Albert Costa vs Hicham Arazi — Sydney Outdoor Round of 32

Sydney Outdoor · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 1998
hard
MAR
Hicham Arazi
52 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
6-3 6-4
Arazi H.
Costa A.
662
Arazi H.
34–

Albert Costa defeated Hicham Arazi 6-3 6-4 in the Sydney Outdoor round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Albert Costa closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-02-23MarseilleR32hardAlbert Costa7-6(6) 7-6(2)
2004-01-19Australian OpenR32hardHicham Arazi2-6 7-6(2) 6-2 6-1
1999-10-25Stuttgart MastersR64carpetAlbert Costa7-5 2-6 6-3
1999-07-26KitzbuhelR16clayAlbert Costa6-2 6-4
1999-02-08DubaiR32hardAlbert Costa6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Arazi H.

Arazi H.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Costa 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
Costa A.Arazi H.
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.7

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

Draw

Final
Kucera K.
Henman T.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Henman T.
Rafter P.
7-657-5
Kucera K.
Tebbutt M.
4-67-666-0
Quarter-finals
Kucera K.
Stoltenberg J.
6-32-66-4
Rafter P.
Martin T.
6-46-746-1
Henman T.
Enqvist T.
3-67-56-4
Tebbutt M.
Costa A.
6-36-3
R16
Kucera K.
Kiefer N.
5-0
Enqvist T.
Draper S.
4-66-46-2
Henman T.
Portas A.
7-656-4
Stoltenberg J.
Dreekmann H.
7-657-5
Costa A.
Gustafsson M.
3-66-46-3
Tebbutt M.
Hewitt L.
5-76-37-5
Rafter P.
Berasategui A.
6-36-4
Martin T.
Clavet F.
3-66-17-63
R32
Rafter P.
Woodbridge T.
6-46-3
Berasategui A.
Santoro F.
6-46-766-3
Kiefer N.
Bruguera S.
7-56-1
Kucera K.
Schalken S.
6-26-2
Stoltenberg J.
Alonso J.
6-36-2
Dreekmann H.
Corretja A.
6-26-4
Henman T.
Woodforde M.
6-23-66-4
Portas A.
Norman M.
6-36-3
Draper S.
Sargsian S.
7-663-66-1
Enqvist T.
Moya C.
6-766-46-4
Martin T.
Pioline C.
6-45-76-3
Clavet F.
Johansson T.
6-37-5
Hewitt L.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-746-4
Tebbutt M.
Rosset M.
4-66-47-5
Gustafsson M.
Norman D.
7-656-3
Costa A.
Arazi H.
6-36-4