger-Aliassime / Denis Shapovalov
- 2016: Juan Carlos Aguilar / Felipe Meligeni Alves
- 2017: Hsu Yu-hsiou / Wu Yibing
- 2018: Adrian Andreev / Anton Matusevich
- 2019: Eliot Spizzirri / Tyler Zink
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Max Westphal / Coleman Wong
- 2022: Ozan Baris / Nishesh Basavareddy
- 2023: Max Dahlin / Oliver Ojakäär
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