Sjeng Schalken vs Albert Costa — Boston Semi-final
Boston · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 August 1997 ·
hard
Schalken S.6-4 5-7 6-3
Costa A.
Schalken S.
6562
Costa A.
4731
Sjeng Schalken defeated Albert Costa 6-4 5-7 6-3 in the Boston semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Sjeng Schalken had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sjeng Schalken narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Sjeng Schalken closed it out in three sets, 6–4 5–7 6–3.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-03-13 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Sjeng Schalken | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-03-02 | Scottsdale | QF | hard | Sjeng Schalken | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-05-05 | Hamburg Masters | R32 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1996-04-15 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-7(8) 7-6(7) 6-3 |
| 1995-10-23 | Santiago | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-7(1) 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.