Sjeng Schalken vs Carlos Costa — Doha Round of 16
Doha · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 1998 ·
hard
Schalken S.7-5 2-6 7-6
Costa C.
Schalken S.
7272
Costa C.
5661
Sjeng Schalken defeated Carlos Costa 7-5 2-6 7-6 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Costa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Sjeng Schalken had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sjeng Schalken claimed a first win over Carlos Costa in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sjeng Schalken closed it out in three sets, 7–5 2–6 7–6.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-14 | Barcelona | R64 | clay | Carlos Costa | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
68%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 55). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast