Pete Sampras #1 def. Albert Costa #13

6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 3-6 6-2

Pete Sampras defeated Albert Costa 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 3-6 6-2 in the 1997 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 24, 1997*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 52m

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Albert Costa
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Jun 25, 1975
Age	25	21
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	13
Ranking points (entering)	4,865	1,757
Elo (entering)	2,208	1,856
Current career W-L	739–209	369–265
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$7,685,228

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #1 1 – 0 Albert Costa #13

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Hrbaty #76	6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Mark Woodforde #28	6-1 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Adrian Voinea #48	3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Dinu Pescariu #169	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Muster #5	6-1 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1997	SF

Albert Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Ferreira #10	6-3 6-2 3-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Scott Draper #83	6-4 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Jan Kroslak	6-1 7-6(2) 7-6(0)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Patrick Rafter #54	7-5 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128