Albert Costa vs Paul Haarhuis — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 1999
hard
NED
Paul Haarhuis
60 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLLWWL
Costa A.
6-2 6-4
Haarhuis P.
Costa A.
662
Haarhuis P.
24–

Albert Costa defeated Paul Haarhuis 6-2 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Paul Haarhuis came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Albert Costa claimed a first win over Paul Haarhuis in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-03-08Indian Wells MastersR64hardPaul Haarhuis7-5 6-1
1997-09-22ToulouseR32hardPaul Haarhuis7-6(12) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Haarhuis P.

Haarhuis P.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Costa A.

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
Costa A.Haarhuis P.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
5.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Martin T.
Corretja A.
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Martin T.
Muster T.
6-26-1
Corretja A.
Kucera K.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Corretja A.
Costa A.
6-34-62-0
Muster T.
Stoltenberg J.
3-66-26-3
Kucera K.
Kuerten G.
3-66-46-1
Martin T.
Hewitt L.
6-36-746-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Corretja A.
Rosset M.
4-66-37-62
Costa A.
Gambill J.
6-37-5
Kucera K.
Pioline C.
6-46-0
Kuerten G.
Woodbridge T.
6-46-0
Stoltenberg J.
Krajicek R.
6-36-4
Muster T.
Moya C.
7-647-5
Martin T.
Puerta M.
7-676-4
R32
Krajicek R.
Golmard J.
6-44-0
Puerta M.
Siemerink J.
6-26-4
Hewitt L.
Rafter P.
7-616-1
Kiefer N.
Damm Sr M.
5-76-36-2
Martin T.
Arazi H.
6-16-3
Moya C.
Johansson T.
6-37-64
Muster T.
Bjorkman J.
7-56-726-3
Stoltenberg J.
Berasategui A.
6-16-737-65
Kuerten G.
Rusedski G.
1-66-36-4
Woodbridge T.
Tebbutt M.
1-66-07-65
Pioline C.
Draper S.
6-47-62
Kucera K.
Clavet F.
6-47-68
Costa A.
Haarhuis P.
6-26-4
Corretja A.
Dreekmann H.
4-66-36-3
Gambill J.
Stolle S.
7-672-66-1
Rosset M.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-0