Albert Costa vs Gaston Gaudio — Amersfoort Semi-final

Amersfoort · ATP · Semi-final
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 July 2002
clay
ARG
Gaston Gaudio
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
6-4 6-7 6-3
Gaudio G.
Costa A.
66162
Gaudio G.
47731

Albert Costa defeated Gaston Gaudio 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Amersfoort semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gaston Gaudio came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Albert Costa had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on clay. Albert Costa claimed a first win over Gaston Gaudio in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Albert Costa closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-09Hamburg MastersR32clayGaston Gaudio7-5 6-0
2002-04-22BarcelonaFclayGaston Gaudio6-4 6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Gaudio G.

Gaudio G.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Gaudio G.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
2.5
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
Chela J.
Costa A.
6-17-64
Semi-finals
Costa A.
Gaudio G.
6-46-716-3
Chela J.
Van Lottum J.
2-66-36-3
Quarter-finals
Van Lottum J.
Rochus C.
6-46-4
Gaudio G.
Nieminen J.
6-16-2
Chela J.
Balcells J.
7-676-3
Costa A.
Sa A.
6-36-2
R16
Chela J.
Kohlmann M.
5-76-26-2
Balcells J.
Saretta F.
6-27-5
Rochus C.
Corretja A.
3-66-16-3
Van Lottum J.
Sluiter R.
6-46-3
Costa A.
Verkerk M.
3-66-36-4
Nieminen J.
Norman M.
7-56-2
Gaudio G.
Acasuso J.
3-66-16-1
Sa A.
Pless K.
6-16-4
R32
Norman M.
Rosset M.
3-2
Rochus C.
Heuberger I.
6-36-0
Sluiter R.
Stoliarov A.
6-43-66-4
Kohlmann M.
Soderling R.
6-736-07-65
Van Lottum J.
Zabaleta M.
7-56-4
Saretta F.
Coutelot N.
7-636-3
Nieminen J.
Labadze I.
7-56-1
Balcells J.
Gonzalez F.
7-636-3
Sa A.
Rochus O.
6-46-2
Gaudio G.
Davydenko N.
6-11-66-1
Acasuso J.
Russell M.
6-16-3
Costa A.
Ogorodov O.
3-66-36-2
Verkerk M.
Prieto S.
6-33-66-3
Pless K.
Siemerink J.
6-27-61
Corretja A.
Simoni A.
6-26-4
Chela J.
Vinciguerra A.
6-26-4