Ilie v Costa

Albert Costa takes it, 11–2 on categories

Costa wins on first serve in %. Ilie’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Ilie 203 matches, Costa 644 matches.

• Costa has the better first serve in %: 66.9 to Ilie’s 54.
• Ilie averages 4.8 aces a match to Costa’s 3.4 (41% more).
• Costa averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Ilie’s 1.5.
• Winners’ edge: Costa’s team won 58%, Ilie’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Costa has 644 matches across 14 seasons, Ilie 203 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.