Jim Courier vs Albert Costa — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
USA
Jim Courier
55 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 1997
hard
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Courier J.
6-2 6-3
Costa A.
Courier J.
662
Costa A.
23–

Jim Courier defeated Albert Costa 6-2 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jim Courier claimed a first win over Albert Costa in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-08-04Cincinnati MastersR64hardAlbert Costa4-6 7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Courier J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Costa A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Courier J.

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
Courier J.Costa A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.3
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw

Final
Muster T.
Ivanisevic G.
7-57-63
Semi-finals
Ivanisevic G.
Novak J.
6-13-66-3
Muster T.
Courier J.
7-632-66-3
Quarter-finals
Ivanisevic G.
Becker B.
W/O
Muster T.
Ruud C.
6-46-737-5
Courier J.
Ferreira W.
6-27-5
Novak J.
Krajicek R.
6-26-2
R16
Becker B.
Stolle S.
7-676-1
Krajicek R.
Sanchez J.
6-36-2
Novak J.
Davids H.
6-36-3
Courier J.
Costa A.
6-26-3
Ferreira W.
Cash P.
3-66-27-5
Ruud C.
Gumy H.
1-66-46-2
Muster T.
Sinner M.
6-46-4
Ivanisevic G.
Ulihrach B.
7-686-4
R32
Cash P.
Costa C.
7-647-66
Becker B.
Goellner M.
6-26-756-2
Krajicek R.
Paes L.
5-76-46-2
Sinner M.
Henman T.
7-656-4
Muster T.
Nydahl T.
6-46-3
Courier J.
Medvedev A.
6-36-0
Sanchez J.
Jonsson L.
6-46-726-2
Ivanisevic G.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-4
Ferreira W.
Carretero R.
6-37-68
Davids H.
Furlan R.
6-47-66
Novak J.
Moya C.
2-66-07-5
Costa A.
Prinosil D.
6-26-4
Ruud C.
Mantilla F.
6-42-66-3
Gumy H.
Sekulov J.
6-46-3
Ulihrach B.
Karbacher B.
6-46-3
Stolle S.
Rikl D.
7-56-3