Oliver Gross vs Carlos Costa — Hamburg Masters Round of 32

Hamburg Masters · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Oliver Gross
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 May 1997
clay
ESP
Carlos Costa
58 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gross O.
6-3 6-1
Costa C.
Gross O.
662
Costa C.
31–

Oliver Gross defeated Carlos Costa 6-3 6-1 in the Hamburg Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Costa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Oliver Gross 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
1998-06-08BolognaR16clayCarlos Costa6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Gross O.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Costa C.

Costa C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Gross O.

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
Gross O.Costa C.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Medvedev A.
Mantilla F.
6-06-46-2
Semi-finals
Mantilla F.
Haas T.
4-66-36-4
Medvedev A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Costa A.
6-36-0
Mantilla F.
Arazi H.
4-67-656-4
Haas T.
Berasategui A.
2-66-26-3
Medvedev A.
Bruguera S.
6-47-63
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Dosedel S.
6-26-1
Arazi H.
Muster T.
6-16-2
Mantilla F.
Becker B.
7-666-2
Haas T.
Gross O.
5-77-56-3
Berasategui A.
Rios M.
6-46-1
Bruguera S.
Ferreira W.
6-16-3
Medvedev A.
Diaz J.
6-36-3
Costa A.
Corretja A.
6-36-4
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Fromberg R.
7-647-64
Medvedev A.
Krajicek R.
6-16-1
Dosedel S.
Stich M.
7-626-2
Corretja A.
Clavet F.
3-66-47-5
Costa A.
Schalken S.
6-37-63
Diaz J.
Haarhuis P.
6-23-67-5
Bruguera S.
Tarango J.
4-66-36-2
Ferreira W.
Martin A.
3-67-57-5
Rios M.
Ruud C.
6-17-5
Berasategui A.
Gustafsson M.
6-16-1
Gross O.
Costa C.
6-36-1
Haas T.
Moya C.
6-46-1
Becker B.
Kiefer N.
7-56-2
Mantilla F.
Carretero R.
6-16-1
Arazi H.
Craca M.
7-617-5
Muster T.
Radulescu A.
6-26-2
R64
Martin A.
Dewulf F.
3-67-637-64
Costa C.
Elsner D.
6-46-4
Gross O.
Alami K.
6-46-4
Berasategui A.
Boetsch A.
6-26-4
Gustafsson M.
Pioline C.
6-41-66-3
Fromberg R.
Kuerten G.
7-646-3
Dosedel S.
Furlan R.
7-666-2
Stich M.
Kucera K.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Prinosil D.
6-16-3
Clavet F.
Gorriz M.
7-56-4
Schalken S.
Sanchez J.
6-46-2
Medvedev A.
Knowles M.
7-54-66-0
Haarhuis P.
Dreekmann H.
6-46-4
Diaz J.
Rosset M.
6-46-2
Craca M.
Goellner M.
6-46-3
Radulescu A.
Nydahl T.
4-67-647-5
Ruud C.
Tillstrom M.
6-14-66-3
Mantilla F.
Larsson M.
6-726-46-3
Bruguera S.
Draper S.
6-06-4
Arazi H.
Siemerink J.
6-46-2
Carretero R.
Knippschild J.
4-66-36-3
Tarango J.
Gumy H.
6-36-1
Kiefer N.
Martelli M.
4-67-646-2
Haas T.
Hrbaty D.
7-676-3