David Nalbandian #65 def. Albert Costa #36

6-4 3-6 7-5

David Nalbandian defeated Albert Costa 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the 2001 Palermo quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 29, 2001*
Tournament: Palermo
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 31m

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Albert Costa
Country	ARG	ESP
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	Jun 25, 1975
Age	19	26
Height	180 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	65	36
Ranking points (entering)	605	975
Elo (entering)	1,711	1,819
Current career W-L	358–187	369–265
Current career earnings	$11,123,125	$7,685,228

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian #65 0 – 0 Albert Costa #36

Path

David Nalbandian's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Vicente #54	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2001	R16
Carlos Moya #19	6-2 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2001	R32

David Nalbandian's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Robredo #32	6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 29, 2001	SF

Albert Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Federico Luzzi #108	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2001	R16
Jamie Delgado #148	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2001	R32