Gustavo Kuerten vs Albert Costa — Stuttgart Outdoor Quarter-final

Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Quarter-final
BRA
Gustavo Kuerten
49 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 July 1998
clay
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuerten G.
7-5 6-0
Costa A.
Kuerten G.
762
Costa A.
50–

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Albert Costa 7-5 6-0 in the Stuttgart Outdoor quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 16. Gustavo Kuerten extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-05-27Roland GarrosR16clayAlbert Costa6-4 7-5 6-4
2001-08-27US OpenR16hardGustavo Kuerten6-4 6-4 7-6(7)
2000-11-13Paris MastersQFhardGustavo Kuerten6-4 7-6
2000-05-08Rome MastersQFclayGustavo Kuerten6-4 7-5
1999-10-25Stuttgart MastersR32carpetGustavo Kuerten3-6 7-5 6-3
1997-10-06ViennaR32hardGustavo Kuerten7-5 3-6 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Kuerten G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Costa A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kuerten G.

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
Kuerten G.Costa A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0

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

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Kucera K.
4-66-26-4
Semi-finals
Kuerten G.
Moya C.
7-666-4
Kucera K.
Rios M.
6-16-786-4
Quarter-finals
Moya C.
Vicente F.
3-66-36-2
Rios M.
Becker B.
6-26-0
Kucera K.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Costa A.
7-56-0
R16
Moya C.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Mantilla F.
7-627-5
Rios M.
Dreekmann H.
6-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Clavet F.
7-656-2
Kucera K.
Gustafsson M.
6-16-3
Costa A.
Portas A.
6-16-3
Kuerten G.
Costa C.
6-26-4
Vicente F.
Raoux G.
6-746-36-2
R32
Moya C.
Alonso J.
7-667-5
Dreekmann H.
Larsson M.
6-47-5
Becker B.
Pioline C.
7-656-1
Mantilla F.
Fromberg R.
7-657-5
Ulihrach B.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-33-66-3
Clavet F.
Blanco G.
7-647-5
Gustafsson M.
Haas T.
6-36-1
Kucera K.
Dosedel S.
6-16-1
Costa A.
Squillari F.
6-36-4
Portas A.
Santoro F.
1-66-27-67
Kuerten G.
Meligeni F.
7-656-4
Costa C.
Corretja A.
7-646-767-5
Raoux G.
Berasategui A.
6-16-2
Vicente F.
Muster T.
6-36-757-5
Hrbaty D.
Escude N.
2-66-36-3
Rios M.
Knippschild J.
7-656-2
R64
Vicente F.
Meneschincheri M.
6-757-54-0
Alonso J.
Bruguera S.
6-46-2
Hrbaty D.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Raoux G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-27-65
Costa C.
Vasek R.
6-26-0
Meligeni F.
Prinosil D.
3-66-46-4
Portas A.
Johansson T.
7-626-4
Squillari F.
Lapentti N.
6-23-66-1
Dosedel S.
Rosset M.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Goellner M.
7-617-5
Blanco G.
Safin M.
2-67-646-2
Ulihrach B.
Grosjean S.
7-56-2
Fromberg R.
Marin J.
7-636-1
Becker B.
Gaudenzi A.
6-17-5
Dreekmann H.
Tillstrom M.
6-36-0
Knippschild J.
Kohlmann M.
3-66-36-3