Draper v Costa
ATP Tour career
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Albert Costa takes it, 9–4 on categories
Costa wins on first serve in %. Draper’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Draper 233 matches, Costa 644 matches.
- Costa has the better first serve in %: 66.9 to Draper’s 56.3.
- Draper averages 6.6 aces a match to Costa’s 3.4 (94% more).
- Costa averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Draper’s 1.5.
- Winners’ edge: Costa’s team won 58%, Draper’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Costa has 644 matches across 14 seasons, Draper 233 in 10 — 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.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.013 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 56.3First serve in %66.9
- 72.5First-serve points won %67.5
- 61.0Break points saved %59.7
- 35.1Return points won %39.5
- 6.61,527 total · best 32
Head to head
03 matches
since 19963
since 19963
- Hard · 3 matchesDraper 0Costa 3
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesDraper 0Costa 2
Last meetings
- 13 Jan 2003 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardCosta won 6-4 6-7(9) 6-2 6-3
- 13 Jan 1997 · Australian Open · Round of 32 · HardCosta won 6-4 6-2 7-5
- 14 Oct 1996 · Tel Aviv · Quarterfinal · HardCosta won 6-2 6-7(1) 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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