Pete Sampras vs Albert Costa — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 13 January 1997
hard
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sampras P.
6-3 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-2
Costa A.
Sampras P.
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Costa A.
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Pete Sampras defeated Albert Costa 6-3 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Pete Sampras came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 6–7 6–1 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-03-11Indian Wells MastersR32hardPete Sampras6-4 6-4
1999-03-15Miami MastersR16hardPete Sampras6-4 6-4
1997-08-04Cincinnati MastersSFhardPete Sampras6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Costa A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Sampras P.Costa A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Moya C.
6-26-36-3
Semi-finals
Sampras P.
Muster T.
6-17-636-3
Moya C.
Chang M.
7-56-26-4
Quarter-finals
Muster T.
Ivanisevic G.
6-46-26-3
Chang M.
Rios M.
7-56-16-4
Moya C.
Mantilla F.
7-56-26-756-2
Sampras P.
Costa A.
6-36-756-13-66-2
R16
Costa A.
Ferreira W.
6-36-23-2
Mantilla F.
Washington M.
7-56-26-1
Sampras P.
Hrbaty D.
6-746-36-43-66-4
Rios M.
Enqvist T.
4-66-47-646-756-3
Muster T.
Courier J.
6-23-67-646-3
Ivanisevic G.
Ruud C.
4-66-26-776-36-3
Moya C.
Bjorkman J.
6-31-63-66-26-4
Chang M.
Medvedev A.
4-66-26-26-1
R32
Hrbaty D.
Berasategui A.
6-37-636-742-0
Washington M.
Woodbridge T.
4-66-26-36-1
Enqvist T.
Bruguera S.
7-687-56-2
Rios M.
Schaller G.
4-67-626-16-1
Medvedev A.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-16-46-1
Mantilla F.
Boetsch A.
6-31-67-646-4
Bjorkman J.
Braasch K.
6-47-656-3
Chang M.
Henman T.
6-17-636-3
Moya C.
Karbacher B.
6-26-26-2
Muster T.
Knippschild J.
6-47-626-3
Courier J.
Tarango J.
6-17-636-3
Ruud C.
Godwin N.
7-666-736-27-65
Ivanisevic G.
Woodruff C.
6-36-756-36-1
Ferreira W.
Furlan R.
6-46-46-736-1
Costa A.
Draper S.
6-46-27-5
Sampras P.
Woodforde M.
6-16-06-1
R64
Woodbridge T.
Simian S.
6-36-37-65
Washington M.
Sargsian S.
6-16-06-2
Enqvist T.
Fromberg R.
6-46-47-5
Bruguera S.
Larsson M.
4-66-36-47-60
Hrbaty D.
Kulti N.
6-26-16-2
Boetsch A.
Roux L.
6-46-46-1
Mantilla F.
Meligeni F.
6-26-46-0
Braasch K.
Gustafsson M.
3-67-666-46-4
Bjorkman J.
Goellner M.
6-43-66-46-1
Godwin N.
Kuerten G.
6-756-36-16-0
Woodruff C.
Novak J.
6-27-666-2
Schaller G.
Corretja A.
4-66-36-34-66-3
Rios M.
Joyce M.
6-06-46-2
Medvedev A.
Stich M.
4-66-16-24-69-7
Van Scheppingen D.
Ran E.
6-26-26-2
Henman T.
Raoux G.
6-36-36-4
Chang M.
Reneberg R.
6-27-56-1
Ivanisevic G.
Kucera K.
6-46-26-2
Ferreira W.
Frana J.
6-33-66-26-1
Furlan R.
Tramacchi P.
7-616-736-27-64
Draper S.
Dewulf F.
7-657-56-0
Costa A.
Kroslak J.
6-17-627-60
Berasategui A.
Carbonell T.
6-37-56-4
Woodforde M.
Gumy H.
6-06-17-5
Sampras P.
Voinea A.
3-66-26-36-2
Karbacher B.
Johansson T.
6-36-27-65
Moya C.
McEnroe P.
3-66-06-36-1
Muster T.
Stafford G.
6-36-26-2
Knippschild J.
