QF Sydney International 1997

Albert Costa #13 def. Byron Black #59

6-4 6-2

Albert Costa defeated Byron Black 6-4 6-2 in the 1997 Sydney International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 11, 1997*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Albert Costa	Byron Black
Country	ESP	ZIM
Birth date	Jun 25, 1975	Oct 6, 1969
Age	21	27
Height	180 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	13	59
Ranking points (entering)	1,757	765
Elo (entering)	1,773	1,766
Current career W-L	369–265	240–230
Current career earnings	$7,685,228	$5,159,775

Pre-match H2H

Albert Costa #13 0 – 0 Byron Black #59

Path

Albert Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bohdan Ulihrach #41	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1997	R16
Lionel Roux #100	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1997	R32

Albert Costa's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #28	6-3 3-6 6-7(6)	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 1997	SF

Byron Black's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Todd Woodbridge #31	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1997	R16
Sargis Sargsian #104	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1997	R32