Alex Corretja vs Albert Costa — Stuttgart Outdoor Round of 16

Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Alex Corretja
52 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 July 1999
clay
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Corretja A.
2-6 6-4 6-1
Costa A.
Corretja A.
2662
Costa A.
6411

Alex Corretja defeated Albert Costa 2-6 6-4 6-1 in the Stuttgart Outdoor round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 7–5, defending last year's quarter-final. Alex Corretja narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.

Key context

Head to head

5–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-05-03Rome MastersR64clayAlbert Costa7-6(5) 6-1
2002-07-22KitzbuhelQFclayAlex Corretja6-1 6-2
2002-05-27Roland GarrosSFclayAlbert Costa6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
2002-04-22BarcelonaQFclayAlbert Costa5-7 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
2000-03-06ScottsdaleQFhardAlbert Costa6-2 4-6 7-6(6)
1999-01-11SydneyQFhardAlex Corretja6-3 4-6 2-0 RET
1998-11-23Tour FinalsRRhardAlex Corretja6-2 6-4
1998-07-06GstaadQFclayAlex Corretja5-7 6-2 6-2
1998-05-04Hamburg MastersFclayAlbert Costa6-2 6-0 1-0 RET
1997-08-04Cincinnati MastersR16hardAlbert Costa6-1 7-6(3)
1997-07-14Stuttgart OutdoorSFclayAlex Corretja6-4 6-4
1997-05-05Hamburg MastersR16clayAlbert Costa6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Corretja A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Costa A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Corretja 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
Corretja A.Costa A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.0

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

Draw

Final
Norman M.
Haas T.
6-764-67-676-06-3
Semi-finals
Haas T.
Corretja A.
6-46-4
Norman M.
Novak J.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Norman M.
Lapentti N.
7-654-66-2
Haas T.
Moya C.
7-636-2
Corretja A.
Spadea V.
1-66-36-2
Novak J.
Rios M.
6-26-2
R16
Novak J.
Clavet F.
2-66-36-2
Spadea V.
Kucera K.
6-33-67-61
Haas T.
Ruud C.
7-56-3
Moya C.
Meligeni F.
6-46-3
Lapentti N.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-3
Norman M.
Fromberg R.
6-26-1
Rios M.
Knippschild J.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Costa A.
2-66-46-1
R32
Haas T.
Puerta M.
W/O
Norman M.
Kuerten G.
5-2
Corretja A.
Schuettler R.
6-26-2
Costa A.
Vicente F.
6-47-63
Ruud C.
Johansson T.
6-26-1
Kucera K.
Gustafsson M.
6-26-2
Clavet F.
Phau B.
6-46-0
Knippschild J.
Zabaleta M.
7-646-1
Lapentti N.
Koubek S.
6-46-4
Fromberg R.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-641-67-60
Novak J.
Mantilla F.
7-56-1
Rios M.
Gumy H.
6-727-666-0
Spadea V.
Alami K.
6-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Karbacher B.
1-66-36-2
Moya C.
Ulihrach B.
6-34-67-63
Meligeni F.
Gaudio G.
7-636-4
R64
Ruud C.
Medvedev A.
7-51-0
Gaudio G.
Ljubicic I.
7-657-65
Gumy H.
Grosjean S.
6-26-1
Norman M.
Squillari F.
6-46-0
Fromberg R.
Gross O.
6-37-63
Koubek S.
Ilie A.
7-56-3
Karbacher B.
Filippini M.
3-66-26-0
Knippschild J.
Kroslak J.
6-46-3
Phau B.
Voinea A.
6-16-3
Novak J.
Santoro F.
7-676-1
Schuettler R.
Clement A.
6-36-4
Vicente F.
Martin A.
7-606-3
Alami K.
Calleri A.
6-44-67-61
Gustafsson M.
Arazi H.
6-22-66-3
Puerta M.
Safin M.
6-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Braasch K.
6-46-2