K. J. Hippensteel (born May 8, 1980) is a retired American tennis player.
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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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (1–1)
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ITF Futures (4–3)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (4–4)
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Clay (1–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Jul 2001
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USA F17, Chico
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Futures
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Hard
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Jaymon Crabb
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3–6, 6–4, 3–6
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Win
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1–1
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Sep 2002
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USA F24B, Costa Mesa
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Futures
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Hard
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Marc Silva
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6–4, 6–3
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Win
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2–1
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Jun 2003
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USA F13, Yuba City
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Futures
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Hard
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Kean Feeder
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6–3, 7–6(7–2)
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Win
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3–1
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Aug 2003
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USA F22, Decatur
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Futures
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Hard
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Matthew Hanlin
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4–6, 6–1, 6–2
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Win
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4–1
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May 2004
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USA F12, Tampa
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Futures
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Clay
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Brian Baker
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1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
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Loss
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4–2
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Jun 2004
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USA F14, Sunnyvale
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Futures
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Hard
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Alejandro Fabbri
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4–6, 3–6
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Loss
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4–3
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Jun 2004
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USA F15, Auburn
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Futures
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Hard
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Amer Delić
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6–7(3–7), 3–6
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Loss
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4–4
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Aug 2004
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Denver, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Brian Baker
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6–7(5–7), 4–6
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Win
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5–4
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Oct 2004
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Tiburon, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Kevin Kim
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6–3, 6–3
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (1–1)
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ITF Futures (6–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (4–2)
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Clay (3–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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May 2003
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USA F10, Vero Beach
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Futures
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Clay
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Ryan Haviland
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Márcio Carlsson Rafael De Mesa
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6–2, 6–4
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Win
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2–0
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May 2003
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USA F12, Tampa
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Futures
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Clay
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Ryan Haviland
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Huntley Montgomery Ryan Sachire
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6–2, 7–6(8–6)
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Win
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3–0
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Aug 2003
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USA F22, Decatur
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Futures
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Hard
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Matthew Hanlin
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David Martin Scott Lipsky
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6–3, 3–6, 6–4
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Loss
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3–1
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Nov 2003
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Waco, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Ryan Haviland
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Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher
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4–6, 6–7(4–7)
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Loss
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3–2
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Feb 2004
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Canada F1, Calgary
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Futures
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Hard
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Ryan Haviland
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Rajeev Ram Ryan Sachire
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7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 3–6
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Win
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4–2
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Feb 2004
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Canada F2, Edmonton
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Futures
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Hard
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Ryan Haviland
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Paul Logtens Matwé Middelkoop
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6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
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Win
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5–2
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May 2004
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USA F12, Tampa
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Futures
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Clay
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Ryan Haviland
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Ryan Sachire Huntley Montgomery
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3–6, 6–4, 6–2
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Win
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6–2
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Jun 2004
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USA F14, Sunnyvale
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Futures
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Hard
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Ryan Haviland
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David Martin Scott Lipsky
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7–6(9–7), 6–7(1–7), 6–3
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Win
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7–2
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Sep 2004
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Covington, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Paul Goldstein
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Hugo Armando Nicolás Lapentti
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6–3, 6–3
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