Albert Costa vs Fabrice Santoro — Hamburg Masters Quarter-final

Hamburg Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 May 1998
clay
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
6-3 6-4
Santoro F.
Costa A.
662
Santoro F.
34–

Albert Costa defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-3 6-4 in the Hamburg Masters quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-01-03DohaQFhardAlbert Costa6-2 3-0 RET
2001-07-30Canada MastersR16hardFabrice Santoro7-5 2-6 6-3
2001-05-14Hamburg MastersQFclayAlbert Costa6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Santoro F.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Santoro F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.8

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

Draw

Final
Costa A.
Corretja A.
6-26-01-0
Semi-finals
Costa A.
Kucera K.
3-0
Corretja A.
Mantilla F.
6-23-66-3
Quarter-finals
Mantilla F.
Ivanisevic G.
6-02-0
Costa A.
Santoro F.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Muster T.
6-36-2
Corretja A.
Kuerten G.
4-67-686-4
R16
Kucera K.
Clavet F.
6-26-2
Mantilla F.
Berasategui A.
1-67-657-64
Ivanisevic G.
Rusedski G.
6-46-2
Corretja A.
Bruguera S.
6-706-46-3
Kuerten G.
Arazi H.
6-14-66-2
Muster T.
Knippschild J.
6-16-4
Santoro F.
Krajicek R.
7-57-63
Costa A.
Ferreira W.
6-36-3
R32
Corretja A.
Alami K.
6-24-66-3
Berasategui A.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-3
Ferreira W.
Rios M.
4-66-46-3
Mantilla F.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-2
Costa A.
Gross O.
6-26-2
Santoro F.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Rusedski G.
Benfele Alvarez E.
7-630-66-3
Ivanisevic G.
Lapentti N.
4-66-16-4
Krajicek R.
Schalken S.
7-666-2
Muster T.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-2
Kucera K.
Fromberg R.
6-26-1
Clavet F.
Chang M.
6-36-746-2
Knippschild J.
Dewulf F.
6-46-3
Arazi H.
Henman T.
6-36-3
Kuerten G.
Dosedel S.
6-46-4
Bruguera S.
Escude N.
6-06-2
R64
Mantilla F.
Raoux G.
6-4
Schalken S.
Rosset M.
6-21-0
Santoro F.
Costa C.
6-36-3
Benfele Alvarez E.
Martelli M.
6-17-5
Lapentti N.
Steven B.
6-46-4
Ivanisevic G.
Blanco G.
4-66-46-3
Ulihrach B.
Karbacher B.
6-34-66-2
Gustafsson M.
Becker B.
7-56-4
Alami K.
Sinner M.
7-56-2
Escude N.
Alonso J.
6-47-66
Bruguera S.
Diaz J.
6-26-1
Henman T.
Apell J.
6-36-2
Arazi H.
Gaudenzi A.
7-57-5
Dosedel S.
Hrbaty D.
6-06-2
Fromberg R.
Filippini M.
6-36-776-4
Clavet F.
Goellner M.
6-42-66-4
Chang M.
Prinosil D.
6-43-66-1
Knippschild J.
Norman M.
6-36-0
Dewulf F.
Vicente F.
7-56-4
Muster T.
Portas A.
6-26-0
Haas T.
Moya C.
6-27-5
Gross O.
Kiefer N.
3-66-26-1
Ferreira W.
Siemerink J.
6-46-2
Costa A.
Medvedev A.
6-31-67-63