Albert Costa vs Galo Blanco — Gstaad Round of 16

Gstaad · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 July 1998
clay
ESP
Galo Blanco
49 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
7-6 6-3
Blanco G.
Costa A.
7762
Blanco G.
633–

Albert Costa defeated Galo Blanco 7-6 6-3 in the Gstaad round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 32. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Albert Costa closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

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
1998-04-13BarcelonaR32clayAlbert Costa6-3 6-4
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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
20°CMainly clear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Corretja A.
Becker B.
7-657-56-3
Semi-finals
Corretja A.
Dewulf F.
6-36-736-3
Becker B.
Rios M.
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Rios M.
Clavet F.
6-37-5
Becker B.
Mantilla F.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Costa A.
5-76-26-2
Dewulf F.
Kiefer N.
1-66-36-4
R16
Mantilla F.
Santoro F.
6-40-66-2
Clavet F.
Kuerten G.
2-66-46-4
Corretja A.
Dosedel S.
6-07-5
Kiefer N.
Alonso J.
6-33-66-1
Dewulf F.
Meligeni F.
3-67-56-3
Costa A.
Blanco G.
7-636-3
Becker B.
Pioline C.
7-627-5
Rios M.
Ker L.
6-46-1
R32
Rios M.
Rosset M.
6-36-3
Ker L.
Federer R.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Raoux G.
6-46-4
Clavet F.
Berasategui A.
6-46-4
Dosedel S.
Heuberger I.
7-646-3
Santoro F.
Ulihrach B.
7-56-3
Mantilla F.
Guardiola T.
6-26-2
Costa A.
Orsanic D.
5-76-26-3
Blanco G.
Carbonell T.
6-46-3
Corretja A.
Gross O.
6-44-66-1
Kiefer N.
Viloca Puig J.
0-67-57-68
Alonso J.
Escude N.
6-27-5
Pioline C.
Lapentti N.
6-46-4
Becker B.
Bastl G.
6-46-777-5
Dewulf F.
Portas A.
3-67-636-2
Meligeni F.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-34-66-3