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Tim Henman v Albert Costa: stats compared | Lineball
Henman wins on first-serve points won %. Costa’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Henman 733 matches, Costa 644 matches.
Henman averages 5.8 aces a match to Costa’s 3.4 (70% more).
Costa has the better first serve in %: 66.9 to Henman’s 57.7.
Henman has the better first-serve points won %: 74.4 to Costa’s 67.5.
Winners’ edge: Henman’s team won 64%, Costa’s team won 58% 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.
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.
0.011 total · best 1Titlesper game0.013 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
57.7First serve in %66.9
74.4First-serve points won %67.5
62.4Break points saved %59.7
39.3Return points won %39.5
5.84,214 total · best 30
Head to head
710 matches since 19983
Hard · 6 matchesHenman 5Costa 1
Clay · 3 matchesHenman 2Costa 1
Carpet · 1 matchHenman 0Costa 1
Last meetings
18 Oct 2004 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Round of 32 · HardHenman won 6-4 6-2
20 May 2002 · World Team Cup · Round robin · ClayCosta won 4-6 6-3 6-2
30 July 2001 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Round of 32 · HardCosta won 7-6(3) 4-6 6-1
7 May 2001 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 64 · ClayHenman won 6-2 3-6 6-1
16 Apr 2001 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Round of 16 · ClayHenman won 2-6 7-6(6) 6-1
5 Mar 2001 · Scottsdale · Round of 32 · HardHenman won 6-1 6-2
13 Nov 2000 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 32 · CarpetCosta won 6-4 6-4
30 Oct 2000 · ATP Masters 1000 Stuttgart · Round of 32 · HardHenman won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Acesper game
3.42,176 total · best 18
13.910,195 total · best 36Games wonper game12.88,238 total · best 31
41.0Break points converted %41.5
60.6Sets won %56.2
53.6Games won %52.2
0.128 total · best 1Finalsper game0.121 total · best 1
1.61,171 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.4907 total · best 3
1.0763 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.1708 total · best 3
12.08,828 total · best 34Games lostper game · lower is better11.77,543 total · best 31
0.4311 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4229 total · best 2
6-2 6-3
6 Mar 2000 · Scottsdale · Semifinal · HardHenman won 6-3 6-3
3 Aug 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Round of 16 · HardHenman won 7-6(2) 6-2