Albert Costa vs Jonas Bjorkman — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 64
Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 64
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 April 1997
clay
Costa A.6-4 6-0
Bjorkman J.
Costa A.
662
Bjorkman J.
40–
Albert Costa defeated Jonas Bjorkman 6-4 6-0 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jonas Bjorkman came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Albert Costa claimed a first win over Jonas Bjorkman in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa handed Jonas Bjorkman a second-set bagel in a 6–4 6–0 win.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-04 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 |
| 2003-10-06 | Vienna | R16 | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-03-03 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Jonas Bjorkman | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
12°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 42%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Moya C.
Krajicek R.
1-66-26-4
Santoro F.
Costa C.
6-37-5
Corretja A.
Ruud C.
6-26-0
Rios M.
Larsson M.
6-26-1
R16
Moya C.
Medvedev A.
6-47-63
Rios M.
Costa A.
7-636-4
Krajicek R.
Philippoussis M.
6-36-2
Corretja A.
Ulihrach B.
4-67-656-0
Ruud C.
Benfele Alvarez E.
5-77-636-1
Costa C.
Boetsch A.
6-47-5
Santoro F.
Bruguera S.
3-67-56-1
Larsson M.
Vacek D.
7-56-0
R32
Vacek D.
Rosset M.
7-656-1
Krajicek R.
Stich M.
6-36-0
Philippoussis M.
Courier J.
7-57-5
Medvedev A.
Mantilla F.
6-26-4
Moya C.
Clavet F.
6-14-66-1
Ulihrach B.
Enqvist T.
7-54-66-3
Corretja A.
Pioline C.
6-46-3
Rios M.
Gaudenzi A.
6-26-2
Larsson M.
Sampras P.
3-66-26-3
Bruguera S.
Siemerink J.
6-46-4
Santoro F.
Muster T.
6-27-63
Benfele Alvarez E.
Berasategui A.
6-33-66-4
Ruud C.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-42-66-4
Costa C.
Ferreira W.
6-47-65
Boetsch A.
Furlan R.
3-66-46-2
Costa A.
Dosedel S.
6-36-3
R64
Siemerink J.
Merinov A.
7-626-3
Bruguera S.
Sanchez J.
6-46-1
Courier J.
Hrbaty D.
6-717-56-4
Furlan R.
Becker B.
1-66-37-64
Pioline C.
Camporese O.
6-36-4
Costa C.
Kucera K.
6-35-76-3
Corretja A.
Marques N.
6-06-0
Berasategui A.
Haarhuis P.
6-37-5
Benfele Alvarez E.
Alami K.
6-33-66-0
Ruud C.
Schalken S.
6-46-2
Philippoussis M.
Gumy H.
6-17-65
Clavet F.
Johansson T.
6-16-2
Dosedel S.
Kuerten G.
6-13-66-1
Ulihrach B.
Gustafsson M.
7-626-2
Medvedev A.
Kulti N.
4-66-26-3
Boetsch A.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-766-4
Mantilla F.
Damm Sr M.
6-16-1
Larsson M.
Arazi H.
6-36-3
Vacek D.
Tillstrom M.
6-16-3
Rosset M.
Carretero R.
7-626-0
Costa A.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-0
Santoro F.
Roig F.
6-46-1
Stich M.
Woodforde M.
3-67-57-5
Gaudenzi A.
Roux L.
6-16-2