Carlos Costa vs Nicolas Lapentti — Prague Round of 32
Prague · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 April 1997 ·
clay
Costa C.2-6 7-6 7-6
Lapentti N.
Costa C.
2772
Lapentti N.
6661
Carlos Costa defeated Nicolas Lapentti 2-6 7-6 7-6 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Lapentti came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Carlos Costa claimed a first win over Nicolas Lapentti in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Carlos Costa dropped the opening set before beating Nicolas Lapentti 2–6 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-11-09 | Santiago | R32 | clay | Nicolas Lapentti | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-08-24 | Boston | R32 | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 6-7 6-4 7-5 |
| 1997-10-27 | Bogota | QF | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 1997-06-09 | Bologna | R32 | clay | Nicolas Lapentti | 6-4 3-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.