Fleurian J.
6-27-657-5
Tarango J.
Rosset M.
6-46-16-1
Courier J.
Dosedel S.
4-66-23-66-46-4
Ruud C.
Paes L.
6-26-26-2
R128
Reneberg R.
Burrieza O.
2-2
Tramacchi P.
Van Herck J.
6-766-36-43-2
Stafford G.
Burillo J.
6-06-13-0
Bjorkman J.
Ulihrach B.
1-66-16-46-2
Goellner M.
Carlsen K.
6-46-16-726-4
Karbacher B.
Gorriz M.
6-47-641-66-3
Johansson T.
Damm Sr M.
6-46-21-66-726-2
Boetsch A.
Caldwell D.
6-06-06-2
Braasch K.
Obrien A.
3-66-36-47-5
Gustafsson M.
Doyle G.
6-726-37-56-1
Mantilla F.
Rusedski G.
6-45-77-56-2
Meligeni F.
Prinosil D.
5-71-66-17-59-7
Frana J.
Cash P.
6-46-46-3
Ferreira W.
Costa C.
6-36-26-2
Ivanisevic G.
Ellwood B.
6-27-56-3
Sampras P.
Pescariu D.
6-26-46-2
Voinea A.
Dreekmann H.
6-26-14-66-4
Woodforde M.
Tebbutt M.
6-46-47-5
McEnroe P.
Olhovskiy A.
7-646-26-4
Fromberg R.
Steven B.
4-62-67-56-36-1
Bruguera S.
Hewitt L.
6-36-46-3
Larsson M.
Viloca Puig J.
6-36-37-63
Schaller G.
Reichel A.
6-46-36-2
Corretja A.
Mitchell T.
7-626-06-2
Roux L.
Stark J.
1-64-67-646-213-11
Woodbridge T.
Knowles M.
6-46-26-1
Simian S.
Blanco G.
6-46-26-4
Sargsian S.
Ondruska M.
7-667-54-66-2
Washington M.
Eltingh J.
6-36-766-36-2
Enqvist T.
Pereira N.
6-16-26-4
Joyce M.
Carretero R.
6-17-646-1
Rios M.
Korda P.
7-646-36-3
Stich M.
Fredriksson P.
6-36-26-2
Medvedev A.
Champion T.
7-56-26-2
Ran E.
Gimelstob J.
6-37-643-66-4
Van Scheppingen D.
Black B.
7-657-636-4
Raoux G.
Nestor D.
7-636-26-2
Henman T.
Pavel A.
7-56-46-2
Chang M.
Goossens K.
6-06-36-1
Gumy H.
Stanoytchev O.
6-46-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Stolle S.
1-67-57-56-746-1
Kulti N.
Alami K.
6-46-26-4
Carbonell T.
Vacek D.
6-27-657-5
Berasategui A.
Larkham T.
6-16-26-4
Costa A.
Rafter P.
7-56-27-5
Kroslak J.
Gaudenzi A.
4-66-46-26-2
Draper S.
Radulescu A.
6-26-46-746-3
Dewulf F.
Wibier F.
6-46-27-5
Furlan R.
Cherkasov A.
6-44-66-36-4
Kucera K.
Haarhuis P.
6-12-66-34-66-4
Novak J.
Jonsson L.
6-36-36-2
Woodruff C.
Norman M.
6-46-16-1
Kuerten G.
Tillstrom M.
7-57-693-66-4
Godwin N.
Chesnokov A.
6-16-33-66-1
Paes L.
Crabb J.
6-46-36-4
Ruud C.
Siemerink J.
3-64-67-56-210-8
Courier J.
Schalken S.
6-746-34-66-18-6
Dosedel S.
Forget G.
6-23-66-36-4
Fleurian J.
Arazi H.
7-56-06-3
Tarango J.
Shelton B.
2-67-617-626-2
Rosset M.
Sanchez J.
6-47-676-1
Moya C.
Becker B.
5-77-642-66-16-4
Muster T.
Grant G.
6-36-46-2
Knippschild J.
Lareau S.
6-26-727-656-3