R128 Australian Open 2005

Bjorn Phau #123 def. Albert Costa #46

6-3 7-6(4) 6-3

Bjorn Phau defeated Albert Costa 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2005 Australian Open round of 128 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 19, 2005*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2005
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 2h 44m

Match Statistics

Stat	Bjorn Phau	Albert Costa
Aces	7	2
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	52.0%	61.0%
First serve points won %	67.0%	54.0%
Second serve points won %	61.0%	44.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	56.0%
Break points converted %	44.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	64.0%	50.0%
Return points won %	50.0%	36.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Bjorn Phau	Albert Costa
Country	GER	ESP
Birth date	Oct 4, 1979	Jun 25, 1975
Age	25	29
Height	175 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	123	46
Ranking points (entering)	366	810
Elo (entering)	1,558	1,680
Current career W-L	80–138	369–265
Current career earnings	$2,189,473	$7,685,228

Pre-match H2H

Bjorn Phau #123 0 – 0 Albert Costa #46

Path

Bjorn Phau's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Pablo Brzezicki #172	6-1 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2005	Q2
Ivo Klec #315	6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2005	Q1

Bjorn Phau's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mario Ancic #29	5-7 2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2005	R64

Albert Costa's path

No prior matches in this tournament.