Nicolas Lapentti vs Carlos Costa — Santiago Round of 32
Santiago · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 November 1998
clay
Lapentti N.4-6 6-3 6-3
Costa C.
Lapentti N.
4662
Costa C.
6331
Nicolas Lapentti defeated Carlos Costa 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Santiago round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Lapentti came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Lapentti extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Lapentti dropped the opening set before beating Carlos Costa 4–6 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-24 | Boston | R32 | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 6-7(8) 6-4 7-5 |
| 1997-10-27 | Bogota | QF | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 1997-06-09 | Bologna | R32 | clay | Nicolas Lapentti | 6-4 3-1 RET |
| 1997-04-28 | Prague | R32 | clay | Carlos Costa | 2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 55). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 44%
Draw
Quarter-finals
El Aynaoui Y.
Puerta M.
6-21-0
Clavet F.
Lapentti N.
6-46-4
Mantilla F.
Courier J.
3-66-37-66
Marin J.
Rios M.
6-46-757-5
R16
El Aynaoui Y.
Berasategui A.
7-616-1
Marin J.
Squillari F.
6-44-66-4
Puerta M.
Ker L.
6-37-5
Rios M.
Rodriguez M.
6-26-2
Lapentti N.
Kuerten G.
7-636-3
Clavet F.
Alonso J.
6-17-69
Mantilla F.
Medica E.
6-06-1
Courier J.
Hrbaty D.
7-656-4
R32
Alonso J.
Viloca Puig J.
5-2
Clavet F.
Delgado R.
6-46-4
Courier J.
Martelli M.
7-626-4
Hrbaty D.
Sa A.
7-636-4
Medica E.
Meligeni F.
6-41-66-1
Mantilla F.
Zabaleta M.
6-26-3
Marin J.
Pozzi G.
3-66-16-3
Berasategui A.
Blanco G.
6-16-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Alami K.
6-36-4
Ker L.
Hood M.
6-23-66-3
Puerta M.
Vicente F.
2-67-626-3
Lapentti N.
Costa C.
4-66-36-3
Kuerten G.
Morejon L.
6-756-47-5
Squillari F.
Massu N.
6-37-5
Rios M.
Carlsson M.
6-21-66-3
Rodriguez M.
Canas G.
3-66-37-67