Albert Costa vs Jiri Novak — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 16
Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 April 1999
clay
Costa A.4-6 6-2 6-4
Novak J.
Costa A.
4662
Novak J.
6241
Albert Costa defeated Jiri Novak 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa dropped the opening set before beating Jiri Novak 4–6 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
4–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-03 | Rome Masters | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-10-30 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Albert Costa | 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(3) |
| 2000-07-10 | Gstaad | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-08-09 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Jiri Novak | 7-6(3) 7-6(6) |
| 1998-04-06 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Novak J.
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 season1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.0
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
15°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 46%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Golmard J.
Moya C.
6-756-36-0
Mantilla F.
Costa A.
6-46-727-64
Kuerten G.
Spadea V.
6-36-3
Rios M.
Philippoussis M.
6-26-726-4
R16
Kuerten G.
Meligeni F.
6-27-62
Costa A.
Novak J.
4-66-26-4
Mantilla F.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-2
Spadea V.
Clavet F.
6-32-66-3
Rios M.
Arazi H.
6-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Grosjean S.
4-67-656-2
Golmard J.
Di Pasquale A.
6-16-4
Moya C.
Alami K.
6-46-1
R32
Golmard J.
Becker B.
W/O
Mantilla F.
Lapentti N.
7-57-64
Ljubicic I.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-16-2
Grosjean S.
Haas T.
7-56-2
Kuerten G.
Ulihrach B.
6-756-26-4
Arazi H.
Puerta M.
6-16-4
Clavet F.
Enqvist T.
6-26-0
Rios M.
Pavel A.
0-66-47-66
Spadea V.
Kucera K.
6-46-3
Costa A.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-3
Philippoussis M.
Delgado R.
7-646-4
Moya C.
Pescariu D.
3-66-36-4
Meligeni F.
Henman T.
6-756-47-5
Alami K.
Muster T.
6-36-3
Novak J.
Rusedski G.
6-26-2
Di Pasquale A.
Santopadre V.
6-37-64
R64
Haas T.
Safin M.
6-46-2
Grosjean S.
Prieto S.
6-06-4
Ljubicic I.
Medvedev A.
5-76-06-1
Clavet F.
Vacek D.
6-16-0
Muster T.
Johansson T.
6-36-4
Kuerten G.
Carlsson M.
6-16-3
Becker B.
Pioline C.
6-45-76-4
Enqvist T.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-746-2
Golmard J.
Sanguinetti D.
6-16-2
Di Pasquale A.
Berasategui A.
7-645-76-4
Delgado R.
Bjorkman J.
7-650-66-4
Arazi H.
Ivanisevic G.
6-16-4
Puerta M.
Clement A.
6-46-2
Pavel A.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-47-5
Spadea V.
Federer R.
7-636-0
Costa A.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-4
Van Lottum J.
Siemerink J.
5-76-16-4
Novak J.
Rosset M.
6-37-5
Lapentti N.
Gaudenzi A.
6-17-61
Mantilla F.
Squillari F.
6-26-4
Meligeni F.
Ilie A.
6-45-76-2
Ulihrach B.
Vicente F.
6-26-2
Pescariu D.
Dosedel S.
6-26-1
Alami K.
Schalken S.
6-26-3