Carlos Costa #38 def. Boris Becker #4

6-3 7-5

Carlos Costa defeated Boris Becker 6-3 7-5 in the 1996 Indian Wells Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCarlos CostaBoris Becker
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
05
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.6%49.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%48.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.1%57.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.6%27.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.4%42.6%
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.
+10.3-4.5
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.
+4.5-10.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldCarlos CostaBoris Becker
Country ESP GER
Birth dateApr 22, 1968Nov 22, 1967
Age2728
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)384
Ranking points (entering)9133,698
Elo (entering)1,7492,078
Current career W-L237–202672–220
Current career earnings$3,134,189$25,080,956
Pre-match H2H
Carlos Costa #38 0 – 0 Boris Becker #4

Path

Carlos Costa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Obrien 7-6(5) 1-6 7-5W—Match dataMar 13, 1996R64

Carlos Costa's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Costa #156-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 16, 1996R16

Boris Becker's path

No prior matches in this tournament.