Nicolas Kiefer vs Albert Costa — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 1999
hard
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL
Kiefer N.
6-3 7-6
Costa A.
Kiefer N.
6772
Costa A.
363–

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Albert Costa 6-3 7-6 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-05-12Hamburg MastersR64clayAlbert Costa6-4 6-4
2002-05-20DusseldorfRRclayAlbert Costa6-2 6-2
2001-10-15Stuttgart MastersR64carpetAlbert Costa3-6 6-0 7-6(6)
2000-02-07DubaiSFhardNicolas Kiefer6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Costa A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Serve advantage — Kiefer N.

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
Kiefer N.Costa A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.0

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Golmard J.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Kiefer N.
Ilie A.
6-37-66
Golmard J.
Moya C.
4-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Clavet F.
7-676-766-2
Golmard J.
Henman T.
7-647-5
Moya C.
Mantilla F.
7-646-2
Ilie A.
Kuerten G.
6-46-4
R16
Henman T.
Bjorkman J.
6-37-67
Clavet F.
Rusedski G.
3-67-56-2
Ilie A.
Korda P.
6-16-3
Golmard J.
Kucera K.
7-666-1
Kiefer N.
Costa A.
6-37-63
Kuerten G.
Van Herck J.
6-36-2
Mantilla F.
Black B.
7-616-3
Moya C.
Muster T.
6-46-4
R32
Kuerten G.
Marin J.
6-46-4
Rusedski G.
Schalken S.
6-46-3
Clavet F.
Ferreira W.
3-66-27-611
Kucera K.
Berasategui A.
6-06-2
Kiefer N.
Escude N.
6-36-2
Costa A.
Arazi H.
6-36-2
Golmard J.
Santoro F.
6-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Moya C.
Norman M.
1-66-36-4
Muster T.
Huet S.
6-46-2
Black B.
Ulihrach B.
6-17-67
Mantilla F.
Vicente F.
7-626-4
Henman T.
Black W.
6-06-4
Ilie A.
Corretja A.
4-66-47-610
Korda P.
Martin A.
6-36-4
Van Herck J.
Paes L.
6-46-3