R32 Barcelona Open 1998

Albert Costa #20 def. Galo Blanco #56

6-3 6-4

Albert Costa defeated Galo Blanco 6-3 6-4 in the 1998 Barcelona Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 16, 1998*
Tournament: Barcelona Open
Edition: 1998
Category: ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 11m

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Albert Costa	Galo Blanco
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Jun 25, 1975	Oct 8, 1976
Age	22	21
Height	180 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	20	56
Ranking points (entering)	1,575	809
Elo (entering)	1,831	1,602
Current career W-L	369–265	122–175
Current career earnings	$7,685,228	$1,832,691

Pre-match H2H

Albert Costa #20 1 – 0 Galo Blanco #56

Path

Albert Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Lapentti #61	4-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 15, 1998	R64

Albert Costa's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Berasategui #16	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1998	R16

Galo Blanco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Antonio Marin #76	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 15, 1998	R64