Michael Tebbutt vs Albert Costa — Sydney Outdoor Quarter-final
Sydney Outdoor · ATP · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 1998
hard
Tebbutt M.6-3 6-3
Costa A.
Tebbutt M.
662
Costa A.
33–
Michael Tebbutt defeated Albert Costa 6-3 6-3 in the Sydney Outdoor quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in defending last year's semi-final.
Key context
- Match story: Michael Tebbutt dropped just 6 games past Albert Costa.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.4
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.7
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
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