Alberto Berasategui vs Albert Costa — Barcelona Round of 16
Barcelona · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 April 1998 ·
clay
Berasategui A.6-4 6-4
Costa A.
Berasategui A.
662
Costa A.
440
Alberto Berasategui defeated Albert Costa 6-4 6-4 in the Barcelona round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending the title. Alberto Berasategui narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Alberto Berasategui edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-02-07 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Albert Costa | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1999-10-04 | Palermo | SF | clay | Alberto Berasategui | 2-6 7-6 4-0 |
| 1998-05-11 | Rome Masters | SF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 1997-09-08 | Marbella | F | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1995-04-17 | Nice | R32 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-7(8) 4-0 |
| 1993-10-25 | Santiago | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 4-6 6-3 7-6(3) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
74%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.3
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (109 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast