Career 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Albert Costa takes it, 11–3 on categories Costa wins on titles. Schalken’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Schalken 533 matches, Costa 644 matches.
Costa has 13 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Schalken’s 9 titles (one every 50 matches). Costa has the better first serve in %: 66.9 to Schalken’s 62.3. Schalken averages 3.8 aces a match to Costa’s 3.4 (12% more). Winners’ edge: Costa’s team won 58%, Schalken’s team won 52% of the matches they played. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 9 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 13 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
62.3 First serve in % 66.9
69.1 First-serve points won % 67.5
59.0 Break points saved % 59.7
38.7 Return points won % 39.5
3.8 2,017 total · best 26
Head to head 3 7 matches since 1995 4
Clay · 4 matches Schalken 0 Costa 4 Hard · 3 matches Schalken 3 Costa 0 Last meetings 13 Mar 2000 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 16 · Hard Schalken won 6-2 6-3 2 Mar 1998 · Scottsdale · Quarterfinal · Hard Schalken won 6-3 6-4 18 Aug 1997 · Boston · Semifinal · Hard Schalken won 6-4 5-7 6-3 5 May 1997 · ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg · Round of 32 · Clay Costa won 6-3 7-6(3) 13 May 1996 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 32 · Clay Costa won 6-1 6-4 15 Apr 1996 · Barcelona · Round of 32 · Clay Costa won 6-7(8) 7-6(7) 6-3 23 Oct 1995 · Santiago · Quarterfinal · Clay Costa won 6-7(1) 7-5 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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