QF Stuttgart Open 1992

Karel Novacek #30 def. Carlos Costa #11

6-2 7-6(5)

Karel Novacek defeated Carlos Costa 6-2 7-6(5) in the 1992 Stuttgart Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 18, 1992*
Tournament: Stuttgart Open
Edition: 1992
Category: ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 42m

Match Statistics

Stat	Karel Novacek	Carlos Costa
Aces	4	2
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	52.0%	49.0%
First serve points won %	69.0%	69.0%
Second serve points won %	63.0%	41.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	56.0%
Break points converted %	44.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	66.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	34.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Karel Novacek	Carlos Costa
Country	CZE	ESP
Birth date	Mar 30, 1965	Apr 22, 1968
Age	27	24
Height	190 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	30	11
Ranking points (entering)	1,004	1,609
Elo (entering)	1,731	1,911
Current career W-L	287–231	237–202
Current career earnings	$3,729,540	$3,134,189

Pre-match H2H

Karel Novacek #30 1 – 0 Carlos Costa #11

Path

Karel Novacek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Olivier Delaitre #45	4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1992	R16
Alberto Berasategui #162	6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1992	R32

Karel Novacek's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Ferreira #16	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1992	SF

Carlos Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Mancini #28	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1992	R16
Christian Bergstrom #51	6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1992	R32