Carlos Costa vs Oliver Gross — Bologna Round of 16

Bologna · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Carlos Costa
58 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 June 1998
clay
GER
Oliver Gross
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLW
Costa C.
6-2 6-2
Gross O.
Costa C.
662
Gross O.
22–

Carlos Costa defeated Oliver Gross 6-2 6-2 in the Bologna round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Oliver Gross came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Carlos Costa claimed a first win over Oliver Gross in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-05-05Hamburg MastersR32clayOliver Gross6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Costa C.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Gross O.

Gross O.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Costa C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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 C.Gross O.
1st serve in·Even
55%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (55 vs 52). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Alonso J.
Alami K.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Alami K.
Hrbaty D.
1-67-617-5
Alonso J.
Marin J.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Alonso J.
Costa C.
6-37-66
Marin J.
Puerta M.
6-16-3
Alami K.
Martelli M.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Squillari F.
7-56-4
R16
Squillari F.
Scala D.
6-36-3
Hrbaty D.
Diaz J.
7-616-1
Martelli M.
Viloca Puig J.
6-36-3
Alami K.
Sanguinetti D.
7-616-4
Costa C.
Gross O.
6-26-2
Alonso J.
Calatrava A.
6-27-61
Puerta M.
Benfele Alvarez E.
5-77-666-3
Marin J.
Gumy H.
6-46-2
R32
Calatrava A.
Couto E.
6-37-5
Gumy H.
Berasategui A.
7-56-743-0
Alonso J.
Ruiz J.
6-46-4
Benfele Alvarez E.
Meligeni F.
7-56-3
Puerta M.
Van Herck J.
6-36-2
Alami K.
Sanchez D.
6-46-2
Sanguinetti D.
Portas A.
7-686-2
Viloca Puig J.
Serrano O.
6-36-2
Martelli M.
Blanco G.
7-56-756-4
Hrbaty D.
Sanchez J.
6-44-66-3
Diaz J.
Chesnokov A.
6-36-1
Scala D.
Pescosolido S.
6-36-1
Squillari F.
Clavet F.
6-34-66-0
Marin J.
Ketola T.
6-47-63
Costa C.
Craca M.
6-46-4
Gross O.
Vicente F.
6-46-3