Nicolas Lapentti vs Albert Costa — Kitzbuhel Final
Kitzbuhel · ATP · Final
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2001 ·
clay
Lapentti N.1-6 6-4 7-5 7-5
Costa A.
Lapentti N.
16773
Costa A.
64551
Nicolas Lapentti defeated Albert Costa 1-6 6-4 7-5 7-5 in the Kitzbuhel final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 16. Nicolas Lapentti narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Lapentti dropped the opening set before beating Albert Costa 1–6 6–4 7–5 7–5.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-26 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Albert Costa | 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-08-05 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Albert Costa | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2002-05-06 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Albert Costa | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-11-01 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1999-07-05 | Gstaad | F | clay | Albert Costa | 7-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-03-15 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Albert Costa | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1998-04-13 | Barcelona | R64 | clay | Albert Costa | 4-6 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast