Felix Mantilla vs Albert Costa — Rome Masters Round of 16
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2003
clay
Mantilla F.7-5 4-6 6-1
Costa A.
Mantilla F.
7462
Costa A.
5611
Felix Mantilla defeated Albert Costa 7-5 4-6 6-1 in the Rome Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's quarter-final. Felix Mantilla narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Felix Mantilla came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 4–6 6–1.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-07-12 | Stuttgart | R32 | grass | Albert Costa | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2004-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Felix Mantilla | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2003-01-13 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Felix Mantilla | 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2002-04-22 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 5-7 6-4 |
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Albert Costa | 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | QF | clay | Felix Mantilla | 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(4) |
| 1999-04-05 | Estoril | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1998-09-14 | Bournemouth | F | clay | Felix Mantilla | 6-3 7-5 |
| 1998-03-09 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Albert Costa | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (109 vs 115). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 40%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Volandri F.
6-35-76-2
Mantilla F.
Ljubicic I.
3-66-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Verkerk M.
6-37-5
Ferrero J.
Schuettler R.
6-46-4
R16
Schuettler R.
Novak J.
6-47-62
Kafelnikov Y.
Moya C.
6-47-64
Verkerk M.
Nieminen J.
6-06-3
Federer R.
Robredo T.
6-16-1
Ferrero J.
Gaudio G.
5-76-06-2
Volandri F.
Stepanek R.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Coria G.
6-46-3
Mantilla F.
Costa A.
7-54-66-1
R32
Stepanek R.
Martin A.
6-46-3
Robredo T.
Chela J.
6-26-0
Volandri F.
Sluiter R.
6-17-5
Ljubicic I.
Ferrer D.
6-26-3
Gaudio G.
Calleri A.
6-46-2
Coria G.
Hanescu V.
6-17-66
Mantilla F.
Fish M.
6-46-3
Costa A.
Clement A.
6-736-26-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Galimberti G.
7-56-1
Schuettler R.
Ferreira W.
7-646-2
Novak J.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Zabaleta M.
7-646-2
Moya C.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-4
Verkerk M.
Roddick A.
6-766-36-4
Nieminen J.
Davydenko N.
7-54-66-1
Ferrero J.
Corretja A.
6-46-4
R64
Federer R.
Mathieu P.
6-37-5
Davydenko N.
Kucera K.
2-66-17-5
Chela J.
Rochus O.
6-16-1
Robredo T.
Grosjean S.
6-746-46-3
Stepanek R.
Blake J.
6-21-66-3
Martin A.
Schalken S.
2-66-36-1
Sluiter R.
Gambill J.
6-44-66-2
Zabaleta M.
Sanchez D.
6-46-2
Volandri F.
Massu N.
1-66-26-1
Roddick A.
Gaudenzi A.
6-26-3
Verkerk M.
Spadea V.
6-37-62
Nieminen J.
Srichaphan P.
6-16-2
Kafelnikov Y.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-11-66-4
Galimberti G.
Vahaly B.
7-54-66-3
Mirnyi M.
Lapentti N.
4-67-636-3
Moya C.
Vicente F.
6-26-4
Costa A.
Krajan Z.
6-47-5
Clement A.
Sanguinetti D.
6-16-3
Fish M.
Santoro F.
7-57-5
Mantilla F.
Nalbandian D.
6-31-66-0
Coria G.
Henman T.
6-26-1
Hanescu V.
Youzhny M.
7-616-3
Ljubicic I.
Malisse X.
6-26-4
Ferrer D.
Agassi A.
0-67-636-4
Novak J.
Arthurs W.
6-36-3
Hrbaty D.
Enqvist T.
6-36-3
Ferreira W.
Lopez F.
3-66-46-3
Schuettler R.
Norman M.
7-677-5
Gaudio G.
Kuerten G.
6-32-66-4
Calleri A.
Koubek S.
6-26-2
Corretja A.
Portas A.
3-66-26-2
Ferrero J.
Philippoussis M.
7-636-4