Emilio Benfele Alvarez vs Carlos Costa — Prague Round of 16

Prague · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Emilio Benfele Alvarez
53 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 April 1997
clay
ESP
Carlos Costa
58 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
Benfele Alvarez E.
7-5 4-6 6-4
Costa C.
Benfele Alvarez E.
7462
Costa C.
5641

Emilio Benfele Alvarez defeated Carlos Costa 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the Prague round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Costa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Emilio Benfele Alvarez claimed a first win over Carlos Costa in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-07-21KitzbuhelR64clayCarlos Costa6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Benfele Alvarez E.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Costa C.

Costa C.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Benfele Alvarez E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Benfele Alvarez E.Costa C.
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Pioline C.
Ulihrach B.
6-25-77-64
Semi-finals
Pioline C.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-36-776-1
Ulihrach B.
Santoro F.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Benfele Alvarez E.
Craca M.
6-37-5
Pioline C.
Fromberg R.
6-44-66-2
Ulihrach B.
Portas A.
2-66-46-4
Santoro F.
Rios M.
4-66-36-0
R16
Rios M.
Simian S.
6-46-2
Santoro F.
Kuerten G.
7-643-66-1
Ulihrach B.
Blanco G.
6-46-0
Portas A.
Carbonell T.
1-66-36-2
Fromberg R.
Gorriz M.
6-26-4
Pioline C.
Kroslak J.
6-36-1
Benfele Alvarez E.
Costa C.
7-54-66-4
Craca M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-646-4
R32
Craca M.
Golmard J.
5-76-46-2
Kroslak J.
Tabara M.
6-16-2
Costa C.
Lapentti N.
2-67-637-64
Benfele Alvarez E.
Arazi H.
6-36-0
Pioline C.
Kucera K.
7-54-66-4
Gorriz M.
Gross O.
6-46-1
Carbonell T.
Boetsch A.
6-46-3
Portas A.
Champion T.
6-36-1
Blanco G.
Paes L.
6-736-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Squillari F.
6-06-3
Santoro F.
Vacek D.
7-56-0
Kuerten G.
Pavel A.
6-27-5
Simian S.
Roig F.
4-66-26-4
Rios M.
Stanoytchev O.
6-46-3
Fromberg R.
Sanchez J.
6-26-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Roux L.
7-646-1