Albert Costa vs Albert Portas — Stuttgart Outdoor Round of 16
Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 July 1998 ·
clay
Costa A.6-1 6-3
Portas A.
Costa A.
662
Portas A.
130
Albert Costa defeated Albert Portas 6-1 6-3 in the Stuttgart Outdoor round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's semi-final. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa dropped just 4 games past Albert Portas.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-08 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1997-04-14 | Barcelona | F | clay | Albert Costa | 7-5 6-4 6-4 |
| 1993-03-05 | Spain 2 Masters 2 | QF | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.