Albert Costa vs Galo Blanco — Stuttgart Round of 64
Stuttgart · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2005 ·
grass
Costa A.6-4 6-4
Blanco G.
Costa A.
662
Blanco G.
440
Albert Costa defeated Galo Blanco 6-4 6-4 in the Stuttgart round of 64 on grass. The result followed the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Albert Costa extended the head-to-head to 6–0.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
5–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-12 | Valencia | R32 | hard | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-09-27 | Bucharest | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
| 1998-07-06 | Gstaad | R16 | clay | Albert Costa | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1998-04-13 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-09-08 | Marbella | SF | clay | Albert Costa | 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
37%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
5.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 4). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast