Pete Sampras vs Albert Costa — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 March 2002 ·
hard
Sampras P.6-4 6-4
Costa A.
Sampras P.
662
Costa A.
440
Pete Sampras defeated Albert Costa 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's final. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-15 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-08-04 | Cincinnati Masters | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-01-13 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.6
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast