# K. J. Hippensteel

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 |
| 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)

* 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 | 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)

* 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 | 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 |