Alex Corretja vs Albert Costa — Stuttgart Outdoor Semi-final

Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Semi-final
ESP
Alex Corretja
52 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 July 1997
clay
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Corretja A.
6-4 6-4
Costa A.
Corretja A.
662
Costa A.
44–

Alex Corretja defeated Albert Costa 6-4 6-4 in the Stuttgart Outdoor semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 7–5. Alex Corretja narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex Corretja edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

5–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-05-03Rome MastersR64clayAlbert Costa7-6(5) 6-1
2002-07-22KitzbuhelQFclayAlex Corretja6-1 6-2
2002-05-27Roland GarrosSFclayAlbert Costa6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
2002-04-22BarcelonaQFclayAlbert Costa5-7 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
2000-03-06ScottsdaleQFhardAlbert Costa6-2 4-6 7-6(6)
1999-07-19Stuttgart OutdoorR16clayAlex Corretja2-6 6-4 6-1
1999-01-11SydneyQFhardAlex Corretja6-3 4-6 2-0 RET
1998-11-23Tour FinalsRRhardAlex Corretja6-2 6-4
1998-07-06GstaadQFclayAlex Corretja5-7 6-2 6-2
1998-05-04Hamburg MastersFclayAlbert Costa6-2 6-0 1-0 RET
1997-08-04Cincinnati MastersR16hardAlbert Costa6-1 7-6(3)
1997-05-05Hamburg MastersR16clayAlbert Costa6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Corretja A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Costa A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Corretja A.

Even 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 season
Corretja A.Costa A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.0

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

Draw

Final
Corretja A.
Kucera K.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Kucera K.
Portas A.
6-46-3
Corretja A.
Costa A.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Costa A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Berasategui A.
6-46-4
Portas A.
Mantilla F.
6-26-4
Kucera K.
Bruguera S.
6-32-67-5
R16
Costa A.
Becker B.
W/O
Mantilla F.
Kuerten G.
4-1
Berasategui A.
Blanco G.
7-57-5
Kucera K.
Rios M.
6-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Clavet F.
4-66-36-2
Portas A.
Gumy H.
3-66-27-65
Bruguera S.
Ferreira W.
1-66-37-5
Corretja A.
Larsson M.
7-646-4
R32
Becker B.
Alami K.
7-657-65
Berasategui A.
Vicente F.
6-46-2
Rios M.
Sanchez J.
6-26-3
Kucera K.
Medvedev A.
6-26-4
Ferreira W.
Sinner M.
3-66-06-4
Bruguera S.
Dewulf F.
7-653-66-1
Kuerten G.
Knippschild J.
6-746-46-4
Mantilla F.
Meligeni F.
6-46-4
Gumy H.
Ulihrach B.
7-56-2
Portas A.
Muster T.
6-47-5
Larsson M.
Rusedski G.
7-646-726-4
Corretja A.
Goellner M.
7-56-1
Costa A.
Dosedel S.
6-37-5
Clavet F.
Rosset M.
7-56-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Santoro F.
2-66-36-4
Blanco G.
Moya C.
4-67-637-5
R64
Dewulf F.
Karbacher B.
6-40-1
Goellner M.
Reneberg R.
4-67-51-0
Kucera K.
Kiefer N.
1-2
Sinner M.
Johansson T.
6-727-667-5
Portas A.
Ruud C.
5-76-07-62
Gumy H.
Stanoytchev O.
6-32-66-2
Meligeni F.
Radulescu A.
6-16-3
Knippschild J.
Damm Sr M.
6-34-66-4
Santoro F.
Filippini M.
7-696-3
Clavet F.
Gustafsson M.
6-31-66-1
Dosedel S.
Hrbaty D.
7-646-2
Alami K.
Novak J.
7-614-67-5
Larsson M.
Elsner D.
6-36-4
Vicente F.
Furlan R.
6-36-4
Blanco G.
Arazi H.
7-57-64
Sanchez J.
Norman M.
6-37-64