Sjeng Schalken vs Carlos Costa — Doha Round of 16

Doha · ATP · Round of 16
NED
Sjeng Schalken
49 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 1998
hard
ESP
Carlos Costa
58 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
Schalken S.
7-5 2-6 7-6
Costa C.
Schalken S.
72772
Costa C.
56651

Sjeng Schalken defeated Carlos Costa 7-5 2-6 7-6 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Costa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Sjeng Schalken had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sjeng Schalken claimed a first win over Carlos Costa in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sjeng Schalken closed it out in three sets, 7–5 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-04-14BarcelonaR64clayCarlos Costa6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Schalken S.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Costa C.

Costa C.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Schalken S.

Serve advantage — Schalken S.

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
Schalken S.Costa C.
1st serve in·Clear edge
68%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 55). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

Final
Korda P.
Santoro F.
6-06-3
Semi-finals
Korda P.
Medvedev A.
6-36-4
Santoro F.
Ivanisevic G.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Medvedev A.
Schalken S.
4-66-46-4
Ivanisevic G.
Karbacher B.
7-656-756-3
Korda P.
Henman T.
7-54-66-4
Santoro F.
Rusedski G.
6-23-66-3
R16
Karbacher B.
Larsson M.
W/O
Schalken S.
Costa C.
7-52-67-65
Ivanisevic G.
Rosset M.
6-747-57-5
Rusedski G.
Alami K.
6-27-5
Henman T.
Raoux G.
7-56-4
Korda P.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-2
Santoro F.
Sinner M.
6-36-4
Medvedev A.
Tarango J.
6-22-67-5
R32
Henman T.
Sanchez J.
7-56-1
Burgsmuller L.
Reneberg R.
4-66-36-1
Sinner M.
Burrieza O.
6-36-4
Tarango J.
Goellner M.
6-36-4
Medvedev A.
Vacek D.
6-36-4
Ivanisevic G.
Arazi H.
6-26-3
Korda P.
Delaitre O.
7-56-1
Rosset M.
Alonso J.
6-27-63
Karbacher B.
Nydahl T.
6-16-1
Larsson M.
Kroslak J.
7-56-4
Raoux G.
Ulihrach B.
7-656-4
Rusedski G.
Viloca Puig J.
6-46-4
Alami K.
Khalfan S.
6-26-1
Santoro F.
Gustafsson M.
6-756-46-4
Costa C.
Bruguera S.
6-46-2
Schalken S.
Dewulf F.
6-06-4