Albert Costa vs Byron Black — Sydney Outdoor Quarter-final

Sydney Outdoor · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 1997
hard
ZIM
Byron Black
56 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
6-4 6-2
Black B.
Costa A.
662
Black B.
42–

Albert Costa defeated Byron Black 6-4 6-2 in the Sydney Outdoor quarter-final on hard. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-14Australian OpenR64hardAlbert Costa6-1 6-4 6-4
1997-03-10Indian Wells MastersR64hardByron Black6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Black B.

Black B.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Costa A.Black B.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.9
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.

Draw

Final
Henman T.
Moya C.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Henman T.
Ivanisevic G.
4-67-616-1
Moya C.
Costa A.
3-66-37-66
Quarter-finals
Costa A.
Black B.
6-46-2
Moya C.
Rafter P.
7-666-3
Henman T.
Obrien A.
1-67-636-4
Ivanisevic G.
Stolle S.
6-46-2
R16
Black B.
Woodbridge T.
W/O
Costa A.
Ulihrach B.
6-26-2
Henman T.
Bruguera S.
3-66-36-3
Obrien A.
Tillstrom M.
6-46-746-4
Stolle S.
Voinea A.
6-26-1
Ivanisevic G.
Sanchez J.
6-40-66-4
Moya C.
Stafford G.
6-26-3
Rafter P.
Haarhuis P.
6-757-57-62
R32
Ivanisevic G.
Goellner M.
6-36-4
Black B.
Sargsian S.
6-26-1
Moya C.
Ferreira W.
2-66-06-3
Stafford G.
Godwin N.
6-46-1
Rafter P.
Fromberg R.
2-66-37-61
Haarhuis P.
Woodforde M.
6-27-60
Costa A.
Roux L.
6-46-2
Ulihrach B.
Dosedel S.
6-36-766-3
Woodbridge T.
Rosset M.
6-16-4
Bruguera S.
Mantilla F.
7-656-3
Henman T.
Furlan R.
6-46-4
Obrien A.
Doyle G.
6-46-4
Tillstrom M.
Siemerink J.
4-66-26-1
Voinea A.
Korda P.
7-666-3
Stolle S.
Prinosil D.
6-46-4
Sanchez J.
Arazi H.
3-66-46-3