R16 Prague 1997

Emilio Benfele Alvarez #89 def. Carlos Costa #91

7-5 4-6 6-4

Emilio Benfele Alvarez defeated Carlos Costa 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the 1997 Prague round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 2, 1997*
Tournament: Prague
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 20m

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Emilio Benfele Alvarez	Carlos Costa
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Nov 15, 1972	Apr 22, 1968
Age	24	29
Height	183 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	89	91
Ranking points (entering)	526	518
Elo (entering)	1,628	1,649
Current career W-L	45–67	237–202
Current career earnings	$902,099	$3,134,189

Pre-match H2H

Emilio Benfele Alvarez #89 0 – 0 Carlos Costa #91

Path

Emilio Benfele Alvarez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hicham Arazi #56	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 1997	R32

Emilio Benfele Alvarez's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcello Craca #135	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1997	QF

Carlos Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Lapentti #113	2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 1997	R32