Carlos Costa vs Alex Corretja — Stuttgart Outdoor Round of 32
Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 July 1998 ·
clay
Costa C.7-6 6-7 7-5
Corretja A.
Costa C.
7672
Corretja A.
6751
Carlos Costa defeated Alex Corretja 7-6 6-7 7-5 in the Stuttgart Outdoor round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending the title. Carlos Costa narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Carlos Costa edged Alex Corretja in three tight sets (7–6 6–7 7–5).
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-09 | Dubai | QF | hard | Alex Corretja | 7-6 5-7 6-4 |
| 1996-09-23 | Palermo | R16 | clay | Alex Corretja | 4-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 1996-04-08 | Estoril | QF | clay | Alex Corretja | 7-5 7-5 |
| 1995-05-01 | Munich | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1994-05-02 | Hamburg | R16 | clay | Carlos Costa | 6-2 6-0 |
| 1994-04-04 | Barcelona | SF | clay | Carlos Costa | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
55%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
52%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (55 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.