Jiri Novak vs Albert Costa, Stuttgart Masters 2000, Round of 64
Final score
Final
7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(3)
Venue and conditions
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-HalleStuttgart, GER
Indoor hardCourt speed102.3Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksAltitude236 mLow
Match stats
2h 47m8Aces6
0Double faults3
76Service points won83
18Service games played18
13Service games won14
18Return games played18
4/944%Break points saved64%7/11
4/1136%Break points converted56%5/9
Head to head
0Novak
3Costa
3 meetingsHard 0–1Clay 0–2
- Stuttgart MastersRound of 64 · 2000HardThis matchAlbert CostaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 64Set 3: 7Jiri NovakSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 63
- Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 7 May 2004ClayAlbert CostaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jiri NovakSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- GstaadQuarterfinal · 2000ClayAlbert CostaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jiri NovakSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
Form and path
Jiri Novak1–5
HeraklionHard
PragueHard
OpavaClay
LiberecCarpet
Albert Costa2–4
BarcelonaClay
- LRound of 16Juan Carlos FerreroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 7Albert CostaSets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 7Set 3: 5
- WRound of 32Albert CostaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Dominik HrbatySets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- WRound of 64Albert CostaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Vincent SpadeaSets won: 1Set 1: 67Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.