Andrew Ilie vs Albert Costa — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
AUS
Andrew Ilie
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2000
hard
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL
Ilie A.
3-6 7-6 6-4
Costa A.
Ilie A.
37762
Costa A.
66541

Andrew Ilie defeated Albert Costa 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Andrew Ilie claimed a first win over Albert Costa in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-08-09Cincinnati MastersR64hardAlbert Costa6-4 3-6 6-2
1998-09-28MallorcaR32grassAlbert Costa6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ilie A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Costa A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Ilie A.

Serve advantage — Costa A.

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
Ilie A.Costa A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.2
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Stoltenberg J.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Hewitt L.
Corretja A.
6-46-4
Stoltenberg J.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Kucera K.
6-33-67-5
Stoltenberg J.
Lapentti N.
4-67-56-1
Corretja A.
Dosedel S.
3-67-56-3
Hewitt L.
Voinea A.
6-36-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Clavet F.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Koubek S.
4-66-06-4
Stoltenberg J.
Hrbaty D.
6-42-66-4
Ljubicic I.
Martin T.
7-6116-4
Kucera K.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Dosedel S.
Ilie A.
6-37-5
Corretja A.
Arazi H.
3-66-37-64
Voinea A.
Vacek D.
7-56-2
R32
Corretja A.
Pioline C.
6-46-4
Arazi H.
Mantilla F.
6-36-4
Dosedel S.
Woodforde M.
6-36-3
Ilie A.
Costa A.
3-67-656-4
Kucera K.
Damm Sr M.
7-636-1
Clement A.
Zabaleta M.
4-66-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Safin M.
6-746-36-3
Martin T.
Medvedev A.
6-16-716-3
Hrbaty D.
Ullyett K.
6-17-5
Stoltenberg J.
Diaz J.
6-16-766-4
Koubek S.
Meligeni F.
7-646-1
Lapentti N.
El Aynaoui Y.
3-66-36-3
Clavet F.
Kuerten G.
6-43-66-4
Hewitt L.
Grosjean S.
6-46-4
Vacek D.
Lisnard J.
6-47-67
Voinea A.
Spadea V.
3-67-656-4