Albert Costa vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Stuttgart Outdoor Quarter-final
Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 July 1997 ·
clay
Costa A.6-4 6-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Costa A.
662
Kafelnikov Y.
440
Albert Costa defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 6-4 in the Stuttgart Outdoor quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Albert Costa narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2001-10-29 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001-07-16 | Stuttgart | R16 | grass | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-03-19 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2000-04-07 | Davis Cup WG QF: ESP vs RUS | RR | clay | Albert Costa | 6-0 6-3 6-0 |
| 1999-07-26 | Kitzbuhel | SF | clay | Albert Costa | 7-6 6-2 |
| 1997-05-05 | Hamburg Masters | QF | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
6.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.