Albert Costa vs Galo Blanco — Barcelona Round of 32

Barcelona · 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, 13 April 1998
clay
ESP
Galo Blanco
49 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
6-3 6-4
Blanco G.
Costa A.
662
Blanco G.
34–

Albert Costa defeated Galo Blanco 6-3 6-4 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending the title. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

5–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-07-18StuttgartR64grassAlbert Costa6-4 6-4
2004-04-12ValenciaR32hardAlbert Costa6-3 6-4
1999-09-27BucharestR16clayAlbert Costa6-4 4-6 6-3
1998-07-06GstaadR16clayAlbert Costa7-6(3) 6-3
1997-09-08MarbellaSFclayAlbert Costa7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Blanco G.

Blanco G.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Serve advantage — Costa A.

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.Blanco G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
12°CClear
Wind 25 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Martin T.
Berasategui A.
6-21-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Martin T.
Gaudenzi A.
6-47-65
Berasategui A.
Moya C.
7-696-4
Quarter-finals
Martin T.
Costa C.
6-26-4
Berasategui A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-4
Moya C.
Hrbaty D.
4-66-36-3
Gaudenzi A.
Bruguera S.
3-66-26-3
R16
Martin T.
Dosedel S.
6-37-5
Costa C.
Safin M.
6-43-66-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Munoz Q.
7-673-66-1
Berasategui A.
Costa A.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Gustafsson M.
5-76-46-3
Bruguera S.
Dewulf F.
6-31-67-5
Moya C.
Ulihrach B.
6-47-63
Gaudenzi A.
Corretja A.
3-66-16-3
R32
Moya C.
Carbonell T.
3-66-26-2
Gustafsson M.
Alami K.
6-16-0
Safin M.
Novak J.
4-66-37-64
Dosedel S.
Mantilla F.
6-47-62
Costa A.
Blanco G.
6-36-4
Berasategui A.
Meligeni F.
6-26-1
Munoz Q.
Clavet F.
6-46-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Roig F.
6-44-66-4
Martin T.
Muster T.
6-47-64
Ulihrach B.
Carretero R.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Kucera K.
7-676-2
Costa C.
Kuerten G.
6-46-3
Bruguera S.
Benfele Alvarez E.
7-56-0
Dewulf F.
Tarango J.
6-47-69
Gaudenzi A.
Ferreira W.
4-66-16-2
Corretja A.
Martin A.
6-16-0
R64
Carretero R.
Medvedev A.
7-657-67
Novak J.
Lopez F.
6-06-2
Muster T.
Filippini M.
6-32-66-2
Benfele Alvarez E.
Portas A.
6-766-46-4
Dewulf F.
Arazi H.
6-46-4
Safin M.
Larsson M.
6-36-2
Tarango J.
Santoro F.
6-36-1
Ferreira W.
Rascon J.
6-36-2
Martin A.
Navarro S.
4-67-56-2
Gaudenzi A.
Sanchez D.
6-46-2
Gustafsson M.
Goellner M.
6-16-1
Alami K.
Pescariu D.
6-756-36-4
Hrbaty D.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-3
Meligeni F.
Vicente F.
6-47-64
Costa C.
Hipperdinger D.
6-26-2
Martin T.
Fromberg R.
6-26-4
Dosedel S.
Burillo J.
6-31-67-65
Roig F.
Alonso J.
6-13-66-4
Munoz Q.
Schalken S.
7-646-3
Clavet F.
Sanchez J.
6-36-4
Costa A.
Lapentti N.
4-66-36-1
Blanco G.
Marin J.
6-36-1
Carbonell T.
Nydahl T.
5-76-36-3
Ulihrach B.
Viloca Puig J.
4-67-607-5