Alex Corretja vs Carlos Costa — Palermo Round of 16
Palermo · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 September 1996 ·
clay
Corretja A.4-6 6-4 6-1
Costa C.
Corretja A.
4662
Costa C.
6411
Alex Corretja defeated Carlos Costa 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the Palermo round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Alex Corretja came in defending last year's round of 16. Alex Corretja extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Alex Corretja dropped the opening set before beating Carlos Costa 4–6 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-07-20 | Stuttgart Outdoor | R32 | clay | Carlos Costa | 7-6 6-7 7-5 |
| 1998-02-09 | Dubai | QF | hard | Alex Corretja | 7-6 5-7 6-4 |
| 1996-04-08 | Estoril | QF | clay | Alex Corretja | 7-5 7-5 |
| 1995-05-01 | Munich | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1994-05-02 | Hamburg | R16 | clay | Carlos Costa | 6-2 6-0 |
| 1994-04-04 | Barcelona | SF | clay | Carlos Costa | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.