QF Valencia 2005

Albert Costa #57 def. Fernando Verdasco #45

6-7(4) 7-5 6-1

Albert Costa defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-7(4) 7-5 6-1 in the 2005 Valencia quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAlbert CostaFernando Verdasco
Aces32
Double faults33
First serve %66.0%72.0%
First serve points won %79.0%65.0%
Second serve points won %69.0%47.0%
Break points saved %0.0%64.0%
Break points converted %36.0%100.0%
Service points won %75.0%60.0%
Return points won %40.0%25.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%
Match Serve++12.7-2.5
Match Return++2.5-12.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAlbert CostaFernando Verdasco
Country ESP ESP
Birth dateJun 25, 1975Nov 15, 1983
Age2921
Height180 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5745
Ranking points (entering)680840
Elo (entering)1,6601,746
Current career W-L369–265549–442
Current career earnings$7,685,228$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H

Path

Albert Costa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefan Koubek #756-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 8, 2005R16
Nikolay Davydenko #157-6(2) 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 7, 2005R32

Albert Costa's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #323-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataApr 9, 2005SF

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Federico Luzzi #1936-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 8, 2005R16
Michael Berrer #2426-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 7, 2005R32