Nicolas Lapentti #83 def. Carlos Costa #61

7-5 4-6 6-3

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Carlos Costa 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the 1997 Bogota quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 1, 1997*
Tournament: Bogota
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 59m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Lapentti	Carlos Costa
Aces	5	5
Double faults	6	3
First serve %	53	59
First serve points won %	74	68
Second serve points won %	60	47
Break points saved %	67	60
Break points converted %	40	33
Service points won %	67	59
Return points won %	41	33
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Lapentti	Carlos Costa
Country	ECU	ESP
Birth date	Aug 13, 1976	Apr 22, 1968
Age	21	29
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	83	61
Ranking points (entering)	612	725
Elo (entering)	1,658	1,668
Current career W-L	282–283	237–202
Current career earnings	$6,315,143	$3,134,189

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Lapentti #83 1 – 1 Carlos Costa #61

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mario Rincon #394	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 31, 1997	R16
Andrei Pavel #97	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 30, 1997	R32

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vincent Spadea #91	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 1997	SF

Carlos Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Miguel Tobon #603	6-4 6-4	W	—	Match data	Oct 31, 1997	R16
Laurence Tieleman #308	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 30, 1997	R32