Career 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Carlos Costa takes it, 10–3 on categories Costa wins on first-serve points won %. ATP Tour career: Roig 160 matches, Costa 447 matches.
Costa averages 4.1 aces a match to Roig’s 2.0 — 2 times as many. Costa averages 1.4 sets won a match to Roig’s 1.0 (30% more). Costa has the better first-serve points won %: 69.3 to Roig’s 63.1. Winners’ edge: Costa’s team won 54%, Roig’s team won 40% of the matches they played. Longevity: Costa has 447 matches across 12 seasons, Roig 160 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 7 total · best 1
57.8 First serve in % 55.5
63.1 First-serve points won % 69.3
51.9 Break points saved % 55.7
41.6 Return points won % 41.6
2.0 246 total · best 11 Acesper game 4.1 1,709 total · best 16
11.1 1,778 total · best 26
Head to head 0 4 matches since 1992 4
Hard · 2 matches Roig 0 Costa 2 Clay · 2 matches Roig 0 Costa 2 Grand Slams · 1 match Roig 0 Costa 1 Last meetings 6 Feb 1995 · Dubai · Round of 32 · Hard Costa won 3-6 6-2 6-4 8 Nov 1993 · Buenos Aires · Round of 16 · Clay Costa won 6-2 6-2 18 Jan 1993 · Australian Open · Round of 128 · Hard Costa won 6-4 6-3 7-5 14 Sept 1992 · Bordeaux · Round of 16 · Clay Costa won 6-3 6-1 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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