Alex Corretja vs Albert Costa — Tour Finals Round Robin
Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 November 1998 ·
hard
Corretja A.6-2 6-4
Costa A.
Corretja A.
662
Costa A.
240
Alex Corretja defeated Albert Costa 6-2 6-4 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 7–5. Alex Corretja narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.
Key context
- Match story: Alex Corretja dropped just 6 games past Albert Costa.
Head to head
5–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-03 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Albert Costa | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2002-07-22 | Kitzbuhel | QF | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2002-04-22 | Barcelona | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 5-7 7-6 7-6 |
| 2000-03-06 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Albert Costa | 6-2 4-6 7-6 |
| 1999-07-19 | Stuttgart Outdoor | R16 | clay | Alex Corretja | 2-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 1999-01-11 | Sydney | QF | hard | Alex Corretja | 6-3 4-6 2-0 |
| 1998-07-06 | Gstaad | QF | clay | Alex Corretja | 5-7 6-2 6-2 |
| 1998-05-04 | Hamburg Masters | F | clay | Albert Costa | 6-2 6-0 1-0 |
| 1997-08-04 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Albert Costa | 6-1 7-6 |
| 1997-07-14 | Stuttgart Outdoor | SF | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-05-05 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast