Carlos Costa vs Nicolas Lapentti — Prague Round of 32
Prague · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 April 1997
clay
Costa C.2-6 7-6 7-6
Lapentti N.
Costa C.
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Lapentti N.
663641
Carlos Costa defeated Nicolas Lapentti 2-6 7-6 7-6 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Lapentti came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Carlos Costa claimed a first win over Nicolas Lapentti in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Carlos Costa dropped the opening set before beating Nicolas Lapentti 2–6 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-11-09 | Santiago | R32 | clay | Nicolas Lapentti | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-08-24 | Boston | R32 | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 6-7(8) 6-4 7-5 |
| 1997-10-27 | Bogota | QF | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 1997-06-09 | Bologna | R32 | clay | Nicolas Lapentti | 6-4 3-1 RET |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
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