Albert Costa vs Vincent Spadea — Barcelona Round of 64

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 64
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2006
clay
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
7-6 4-6 6-1
Spadea V.
Costa A.
79462
Spadea V.
67611

Albert Costa defeated Vincent Spadea 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the Barcelona round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Vincent Spadea came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Albert Costa narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Albert Costa came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayVincent Spadea6-4 7-6(6) 6-2
2002-07-29Canada MastersR64hardVincent Spadea6-3 6-1
1999-07-05GstaadQFclayAlbert Costa6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Spadea V.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Spadea V.
1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Dominant
35%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.3
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (3 vs 139). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Robredo T.
6-46-46-0
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Almagro N.
7-626-3
Robredo T.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Nieminen J.
4-66-46-3
Wawrinka S.
Karlovic I.
4-66-36-4
Almagro N.
Ferrero J.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Stepanek R.
6-36-2
R16
Karlovic I.
Korolev E.
6-747-647-65
Stepanek R.
Mathieu P.
1-66-36-2
Nadal R.
Navarro I.
6-46-2
Robredo T.
Verdasco F.
6-32-66-2
Almagro N.
Coria G.
6-26-0
Ferrero J.
Costa A.
6-15-77-5
Wawrinka S.
Ferrer D.
2-66-26-1
Nieminen J.
Portas A.
6-36-2
R32
Karlovic I.
Davydenko N.
6-777-56-4
Nadal R.
Lopez F.
6-46-2
Portas A.
Berdych T.
7-666-3
Navarro I.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-657-5
Nieminen J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-16-2
Coria G.
Blanco G.
6-746-06-2
Almagro N.
Monfils G.
6-26-4
Ferrero J.
Martin A.
6-47-61
Costa A.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Robredo T.
Starace P.
6-46-0
Verdasco F.
Calleri A.
7-56-4
Mathieu P.
Cuadrado C.
7-646-4
Stepanek R.
Volandri F.
3-67-606-4
Ferrer D.
Murray A.
4-67-646-1
Wawrinka S.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-746-4
Korolev E.
Vicente F.
6-36-0
R64
Volandri F.
Stoppini A.
6-36-1
Martin A.
Salva Vidal B.
6-46-2
Costa A.
Spadea V.
7-674-66-1
Starace P.
Dlouhy L.
6-46-2
Murray A.
Granollers M.
4-66-46-2
Calleri A.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-1
Verdasco F.
Vik R.
6-36-4
Portas A.
Hernandez O.
6-26-4
Cuadrado C.
Tursunov D.
4-66-036-3
Mathieu P.
Marin J.
7-636-2
Gimeno Traver D.
Djokovic N.
6-43-66-3
Navarro I.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Montanes A.
4-67-57-5
Kohlschreiber P.
Sluiter R.
7-627-6
Karlovic I.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-4
Lopez F.
Klec I.
4-66-46-4
Vicente F.
Calatrava A.
7-646-4
Blanco G.
Zib T.
6-737-636-2
Korolev E.
Moya C.
7-56-4
Gabashvili T.
Andreev I.
4-67-667-6
Almagro N.
Pavel A.
6-46-2
Monfils G.
Galvani S.
6-27-5
Ferrero J.
Vliegen K.
6-16-2
Wawrinka S.
Lapentti N.
6-26-736-3