R16 Qatar Open 1998

Sjeng Schalken #59 def. Carlos Costa #56

7-5 2-6 7-6(5)

Sjeng Schalken defeated Carlos Costa 7-5 2-6 7-6(5) in the 1998 Qatar Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSjeng SchalkenCarlos Costa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
18
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.4%55.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.1%68.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.8%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%72.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.4%60.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
27.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.8%37.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
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.
+0.4-1.8
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.
+1.8-0.4

* 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

FieldSjeng SchalkenCarlos Costa
Country NED ESP
Birth dateSep 8, 1976Apr 22, 1968
Age2129
Height193 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5956
Ranking points (entering)725739
Elo (entering)1,6471,652
Current career W-L280–254237–202
Current career earnings$5,192,798$3,134,189
Pre-match H2H
Sjeng Schalken #59 0 1 Carlos Costa #56

Path

Sjeng Schalken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Filip Dewulf #416-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1998R32

Sjeng Schalken's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Medvedev #276-4 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 10, 1998QF

Carlos Costa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sergi Bruguera #86-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 1998R32