Albert Costa vs Sjeng Schalken — Barcelona Round of 32
Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 April 1996 ·
clay
Costa A.6-7 7-6 6-3
Schalken S.
Costa A.
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Schalken S.
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Albert Costa defeated Sjeng Schalken 6-7 7-6 6-3 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sjeng Schalken came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Albert Costa narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa dropped the opening set before beating Sjeng Schalken 6–7 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-03-13 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Sjeng Schalken | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-03-02 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Sjeng Schalken | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-08-18 | Boston | SF | hard | Sjeng Schalken | 6-4 5-7 6-3 |
| 1997-05-05 | Hamburg Masters | R32 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1995-10-23 | Santiago | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-7(1) 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
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