SF San Marino 1998

Dominik Hrbaty #42 def. Carlos Costa #58

6-0 4-6 7-6(6)

Dominik Hrbaty defeated Carlos Costa 6-0 4-6 7-6(6) in the 1998 San Marino semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDominik HrbatyCarlos Costa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
58
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
74
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.5%47.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.6%66.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.9%48.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
76.5%64.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.8%56.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.3%23.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.4%41.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.4%48.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-3.2-5.3
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.3+3.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDominik HrbatyCarlos Costa
Country SVK ESP
Birth dateJan 4, 1978Apr 22, 1968
Age2030
Height183 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4258
Ranking points (entering)928750
Elo (entering)1,7791,697
Current career W-L328–299237–202
Current career earnings$7,070,095$3,134,189
Pre-match H2H
Dominik Hrbaty #42 0 0 Carlos Costa #58

Path

Dominik Hrbaty's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Albert Viloca Puig 2-6 6-4 6-0WMatch dataAug 15, 1998QF
Jiri Novak #677-6(2) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1998R16
Davide Scala #2676-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1998R32

Dominik Hrbaty's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mariano Puerta #736-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1998F

Carlos Costa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrea Gaudenzi #327-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1998QF
Mariano Hood #5906-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1998R16
Alex Calatrava #1006-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1998R32