Albert Costa vs Nicolas Kiefer — Dusseldorf Round Robin

Dusseldorf · ATP · Round Robin
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2002
clay
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
6-2 6-2
Kiefer N.
Costa A.
662
Kiefer N.
22–

Albert Costa defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-2 6-2 in the Dusseldorf round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in defending last year's round-robin. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-05-12Hamburg MastersR64clayAlbert Costa6-4 6-4
2001-10-15Stuttgart MastersR64carpetAlbert Costa3-6 6-0 7-6(6)
2000-02-07DubaiSFhardNicolas Kiefer6-2 6-0
1999-02-08DubaiR16hardNicolas Kiefer6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Kiefer N.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Serve advantage — Kiefer N.

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
Costa A.Kiefer N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
7.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Canas G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-2
Acasuso J.
Safin M.
2-66-33-0
Round Robin
Kiefer N.
Safin M.
6-42-67-65
Canas G.
Johansson T.
6-24-66-0
Haas T.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-656-3
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
7-666-3
Henman T.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-27-66
Escude N.
Sampras P.
7-632-67-62
Enqvist T.
Escude N.
6-46-4
Canas G.
Escude N.
7-56-2
Corretja A.
Lee M.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Corretja A.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Burgsmuller L.
Lee M.
6-36-3
Safin M.
Lee M.
7-57-5
Costa A.
Henman T.
4-66-36-2
Roddick A.
Acasuso J.
6-36-2
Acasuso J.
Clement A.
7-616-3
Clement A.
Bjorkman J.
6-14-66-4
Clement A.
Roddick A.
3-66-46-3
Johansson T.
Sampras P.
6-26-737-65
Enqvist T.
Blake J.
4-67-57-64
Costa A.
Kiefer N.
6-26-2
Sampras P.
Canas G.
7-52-67-65
Enqvist T.
Acasuso J.
4-66-17-65
Costa A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-37-66