Albert Costa vs Stefan Koubek, Dubai 2000, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Albert Costa

WinnerRank #669

Costa won in 2 sets · 1h 2m

2–0

Set 16–0

Set 26–1

Stefan Koubek

LostRank #906

Venue

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium

Dubai, UAE· Hard

Court speed

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 works

Slow

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

10 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 2m

1Aces3

1Double faults1

32Service points won23

8Service games played8

7Service games won3

8Return games played8

4/580%Break points saved38%3/8

5/863%Break points converted20%1/5

Head to head

4Costa

1Koubek

5 meetings

Hard 2–0Clay 2–1

DubaiRound of 16 · 2000HardThis match
Albert Costa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 1
ValenciaRound of 16 · 6 Apr 2005Clay
Albert Costa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Hamburg MastersRound of 32 · 2002Clay
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Albert Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁵
GstaadRound of 32 · 2000Clay
Albert Costa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 2000Hard
Albert Costa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 3

Form and path

Albert Costa2–4

BarcelonaClay

ValenciaClay

LRound of 32
Boris Pashanski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Albert Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4

Napoli CHClay

LRound of 32
Antony Dupuis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
Albert Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 7Set 3: 0
Albert Costa · Retired

MarseilleHard

LQualifying R2
Jonathan Hilaire
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 6
Albert Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

Stefan Koubek3–3

CasablancaClay

LQualifying R1
Yuri Schukin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Indian Wells MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Greg Jones
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Koubek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

ZagrebHard

Match research

Pro

Everything 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.

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Albert Costa vs Stefan Koubek, Dubai 2000, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research