Albert Costa #57 def. Stefan Koubek #75

6-4 6-2

Albert Costa defeated Stefan Koubek 6-4 6-2 in the 2005 Valencia round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 8, 2005*
Tournament: Valencia
Edition: 2005
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 26m

Match Statistics

Stat	Albert Costa	Stefan Koubek
Aces	0	0
Double faults	2	0
First serve %	73	68
First serve points won %	75	58
Second serve points won %	50	50
Break points saved %	100	40
Break points converted %	60	0
Service points won %	68	55
Return points won %	45	32
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Albert Costa	Stefan Koubek
Country	ESP	AUT
Birth date	Jun 25, 1975	Jan 2, 1977
Age	29	28
Height	180 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	57	75
Ranking points (entering)	680	513
Elo (entering)	1,640	1,738
Current career W-L	369–265	195–235
Current career earnings	$7,685,228	$3,365,024

Pre-match H2H

Albert Costa #57 4 – 1 Stefan Koubek #75

Path

Albert Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikolay Davydenko #15	7-6(2) 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 2005	R32

Albert Costa's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Verdasco #45	6-7(4) 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 2005	QF

Stefan Koubek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Israel Matos Gil	6-1 6-3	W	—	Match data	Apr 7, 2005	R32