Gustavo Kuerten vs Albert Costa — Rome Masters Quarter-final

Rome Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
BRA
Gustavo Kuerten
49 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2000
clay
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuerten G.
6-4 7-5
Costa A.
Kuerten G.
672
Costa A.
45–

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Albert Costa 6-4 7-5 in the Rome Masters quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending the title. Gustavo Kuerten extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-05-27Roland GarrosR16clayAlbert Costa6-4 7-5 6-4
2001-08-27US OpenR16hardGustavo Kuerten6-4 6-4 7-6(7)
2000-11-13Paris MastersQFhardGustavo Kuerten6-4 7-6
1999-10-25Stuttgart MastersR32carpetGustavo Kuerten3-6 7-5 6-3
1998-07-20Stuttgart OutdoorQFclayGustavo Kuerten7-5 6-0
1997-10-06ViennaR32hardGustavo Kuerten7-5 3-6 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Kuerten G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Costa A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kuerten G.

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
Kuerten G.Costa A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
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
23°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Norman M.
Kuerten G.
6-34-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Kuerten G.
Corretja A.
6-46-2
Norman M.
Hewitt L.
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Puerta M.
6-33-66-1
Norman M.
Mantilla F.
6-46-3
Corretja A.
Hrbaty D.
6-17-65
Kuerten G.
Costa A.
6-47-5
R16
Kuerten G.
El Aynaoui Y.
W/O
Hrbaty D.
Agassi A.
6-46-4
Mantilla F.
Pavel A.
6-46-2
Costa A.
Clavet F.
6-36-2
Corretja A.
Santoro F.
6-26-3
Puerta M.
Ferrero J.
7-653-66-4
Hewitt L.
Enqvist T.
7-662-66-3
Norman M.
Medvedev A.
7-646-1
R32
Mantilla F.
Safin M.
7-56-756-3
Agassi A.
Gaudio G.
6-16-4
Costa A.
Ulihrach B.
6-16-2
Kuerten G.
Philippoussis M.
6-26-2
Santoro F.
Henman T.
7-654-66-4
Corretja A.
Novak J.
6-37-64
Hrbaty D.
Squillari F.
6-47-63
El Aynaoui Y.
Zabaleta M.
3-67-627-66
Norman M.
Moya C.
6-46-2
Enqvist T.
Chang M.
2-66-46-2
Hewitt L.
Di Pasquale A.
6-36-766-4
Ferrero J.
Arazi H.
7-636-3
Puerta M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-4
Medvedev A.
Vicente F.
6-27-5
Pavel A.
Pioline C.
3-66-17-65
Clavet F.
Lapentti N.
7-56-4
R64
Safin M.
Rios M.
6-16-4
Costa A.
Portas A.
6-26-3
Corretja A.
Kucera K.
6-24-67-65
Hrbaty D.
Tarango J.
6-46-1
Novak J.
Haas T.
7-657-62
Hewitt L.
Koubek S.
6-46-2
Di Pasquale A.
Alami K.
6-36-2
Chang M.
Ferreira W.
4-66-27-65
Santoro F.
Tieleman L.
7-56-3
Henman T.
Black B.
7-656-4
Kuerten G.
Golmard J.
6-46-1
Philippoussis M.
Rosset M.
6-31-67-62
Zabaleta M.
Krajicek R.
6-46-4
Enqvist T.
Vacek D.
6-16-2
Norman M.
Grosjean S.
6-37-62
Moya C.
Ruud C.
6-36-1
Medvedev A.
Federer R.
3-66-37-5
Clavet F.
Ivanisevic G.
6-43-67-5
Squillari F.
Dosedel S.
2-66-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Gaudenzi A.
6-32-67-5
Puerta M.
Furlan R.
6-26-3
Pavel A.
Escude N.
6-14-66-3
Ulihrach B.
Rafter P.
3-66-46-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Spadea V.
6-26-3
Gaudio G.
Meligeni F.
6-17-5
Mantilla F.
Chela J.
6-36-3
Agassi A.
Martin T.
6-27-64
Lapentti N.
Johansson T.
6-47-5
Arazi H.
Schalken S.
6-36-2
Pioline C.
Woodruff C.
6-16-1
Vicente F.
Rusedski G.
6-36-1
Ferrero J.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-757-5