Albert Costa vs Marcelo Rios — Barcelona Round of 16

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 April 1999
clay
CHI
Marcelo Rios
50 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
6-4 6-1
Rios M.
Costa A.
662
Rios M.
41–

Albert Costa defeated Marcelo Rios 6-4 6-1 in the Barcelona round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Albert Costa had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Albert Costa claimed a first win over Marcelo Rios in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-05-24Roland GarrosR32clayMarcelo Rios7-5 6-4 7-5
1998-05-25Roland GarrosR16clayMarcelo Rios4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
1997-04-21Monte Carlo MastersR16clayMarcelo Rios7-6(3) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Rios M.

Rios M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Serve advantage — Rios M.

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.Rios M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.2

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
14°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Mantilla F.
Alami K.
7-626-36-3
Semi-finals
Mantilla F.
Clavet F.
6-36-2
Alami K.
Martin T.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Alami K.
Costa A.
6-47-5
Martin T.
Berasategui A.
3-67-56-3
Clavet F.
Meligeni F.
1-67-57-66
Mantilla F.
Moya C.
4-66-26-3
R16
Mantilla F.
Furlan R.
6-36-0
Meligeni F.
El Aynaoui Y.
3-67-646-1
Martin T.
Robredo T.
6-37-66
Berasategui A.
Squillari F.
6-07-61
Costa A.
Rios M.
6-46-1
Alami K.
Spadea V.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Ferrero J.
7-55-76-4
Clavet F.
Henman T.
6-16-4
R32
El Aynaoui Y.
Corretja A.
7-636-3
Furlan R.
Philippoussis M.
4-67-667-65
Berasategui A.
Portas A.
7-662-66-1
Meligeni F.
Marin J.
6-26-2
Mantilla F.
Martin A.
6-36-2
Ferrero J.
Ulihrach B.
6-26-786-3
Moya C.
Puentes G.
6-34-66-3
Squillari F.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-4
Rios M.
Pavel A.
3-66-36-2
Clavet F.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-3
Alami K.
Ilie A.
6-36-1
Spadea V.
Gilbert R.
6-36-0
Henman T.
Puerta M.
7-616-737-5
Martin T.
Clement A.
6-47-65
Robredo T.
Safin M.
1-66-46-4
Costa A.
Vicente F.
6-46-1
R64
Puentes G.
Cabello F.
7-657-61
Portas A.
Medvedev A.
6-46-1
Alami K.
Gustafsson M.
3-66-16-2
Spadea V.
Norman M.
6-46-3
Ilie A.
Goellner M.
6-46-3
Costa A.
Gaudenzi A.
6-36-2
Vicente F.
Agenor R.
6-47-5
Ferrero J.
Carbonell T.
6-34-66-4
Ulihrach B.
Roig F.
7-646-1
Marin J.
Costa F.
6-37-63
El Aynaoui Y.
Larsson M.
7-56-3
Furlan R.
Arazi H.
6-36-4
Martin A.
Novak J.
6-06-1
Mantilla F.
Blanco G.
6-26-0
Berasategui A.
Di Pasquale A.
6-36-2
Safin M.
Serrano O.
6-17-65
Robredo T.
Sanguinetti D.
7-636-1
Clement A.
Haarhuis P.
6-46-756-4
Puerta M.
Voinea A.
6-32-66-4
Zabaleta M.
Grosjean S.
6-767-656-1
Clavet F.
Alonso J.
6-46-4
Meligeni F.
Rosset M.
6-36-2
Pavel A.
Costa C.
6-36-776-1
Squillari F.
Sanchez J.
7-656-2