Greg Rusedski vs Albert Costa — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
GBR
Greg Rusedski
52 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 November 1998
hard
ESP
Albert Costa
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL

Greg Rusedski defeated Albert Costa 7-6 6-1 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Greg Rusedski narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Greg Rusedski came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Rusedski G.
7762
Costa A.
651–

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-01-19Australian OpenR128hardAlbert Costa6-4 6-3 6-4
1999-11-01Paris MastersR32hardAlbert Costa7-6(7) RET
1997-08-11New HavenR16hardGreg Rusedski6-3 7-6(5)

Statistics

Recent form
Rusedski G.Costa A.
60%1st serve in+9%69%
68%1st serve points won+6%62%
47%2nd serve points won+1%46%
60%Service points won+3%57%
32%Return points won+4%36%
55%Break points saved+4%59%
6.4Aces / match+4.51.9
4.4Double faults / match+1.82.6

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Corretja A.
Moya C.
3-63-67-56-37-5
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Henman T.
6-43-67-5
Corretja A.
Sampras P.
4-66-37-63
Round Robin
Moya C.
Kucera K.
6-757-56-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Kucera K.
6-736-36-2
Sampras P.
Kucera K.
6-26-1
Sampras P.
Moya C.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-57-5
Sampras P.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-4
Henman T.
Rios M.
7-56-1
Henman T.
Corretja A.
7-646-746-2
Rusedski G.
Henman T.
6-26-4
Corretja A.
Agassi A.
5-76-32-1
Corretja A.
Costa A.
6-26-4
Rusedski G.
Costa A.
7-656-1